Sandy Hollow vs Wybong
Wybong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Sandy Hollow. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sandy Hollow, the large majority of households own their home. In Wybong, most households rent and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wybong: a median of $756,000, against $500,000 in Sandy Hollow, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sandy Hollow tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Wybong suits renters, families with children, and couples.
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
Sandy Hollow
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sandy Hollow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($500,000 vs $755,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Sandy Hollow has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $280/wk)
- Wybong has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sandy Hollow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sandy Hollow
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
- carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sandy Hollow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.2% vs -20.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sandy Hollow and Wybong 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
Sandy Hollow has more residents (188 vs 100); Wybong has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $67,600).
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 188 +47% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.2% | -20.0% |
| Median age | 44 | 37 |
| Median household income | $67,600/yr | $107,224/yr +59% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $280/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $500,000 | $755,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $372,500 | — |
Zoning mix
Wybong has more land zoned for conservation (63% vs 51%); Sandy Hollow has more rural and farming land (48% vs 37%).
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 51% | 63% |
| Rural and farming | 48% | 37% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 71 across Muswellbrook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +13% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
Liveability
Sandy Hollow is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sandy Hollow carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 60); Wybong carries more crime risk (90 vs 66).
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | High 90/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Sandy Hollow
- Sandy Hollow Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Wybong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 7 | 8 |
Mobility
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 274.6 km | 273.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 195 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2333 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 2333 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 (76.9%).
Setting
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 631 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Muswellbrook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sandy Hollow | Wybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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