Sandy Point vs Menai

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Menai is closer to the city centre: 35 km, against 41.5 km. On these figures, Sandy Point tends to suit 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

Menai

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Sandy Point carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sandy Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($510/wk vs $560/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Menai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (35 km vs 41.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Sandy Point carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 36/100)
  • Menai has more GPs (6 vs 0)

Weighs 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

Sandy Point and Menai 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 Point Menai
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 Point Menai
Walkability 43 / 50
Sandy Point — Walkability: 43/100 Menai — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 81 / 64
Sandy Point — Safety: 81/100 Menai — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 2 / 13
Sandy Point — Low fire risk: 2/100 Menai — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Menai has more residents (10,419 vs 597); Sandy Point has higher household incomes ($155,272 vs $133,900).

Sandy Point Menai
Population 597 10,419
+1645% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +1.1%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $155,272/yr
+14% vs other
 $133,900/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk $560/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sandy Point Menai
0-4 4.7% / 5.7%
Sandy Point — 0-4: 4.7% Menai — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.6% / 14.0%
Sandy Point — 5-14: 14.6% Menai — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 4.2% / 6.9%
Sandy Point — 15-19: 4.2% Menai — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.4% / 6.8%
Sandy Point — 20-24: 6.4% Menai — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 12.9% / 11.3%
Sandy Point — 25-34: 12.9% Menai — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 14.4% / 12.4%
Sandy Point — 35-44: 14.4% Menai — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 14.6% / 14.4%
Sandy Point — 45-54: 14.6% Menai — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 15.9% / 14.8%
Sandy Point — 55-64: 15.9% Menai — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 10.7% / 8.7%
Sandy Point — 65-74: 10.7% Menai — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 3.5% / 4.0%
Sandy Point — 75-84: 3.5% Menai — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.0% / 1.0%
Sandy Point — 85+: 1.0% Menai — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sandy Point 73.6% couple families
Sandy Point — Couple Families: 73.6% Sandy Point — Lone Person: 16.3% Sandy Point — One Parent Families: 7.8% Sandy Point — Group Household: 2.3% Sandy Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Menai 63.5% couple families
Menai — Couple Families: 63.5% Menai — Lone Person: 17.8% Menai — One Parent Families: 16.7% Menai — Group Household: 1.2% Menai — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sandy Point 11.1% renting
Sandy Point — Owned Outright: 39.2% Sandy Point — Mortgage: 49.7% Sandy Point — Renting: 11.1%
Menai 15.0% renting
Menai — Owned Outright: 36.7% Menai — Mortgage: 48.4% Menai — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sandy Point Menai
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 15.2%
Sandy Point — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Menai — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 14.1%
Sandy Point — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Menai — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 9.7%
Sandy Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Menai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 4.5%
Sandy Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Menai — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.9%
Sandy Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Menai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

Sandy Point Menai
England 2.0% / 2.5%
Sandy Point — England: 2.0% Menai — England: 2.5%
China 0.7% / 1.4%
Sandy Point — China: 0.7% Menai — China: 1.4%
Italy 1.8% / —
Sandy Point — Italy: 1.8% Menai — Italy: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.5% / —
Sandy Point — Malaysia: 1.5% Menai — Malaysia: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.2%
Sandy Point — South Africa: not among its largest Menai — South Africa: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Sandy Point — New Zealand: not among its largest Menai — New Zealand: 1.1%
Vietnam 0.8% / —
Sandy Point — Vietnam: 0.8% Menai — Vietnam: not among its largest
India — / 0.7%
Sandy Point — India: not among its largest Menai — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sandy Point 100.5% houses
Sandy Point — Houses: 100.5% Sandy Point — Townhouses: 0.0% Sandy Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Menai 75.2% houses
Menai — Houses: 75.2% Menai — Townhouses: 21.5% Menai — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sandy Point Menai
Median house price $1,764,850 $1,750,000
Median unit price — $1,000,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 4 sales
 21 days
from 83 sales

Zoning mix

Sandy Point has more land zoned for conservation (99% vs 37%).

Sandy Point Menai
Environmental 99% 37%
Other and special use 0% 44%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 8%
Residential 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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 Point Menai
New dwellings approved 1,449
across Sutherland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
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.

Sandy Point Menai
Houses — 3.6%
$1,000/wk on $1.45M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sandy Point Menai
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 50% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Sandy Point Menai
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Menai carries more crime risk (36 vs 19); Sandy Point carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 87).

Sandy Point Menai
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
87/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
36/100
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 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Sandy Point Menai
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.1 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 10.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.1%

Schools in Sandy Point

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

Schools in Menai

  • Menai Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Aquinas Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Aspect South East Sydney School, Menai Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Sandy Point Menai
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 12
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Sandy Point sits further from the CBD (41.5 km vs 35 km).

Sandy Point Menai
Walkability score 43/100 50/100
Distance to Sydney 41.5 km
+16% vs other
 35 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 41 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 208.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 2172
 1.4%
postcode 2234
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 2172
 48
postcode 2234

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 Point Menai
Car (driver) 48.8% / 48.7%
Sandy Point — Car (driver): 48.8% Menai — Car (driver): 48.7%
Worked from Home 45.7% / 44.9%
Sandy Point — Worked from Home: 45.7% Menai — Worked from Home: 44.9%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 2.5%
Sandy Point — Car (passenger): 2.4% Menai — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Train 1.7% / 2.4%
Sandy Point — Train: 1.7% Menai — Train: 2.4%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.2%
Sandy Point — Walked Only: 1.4% Menai — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.8%).

Setting

Sandy Point Menai
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Sandy Point Menai
Connectivity score 94/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
220 premises
 6%
3,944 premises

Climate

Sandy Point Menai
Annual rainfall 909 mm 1,038 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Sandy Point Menai
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sandy Point Menai
Average residential rate $1,552/yr
same for both
Council Sutherland
same for both

Federal electorate

Sandy Point Menai
Division Hughes
same for both
Member David Moncrieff
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sandy Point Menai
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sandy Point

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet River

Menai

Outer River Townhouses

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