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The quick read on
Sandover
NT 0872 · Barkly
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 569
- Postcode
- 0872
ABS 2021
Sandover, Northern Territory
Property market insights for Sandover
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Sandover NT
Crime and safety
Is Sandover safe?
The overall rate for Sandover is 17,809 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Rest of NT.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Sandover.
Overall crime rate
17,809
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withRest of NT
SandoverRest of NT: 18,727
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Sandover?
Sandover NT 0872 is in Northern Territory, within Rest of NT.
569 people call Sandover home, with an average of 4.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,348 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 569
- Median age
- 28 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $50 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NT benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1529.9%Above
15–3430.6%Below
35–5423.7%Below
55–7414.1%Below
75 and over1.9%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses91.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright8.3%Below
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting91.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car54.1%Above
One car38.5%Above
Two cars4.6%Below
Three or more6.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.1%Above
Drove to work23.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled47.1%Above
What stands out in Sandover
7.1% of workers in Sandover worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of NT.
13.4% of people in Sandover described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Sandover
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Sandover NT 0872.
Is Sandover family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
29.9% of Sandover's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
126 family households lived in Sandover; 50.0% were couple families and 26.2% were one-parent families.
58.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Sandover?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Sandover had 569 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
16.0% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Sandover?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 91.2% of occupied private dwellings in Sandover.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Sandover?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
8.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of NT average.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
91.7% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Sandover?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Sandover had 4.2 people.
One-person households made up 20.2% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
Two-person households represented 19.3%, while 56.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Sandover?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of NT average.
23.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 47.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Sandover?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
54.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of NT rate.
One-car households formed 38.5% of the total.
11.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Sandover, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
89.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 10.6% reported a different address.
3.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Sandover?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
12.0% of residents used only English at home.
82.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Sandover residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
3.2% of Sandover's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 96.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Sandover?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 5.1% of ancestry responses in Sandover.
Australian ancestry made up 3.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Sandover?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NT average.
Managers accounted for 14.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.3% of workers, and education and training employed 32.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Sandover?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 26.2%, compared with 50.7% across Rest of NT.
14.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 3.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 21.7%, compared with 8.9% across Rest of NT.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Sandover show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
1.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
2.1% reported asthma, 1.4% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Sandover?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
4.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 4.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 9.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Sandover?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,348 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $50 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Sandover compare with Rest of NT?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.1% in Sandover, compared with 3.9% across Rest of NT.
Outright ownership was 8.3% locally and 14.7% across Rest of NT. That is well below the Rest of NT average.
Renting accounted for 91.7% in Sandover, against 63.3% across Rest of NT.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Sandover
Is Sandover good for families?
The Census counted 126 local families, and 29.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Sandover?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Sandover
1 streets in Sandover
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- Sandover Hwy
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