Suburb in Newcastle

Sandgate, NSW

Sandgate had a population of 276 at the 2021 Census (−9.5% since 2016). Median age 69.0. Median weekly household income $687. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Sandgate at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sandgate's population shrank by 9.5% to 276, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 69.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 9.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 47.5%.

37.3% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 21.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 75 households.

The median household earns $687 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $288 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,684 a month.

15.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 12.8% use a language other than English at home. 40.8% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Sandgate beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureSandgateNSWAustralia
Population2768,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−9.5%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age69.038.438.2
Households752,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting37.3%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright21.3%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$687$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$288$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,684$2,142$1,866
Born overseas15.5%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home12.8%28.2%23.6%
No religion40.8%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−9.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3092011
  2. 3052016
  3. 2762021

Age

Median age 69.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Sandgate New South Wales
Share of people by age, Sandgate and New South Wales
0–99.1%
10–193.6%
20–297.6%
30–3911.2%
40–497.2%
50–596.5%
60–697.6%
70–799.8%
80+37.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Sandgate at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian39.7%
  2. English35.1%
  3. Australian Aboriginal9.9%
  4. Scottish8.6%
  5. Irish6.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi2.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Ireland3.4%
  2. the United States2.7%
  3. England2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Sandgate

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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