Sandhurst vs Skye

Skye is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Sandhurst. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sandhurst: a median of $1.04 million, against $838,000 in Skye, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sandhurst tends to suit couples, while Skye suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Sandhurst carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 59/100)
  • Skye has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Skye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($837,500 vs $1,045,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Skye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $530/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Sandhurst

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 14/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46.8 km vs 50.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sandhurst

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 59/100)
  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Sandhurst and Skye drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Sandhurst Skye
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Sandhurst Skye
Walkability 25 / 14
Sandhurst — Walkability: 25/100 Skye — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 67 / 41
Sandhurst — Safety: 67/100 Skye — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 73
Sandhurst — Low fire risk: 100/100 Skye — Low fire risk: 73/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Sandhurst — Low flood risk: 100/100 Skye — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Skye has more residents (8,088 vs 5,211); Sandhurst has higher household incomes ($141,128 vs $104,208).

Sandhurst Skye
Population 5,211 8,088
+55% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.6% -0.1%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $141,128/yr
+26% vs other
 $104,208/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+23% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sandhurst Skye
0-4 6.0% / 7.0%
Sandhurst — 0-4: 6.0% Skye — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 15.2% / 14.5%
Sandhurst — 5-14: 15.2% Skye — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.1% / 6.9%
Sandhurst — 15-19: 6.1% Skye — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.6% / 6.9%
Sandhurst — 20-24: 4.6% Skye — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 8.1% / 12.7%
Sandhurst — 25-34: 8.1% Skye — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 16.3% / 15.2%
Sandhurst — 35-44: 16.3% Skye — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 15.9% / 14.9%
Sandhurst — 45-54: 15.9% Skye — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 13.8% / 12.0%
Sandhurst — 55-64: 13.8% Skye — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 10.7% / 6.0%
Sandhurst — 65-74: 10.7% Skye — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 2.9% / 3.1%
Sandhurst — 75-84: 2.9% Skye — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.5% / 0.8%
Sandhurst — 85+: 0.5% Skye — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sandhurst 72.5% couple families
Sandhurst — Couple Families: 72.5% Sandhurst — Lone Person: 14.0% Sandhurst — One Parent Families: 11.6% Sandhurst — Group Household: 1.4% Sandhurst — Other Families: 0.5%
Skye 55.2% couple families
Skye — Couple Families: 55.2% Skye — Lone Person: 21.4% Skye — One Parent Families: 19.5% Skye — Group Household: 2.7% Skye — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sandhurst 13.5% renting
Sandhurst — Owned Outright: 28.5% Sandhurst — Mortgage: 58.0% Sandhurst — Renting: 13.5%
Skye 17.9% renting
Skye — Owned Outright: 24.0% Skye — Mortgage: 58.2% Skye — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Sandhurst Skye
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 18.3%
Sandhurst — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Skye — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 8.1%
Sandhurst — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Skye — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.6% / 8.7%
Sandhurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6% Skye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 2.0%
Sandhurst — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Skye — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.3%
Sandhurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Skye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Sandhurst Skye
England 5.9% / 4.5%
Sandhurst — England: 5.9% Skye — England: 4.5%
South Africa 4.7% / 0.9%
Sandhurst — South Africa: 4.7% Skye — South Africa: 0.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.3%
Sandhurst — New Zealand: 2.3% Skye — New Zealand: 2.3%
India 2.7% / 1.6%
Sandhurst — India: 2.7% Skye — India: 1.6%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.5%
Sandhurst — Philippines: 0.9% Skye — Philippines: 1.5%
Sri Lanka 1.1% / 0.8%
Sandhurst — Sri Lanka: 1.1% Skye — Sri Lanka: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sandhurst 90.9% houses
Sandhurst — Houses: 90.9% Sandhurst — Townhouses: 9.0% Sandhurst — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Skye 89.0% houses
Skye — Houses: 89.0% Skye — Townhouses: 10.6% Skye — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sandhurst Skye
Median house price $1,045,000 $837,500
Median unit price — $596,500
Median land price $815,000 $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 36 sales
 16 days
from 76 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Sandhurst Skye
3 bed $965K / $796K
Sandhurst — 3 bed: $965K (16 sales) Skye — 3 bed: $796K (76 sales)

16 vs 76 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $872K
Sandhurst — 4 bed: $1.05M (76 sales) Skye — 4 bed: $872K (90 sales)

76 vs 90 sales

Zoning mix

Skye has more rural and farming land (60% vs 0%); Skye has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).

Sandhurst Skye
Other and special use 99% 6%
Rural and farming 0% 60%
Environmental 0% 16%
Residential 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Sandhurst Skye
New dwellings approved 725
across Frankston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Sandhurst Skye
Houses 3.6%
$810/wk on $1.16M
 4.0%
$660/wk on $850K
Units — 4.8%
$558/wk on $610K

Ranking within VIC

Sandhurst Skye
House price Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Income Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 77% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 49% of VIC

Liveability

Sandhurst is more walkable (25 vs 14); Sandhurst scores higher overall (80 vs 55).

Sandhurst Skye
Grade A B
Score 80/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Skye carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Skye carries more crime risk (59 vs 33).

Sandhurst Skye
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Sandhurst Skye
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sandhurst

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Skye

  • Australian Christian College Casey Independent · Combined at peers
  • Skye Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sandhurst Skye
Parks & reserves 3 11
Childcare 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Skye sits further from the CBD (50.5 km vs 46.8 km).

Sandhurst Skye
Walkability score 25/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 46.8 km 50.5 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 45 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 71/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 23.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3977
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3977
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Sandhurst Skye
Car (driver) 58.9% / 74.1%
Sandhurst — Car (driver): 58.9% Skye — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 18.3%
Sandhurst — Worked from Home: 35.0% Skye — Worked from Home: 18.3%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 5.3%
Sandhurst — Car (passenger): 4.0% Skye — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 0.8% / 1.2%
Sandhurst — Train: 0.8% Skye — Train: 1.2%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.7%
Sandhurst — Walked Only: 0.6% Skye — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Sandhurst Skye
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.5 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Sandhurst Skye
Connectivity score 94/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
848 premises
 50%
2,955 premises

Climate

Sandhurst Skye
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sandhurst Skye
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sandhurst Skye
Average residential rate $1,795/yr
same for both
Council Frankston
same for both

Federal electorate

Sandhurst Skye
Division Dunkley
same for both
Member Jodie Belyea
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sandhurst Skye
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sandhurst

Large Blocks Outer

Skye

Acreage Outer

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