SANDY BAY TAS 7005

    Bushfire Risk:High(97/100)
    Erosion Risk:Low(31/100)
    BeachProfessionalsUpscale

    Population

    12,315

    3.3% since 2016

    Median Age

    39

    2.5% since 2016

    Median Household Income

    $99,580/yr

    31.2% since 2016

    Median Weekly Rent

    $418/wk

    34.8% since 2016

    Median Monthly Mortgage

    $2,167/mo

    11.1% since 2016

    Avg Household Size

    2.4

    no change since 2016

    Median Personal Income

    $46,124/yr

    32.6% since 2016

    Unemployment Rate

    8.4%

    Unoccupied Dwellings

    12.9%

    Dwelling Types

    Houses3,242 (68.5%)
    Flats / Apartments865 (18.3%)
    Townhouses628 (13.3%)

    Property Ownership

    Owned Outright1,941 (42.8%)
    Renting1,600 (35.3%)
    Mortgage998 (22.0%)

    Demographics

    Born in Australia
    60.2%
    English Spoken at Home
    68.9%
    Employment Rate
    56.6%
    11.9% since 2016
    Completed Year 12
    66.8%

    Occupations

    Professionals2,150 (35.2%)
    Managers957 (15.7%)
    Community & Personal Service789 (12.9%)
    Clerical & Administrative656 (10.7%)
    Technicians & Trades464 (7.6%)
    Sales450 (7.4%)
    Labourers384 (6.3%)
    Machinery Operators & Drivers139 (2.3%)

    Religion

    No Religion6,128 (49.8%)
    Christianity4,320 (35.1%)
    Hinduism378 (3.1%)
    Buddhism309 (2.5%)
    Islam295 (2.4%)
    Other Religions98 (0.8%)
    Sikhism62 (0.5%)
    Judaism33 (0.3%)

    Age Distribution

    25-342,448 (19.9%)
    65-741,426 (11.6%)
    55-641,350 (11.0%)
    35-441,346 (10.9%)
    45-541,294 (10.5%)
    5-141,098 (8.9%)
    20-24947 (7.7%)
    75-84921 (7.5%)
    15-19613 (5.0%)
    85+447 (3.6%)
    0-4413 (3.4%)

    Family & Household Composition

    Lone Person1,328 (41.5%)
    Couple Families1,116 (34.9%)
    Group Household416 (13.0%)
    One Parent Families281 (8.8%)
    Other Families58 (1.8%)

    Commute to Work

    Car (driver)2,906 (55.2%)
    Worked from Home732 (13.9%)
    Walked Only633 (12.0%)
    Bus458 (8.7%)
    Car (passenger)427 (8.1%)
    Bicycle101 (1.9%)
    Train3 (0.1%)

    Education

    Bachelor Degree3,150 (25.6%)
    Postgraduate Degree2,191 (17.8%)
    Advanced Diploma / Diploma911 (7.4%)
    Certificate III & IV628 (5.1%)
    Graduate Diploma / Certificate435 (3.5%)

    Cars per Dwelling

    1 car1,902 (40.6%)
    2 cars1,600 (34.2%)
    3 cars507 (10.8%)
    0 cars404 (8.6%)
    4+ cars268 (5.7%)

    Coastal Erosion

    45
    monitoring points
    within 5 km
    29
    actively eroding
    > 0.1 m/yr retreat
    -0.61
    worst rate (m/yr)
    Significant
    1.2 km
    nearest coastline
    monitoring point

    Shoreline Change Summary

    1988–2024
    Stable or accreting27 (60%)
    Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr)13 (29%)
    Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr)5 (11%)

    Average rate: -0.07 m/yr across 45 points. The coastline near this suburb is generally stable.

    Nearest Eroding Coastline

    Distance
    1.2 km
    Rate
    -0.35 m/yr
    Net Movement
    -54.2 m
    Certainty
    good

    Data Quality

    High certainty: 33 of 45 points (73%)

    Based on DEA Coastlines satellite observations (1988–2024). Points marked "likely rocky coastline" may have lower measurement accuracy.

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