Sandy Grove vs Wyomi
Sandy Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 66 in Wyomi. 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 Wyomi, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wyomi tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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 21%)
- Wyomi carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sandy Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sandy Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $195/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wyomi
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 60/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 21%)
Weighs 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 -2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sandy Grove and Wyomi 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
Wyomi rents higher ($195/wk vs $0/wk); Sandy Grove has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $48,828).
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124 +21% vs other | 98 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.8% | -2.0% |
| Median age | 48 | 66 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +32% vs other | $48,828/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $195/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
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 (16.1%).
Zoning mix
Sandy Grove has more rural and farming land (89% vs 0%); Wyomi has more land zoned for conservation (43% vs 8%).
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 0% |
| Environmental | 8% | 43% |
| Residential | 0% | 39% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 16% |
| Other and special use | 3% | 0% |
| Commercial | 0% | 1% |
| 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 | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Kingston (SA) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 42% of SA | Higher than 15% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of SA same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of SA | Higher than 10% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
Liveability
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Sandy Grove carries more crime risk (60 vs 17).
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 77/100 | High 74/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 299 km | 298.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 207 min | 208 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.7 km | 217 m |
NBN connectivity
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 11 premises | 0% 167 premises |
Climate
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,515/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kingston (SA) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sandy Grove | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.