Sandy Grove vs Wangolina

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sandy Grove, most households are couple families. In Wangolina, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Sandy Grove tends to suit couples, while Wangolina suits people living alone and families with children.

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

  • Sandy Grove is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 40%)
  • Wangolina carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wangolina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Sandy Grove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (299 km vs 309.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 213 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wangolina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Sandy Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs 7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sandy Grove Wangolina
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.

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Walkability 4 / 0
Sandy Grove — Walkability: 4/100 Wangolina — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 76
Sandy Grove — Safety: 40/100 Wangolina — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Sandy Grove — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wangolina — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Sandy Grove has more residents (124 vs 69); Sandy Grove skews older (48 vs 46).

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Population 124
+44% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.8% +7.8%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $71,500/yr $73,632/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sandy Grove Wangolina
0-4 8.9% / 11.6%
Sandy Grove — 0-4: 8.9% Wangolina — 0-4: 11.6%
5-14 8.1% / 10.1%
Sandy Grove — 5-14: 8.1% Wangolina — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.0% / 7.2%
Sandy Grove — 15-19: 4.0% Wangolina — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 4.8% / 4.3%
Sandy Grove — 20-24: 4.8% Wangolina — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.1% / 8.7%
Sandy Grove — 25-34: 8.1% Wangolina — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 13.7% / 17.4%
Sandy Grove — 35-44: 13.7% Wangolina — 35-44: 17.4%
45-54 11.3% / 18.8%
Sandy Grove — 45-54: 11.3% Wangolina — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 16.9% / 10.1%
Sandy Grove — 55-64: 16.9% Wangolina — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 14.5% / 21.7%
Sandy Grove — 65-74: 14.5% Wangolina — 65-74: 21.7%
75-84 6.5% / —
Sandy Grove — 75-84: 6.5% Wangolina — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Sandy Grove — 85+: not among its largest Wangolina — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sandy Grove 68.8% couple families
Sandy Grove — Couple Families: 68.8% Sandy Grove — Lone Person: 31.2%
Wangolina 40.0% couple families
Wangolina — Couple Families: 40.0% Wangolina — Lone Person: 60.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sandy Grove 0.0% renting
Sandy Grove — Owned Outright: 65.9% Sandy Grove — Mortgage: 34.1% Sandy Grove — Renting: 0.0%
Wangolina 0.0% renting
Wangolina — Owned Outright: 66.7% Wangolina — Mortgage: 33.3% Wangolina — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sandy Grove 98.0% houses
Sandy Grove — Houses: 98.0% Sandy Grove — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Wangolina 92.3% houses
Wangolina — Houses: 92.3% Wangolina — Flats / Apartments: 7.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 13.0%
Sandy Grove — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Wangolina — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.1% / 8.7%
Sandy Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1% Wangolina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 4.3%
Sandy Grove — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Wangolina — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / —
Sandy Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Wangolina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / —
Sandy Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Wangolina — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Zoning mix

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Rural and farming 89% 98%
Environmental 8% 2%
Other and special use 3% 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

Sandy Grove Wangolina
New dwellings approved 21
across Kingston (SA)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Sandy Grove Wangolina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wangolina carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Sandy Grove carries more crime risk (60 vs 24).

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
24/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion High
77/100
 High
92/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Wangolina sits further from the CBD (309.2 km vs 299 km).

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 299 km 309.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 207 min 213 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5275
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 5275
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.

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Car (driver) 83.0% / 61.0%
Sandy Grove — Car (driver): 83.0% Wangolina — Car (driver): 61.0%
Worked from Home 17.0% / 31.7%
Sandy Grove — Worked from Home: 17.0% Wangolina — Worked from Home: 31.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Sandy Grove — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wangolina — Car (passenger): 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km 8.1 km

NBN connectivity

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Average residential rate $1,515/yr
same for both
Council Kingston (SA)
same for both

Federal electorate

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sandy Grove Wangolina
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sandy Grove

Coastal Rural Young Families

Wangolina

Rural Young Families

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