Sandy Point vs Picnic Point

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Picnic Point is closer to the city centre: 33.6 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

Picnic Point

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Sandy Point has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 75%)

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

First-home buyers

Sandy Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sandy Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($510/wk vs $580/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Picnic Point

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 43/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.6 km vs 41.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 44 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Picnic Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 43/100)

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 Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point
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 Picnic Point
Walkability 43 / 69
Sandy Point — Walkability: 43/100 Picnic Point — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 81 / 72
Sandy Point — Safety: 81/100 Picnic Point — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 2 / 12
Sandy Point — Low fire risk: 2/100 Picnic Point — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Picnic Point has more residents (6,413 vs 597); Sandy Point has higher household incomes ($155,272 vs $127,868).

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Population 597 6,413
+974% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +4.1%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $155,272/yr
+18% vs other
 $127,868/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk $580/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sandy Point Picnic Point
0-4 4.7% / 5.8%
Sandy Point — 0-4: 4.7% Picnic Point — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.6% / 15.3%
Sandy Point — 5-14: 14.6% Picnic Point — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 4.2% / 6.6%
Sandy Point — 15-19: 4.2% Picnic Point — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.4% / 5.1%
Sandy Point — 20-24: 6.4% Picnic Point — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 12.9% / 10.8%
Sandy Point — 25-34: 12.9% Picnic Point — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 14.4% / 14.5%
Sandy Point — 35-44: 14.4% Picnic Point — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 14.6% / 13.7%
Sandy Point — 45-54: 14.6% Picnic Point — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 15.9% / 11.9%
Sandy Point — 55-64: 15.9% Picnic Point — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 10.7% / 9.3%
Sandy Point — 65-74: 10.7% Picnic Point — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 3.5% / 4.9%
Sandy Point — 75-84: 3.5% Picnic Point — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.0% / 2.0%
Sandy Point — 85+: 1.0% Picnic Point — 85+: 2.0%

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%
Picnic Point 62.8% couple families
Picnic Point — Couple Families: 62.8% Picnic Point — Lone Person: 20.3% Picnic Point — One Parent Families: 14.5% Picnic Point — Group Household: 1.2% Picnic Point — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Picnic Point 14.9% renting
Picnic Point — Owned Outright: 40.9% Picnic Point — Mortgage: 44.1% Picnic Point — Renting: 14.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 14.9%
Sandy Point — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Picnic Point — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 13.8%
Sandy Point — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Picnic Point — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 8.5%
Sandy Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Picnic Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 5.4%
Sandy Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Picnic Point — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.7%
Sandy Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Picnic Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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 Picnic Point
England 2.0% / 1.9%
Sandy Point — England: 2.0% Picnic Point — England: 1.9%
China 0.7% / 2.7%
Sandy Point — China: 0.7% Picnic Point — China: 2.7%
Vietnam 0.8% / 1.6%
Sandy Point — Vietnam: 0.8% Picnic Point — Vietnam: 1.6%
Lebanon — / 2.0%
Sandy Point — Lebanon: not among its largest Picnic Point — Lebanon: 2.0%
Italy 1.8% / —
Sandy Point — Italy: 1.8% Picnic Point — Italy: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.5% / —
Sandy Point — Malaysia: 1.5% Picnic Point — Malaysia: not among its largest
India — / 1.0%
Sandy Point — India: not among its largest Picnic Point — India: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

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%
Picnic Point 75.4% houses
Picnic Point — Houses: 75.4% Picnic Point — Townhouses: 24.0% Picnic Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Median house price $1,764,850 $1,725,000
Median unit price — $1,287,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 4 sales
 24 days
from 56 sales

Zoning mix

Sandy Point has more land zoned for conservation (99% vs 45%).

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Environmental 99% 45%
Residential 0% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 10%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
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 Picnic Point
New dwellings approved 1,449
across Sutherland
 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
Approvals change year on year +117% +50%

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 Picnic Point
Houses — 3.8%
$1,050/wk on $1.43M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Sandy Point Picnic Point
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Picnic Point is more walkable (69 vs 43).

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sandy Point carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 88).

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
88/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
28/100
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 7.1 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.7%

Schools in Sandy Point

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

Schools in Picnic Point

  • Picnic Point Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Picnic Point High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Sandy Point sits further from the CBD (41.5 km vs 33.6 km).

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Walkability score 43/100 69/100
Distance to Sydney 41.5 km
+19% vs other
 33.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 37 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 2172
 1.3%
postcode 2213
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 2172
 35
postcode 2213

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 Picnic Point
Worked from Home 45.7% / 54.5%
Sandy Point — Worked from Home: 45.7% Picnic Point — Worked from Home: 54.5%
Car (driver) 48.8% / 40.1%
Sandy Point — Car (driver): 48.8% Picnic Point — Car (driver): 40.1%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 2.6%
Sandy Point — Car (passenger): 2.4% Picnic Point — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Train 1.7% / 2.2%
Sandy Point — Train: 1.7% Picnic Point — Train: 2.2%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.5%
Sandy Point — Walked Only: 1.4% Picnic Point — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).

Setting

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 11.9 km

NBN connectivity

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Connectivity score 94/100 92/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
220 premises
 60%
2,365 premises

Climate

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sandy Point Picnic Point
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 Picnic Point
Average residential rate $1,552/yr $1,322/yr
Council Sutherland Canterbury-Bankstown

Federal electorate

Sandy Point Picnic Point
Division Hughes Banks
Member David Moncrieff Zhi Soon
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sandy Point Picnic Point
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

Picnic Point

Outer Parks Quiet Townhouses

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