Sandilands vs Curramulka
Sandilands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Curramulka. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sandilands, most households are couple families. In Curramulka, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Sandilands tends to suit families with children and couples, while Curramulka suits people living alone.
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
- Sandilands is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 51%)
- Curramulka carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sandilands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 16%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Curramulka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sandilands
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (179.3 km vs 191.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (128 min vs 134 min)
- But Curramulka is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Curramulka
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Curramulka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.3% vs -20.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sandilands and Curramulka drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Curramulka has more residents (304 vs 85); Sandilands has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $63,648).
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 | 304 +258% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -20.6% | -0.3% |
| Median age | 41 | 48 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +25% vs other | $63,648/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +9% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).
Property market
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $285,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Environmental | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of SA | Higher than 52% of SA |
Liveability
Curramulka is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Curramulka carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Sandilands carries more crime risk (53 vs 12).
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | — |
| Coastal erosion | Low 22/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Sandilands
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Curramulka
- Curramulka Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Curramulka sits further from the CBD (191.3 km vs 179.3 km).
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 179.3 km | 191.3 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 128 min | 134 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5571 | 0.0% postcode 5580 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 5571 | 53 postcode 5580 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.3%).
Setting
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 69 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.2 km | 14.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 167 premises |
Climate
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 459 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sandilands | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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