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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Sandy Point is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 312, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 150 km from the Melbourne CBD, Sandy Point is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $69,836 per year.
Household earnings in Sandy Point are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Sandy Point. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Sandy Point on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Sandy Point is a smaller community of 312 — about 4% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Sandy Point's median household income of $69,836/year is 27% below the Victoria suburb median ($95,160) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Rent of $280/week (80% coverage of the $1,517/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $304/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. Sandy Point is 150 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 20% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Sandy Point stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Sandy Point sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Sandy Point | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 312 | 7,416 | -96% |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr | $95,160/yr | -27% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $280 | $380 | -26% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,517 | $1,950 | -22% |
| Distance to CBD | 150 km | 32 km | +369% |
| Separate houses | 20% | 78% | -58pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Sandy Point — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 312 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $280/week covers 80% of a $1,517/month mortgage, leaving a $304/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 20% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% VIC median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Sandy Point are modest for 2026 — incomes 27% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 312 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~80% of the typical mortgage ($1,213/month rent vs $1,517/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 29/100 places Sandy Point in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Sandy Point scores 29/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 312, median household income of $69,836/year and median weekly rent of $280. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Sandy Point are a median household income of $69,836/year, a dwelling mix that is 20% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Sandy Point has a usual resident population of approximately 312, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Sandy Point sits 150 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $280 in Sandy Point, equating to approximately $14,560/year in gross rental income (state median $380/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Sandy Point is $1,517, or approximately $18,204/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $280 works out to $1,213/month, covering 80% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,517/month. That leaves a $304/month shortfall (around $3,648/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (312 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,517 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($69,836 vs $95,160 state median), a unit-heavy dwelling mix (20% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.