Sandy Beach, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 2,913
- Median age
- 35
- Household income
- $1,567/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 72%
- Renting
- 26%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 4/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Beach St Opp Woolgoolga Police Station · 3.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Coffs Harbour Hospital · 21.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$860k
Median unit (5 yr)
$930k
Sales (5 yr)
261
Sales (12 mths)
34
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
167 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 32.5% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Sandy Beach PS
Secondary
Woolgoolga HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Woolgoolga - Arrawarra
District population (2025)
15,229
+21% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
66
houses 48 · other 18
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Sandy Beach:
- Diamond Head Drive (213)
- Ironbark Avenue (118)
- Blackbutt Avenue (105)
- Blue Gum Avenue (75)
- Sandys Beach Drive (72)
- Pine Crescent (70)
- Mahogany Avenue (70)
- Turpentine Avenue (69)
- Somervale Road (59)
- Mermaid Drive (56)
- Waterways Drive (49)
- Graham Drive (47)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.