Sandringham vs Sans Souci

Sans Souci is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Sandringham. In both, most households own their home. In Sandringham, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sandringham: a median of $3.13 million, against $2.55 million in Sans Souci, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sans Souci tends to suit 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

Sans Souci

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Sandringham has more separate houses rather than flats (64% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Sans Souci

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($855,000 vs $1,165,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,553,000 vs $3,130,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sans Souci

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Sans Souci

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (51% vs 36%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sandringham Sans Souci
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.

Sandringham Sans Souci
Walkability 81 / 83
Sandringham — Walkability: 81/100 Sans Souci — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 49 / 59
Sandringham — Safety: 49/100 Sans Souci — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sandringham — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sans Souci — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sans Souci has more residents (10,864 vs 1,275); Sandringham has higher household incomes ($109,252 vs $96,876).

Sandringham Sans Souci
Population 1,275 10,864
+752% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +5.4%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $109,252/yr
+11% vs other
 $96,876/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+9% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sandringham Sans Souci
0-4 5.3% / 5.5%
Sandringham — 0-4: 5.3% Sans Souci — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.5% / 11.1%
Sandringham — 5-14: 11.5% Sans Souci — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.6% / 5.7%
Sandringham — 15-19: 4.6% Sans Souci — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.8% / 4.5%
Sandringham — 20-24: 4.8% Sans Souci — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 8.2% / 10.5%
Sandringham — 25-34: 8.2% Sans Souci — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 11.8% / 12.7%
Sandringham — 35-44: 11.8% Sans Souci — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 15.5% / 14.5%
Sandringham — 45-54: 15.5% Sans Souci — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 15.6% / 13.2%
Sandringham — 55-64: 15.6% Sans Souci — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 12.3% / 11.0%
Sandringham — 65-74: 12.3% Sans Souci — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 7.8% / 8.0%
Sandringham — 75-84: 7.8% Sans Souci — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 3.6% / 3.3%
Sandringham — 85+: 3.6% Sans Souci — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sandringham 47.2% couple families
Sandringham — Couple Families: 47.2% Sandringham — Lone Person: 38.1% Sandringham — One Parent Families: 11.9% Sandringham — Group Household: 2.0% Sandringham — Other Families: 0.9%
Sans Souci 43.4% couple families
Sans Souci — Couple Families: 43.4% Sans Souci — Lone Person: 37.8% Sans Souci — One Parent Families: 14.9% Sans Souci — Group Household: 2.5% Sans Souci — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sandringham 24.1% renting
Sandringham — Owned Outright: 46.2% Sandringham — Mortgage: 29.8% Sandringham — Renting: 24.1%
Sans Souci 27.5% renting
Sans Souci — Owned Outright: 41.3% Sans Souci — Mortgage: 31.2% Sans Souci — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Sandringham Sans Souci
Greece 4.5% / 4.4%
Sandringham — Greece: 4.5% Sans Souci — Greece: 4.4%
China 2.1% / 2.4%
Sandringham — China: 2.1% Sans Souci — China: 2.4%
Egypt 1.7% / 2.0%
Sandringham — Egypt: 1.7% Sans Souci — Egypt: 2.0%
England 1.5% / 1.6%
Sandringham — England: 1.5% Sans Souci — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Sandringham — New Zealand: 1.3% Sans Souci — New Zealand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Sandringham Sans Souci
Bachelor Degree 17.3% / 15.0%
Sandringham — Bachelor Degree: 17.3% Sans Souci — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 11.2%
Sandringham — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Sans Souci — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.9%
Sandringham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Sans Souci — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 4.6%
Sandringham — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Sans Souci — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.3%
Sandringham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Sans Souci — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sandringham 63.5% houses
Sandringham — Houses: 63.5% Sandringham — Flats / Apartments: 28.4% Sandringham — Townhouses: 8.1%
Sans Souci 48.6% houses
Sans Souci — Houses: 48.6% Sans Souci — Flats / Apartments: 21.3% Sans Souci — Townhouses: 30.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Sandringham Sans Souci
Median house price $3,130,000 $2,553,000
Median unit price $1,165,000 $855,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 5 sales
 25 days
from 93 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.

Sandringham Sans Souci
3 bed $3.13M / $2.3M
Sandringham — 3 bed: $3.13M (7 sales) Sans Souci — 3 bed: $2.3M (43 sales)

7 vs 43 sales

4 bed $4.61M / $2.8M
Sandringham — 4 bed: $4.61M (6 sales) Sans Souci — 4 bed: $2.8M (33 sales)

6 vs 33 sales

Zoning mix

Sandringham Sans Souci
Residential 61% 75%
Parks and recreation 29% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 13%
Environmental 8% 2%
Planning zones cover 100% of Sandringham and 99% of Sans Souci. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Sandringham Sans Souci
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +98%
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.

Sandringham Sans Souci
Houses — 2.6%
$960/wk on $1.95M
Units — 4.2%
$700/wk on $874K

Ranking within NSW

Sandringham Sans Souci
House price Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 62% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Sandringham Sans Souci
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Sandringham carries more crime risk (51 vs 41).

Sandringham Sans Souci
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
84/100
 Moderate
43/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sandringham Sans Souci
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Sandringham

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

Schools in Sans Souci

  • St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sans Souci Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St George Christian School (Infants) Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Sandringham Sans Souci
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 3
Parks & reserves 2 16
Childcare 1 9
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Sandringham Sans Souci
Walkability score 81/100 83/100
Distance to Sydney 20.5 km 21.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 28 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 33.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 208.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2219
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 17
postcode 2219
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.

Sandringham Sans Souci
Car (driver) 48.9% / 49.6%
Sandringham — Car (driver): 48.9% Sans Souci — Car (driver): 49.6%
Worked from Home 43.6% / 41.5%
Sandringham — Worked from Home: 43.6% Sans Souci — Worked from Home: 41.5%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.3%
Sandringham — Car (passenger): 3.3% Sans Souci — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train 1.0% / 2.2%
Sandringham — Train: 1.0% Sans Souci — Train: 2.2%
Bus 1.8% / 1.3%
Sandringham — Bus: 1.8% Sans Souci — Bus: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.7%
Sandringham — Walked Only: 1.4% Sans Souci — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.6%).

Setting

Sandringham Sans Souci
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 63 m
2.2 km to a named beach
 912 m
3.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Sandringham Sans Souci
Connectivity score 85/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
574 premises
 34%
4,994 premises

Climate

Sandringham Sans Souci
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sandringham Sans Souci
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sandringham Sans Souci
Average residential rate $1,217/yr
same for both
Council Bayside (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Sandringham Sans Souci
Division Cook
same for both
Member Simon Kennedy
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sandringham Sans Souci
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sandringham

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium River

Sans Souci

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Townhouses Urban

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