Sandy Crossing, NSW
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Sandy Crossing at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 26
- Median age
- 32
- Median weekly household income
- $1,624
- Local government area
- Clarence Valley
- Coordinates
- -29.7680, 153.0940
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Housing & property in Sandy Crossing
What it costs to live in Sandy Crossing and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median mortgage
- $1,690
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 0%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Sandy Crossing demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Sandy Crossing demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Sandy Crossing using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 36% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 21% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 5 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 14 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 3 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3 | 50% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5 occupied private dwellings in Sandy Crossing.
- Average household size
- 3.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,374
- Median weekly personal income
- $380
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3 (15%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 20%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 3
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Sandy Crossing
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Sandy Crossing is January (average daytime high around 29.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 19.5°C). The area receives roughly 974 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6°C | 19.9°C | 100 mm |
| Feb | 28.5°C | 19.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 27°C | 18.7°C | 182 mm |
| Apr | 24.4°C | 15.2°C | 46 mm |
| May | 21.9°C | 11.9°C | 45 mm |
| Jun | 19.4°C | 9.3°C | 51 mm |
| Jul | 19.5°C | 7.9°C | 38 mm |
| Aug | 21.2°C | 8.6°C | 38 mm |
| Sep | 23.6°C | 11.3°C | 50 mm |
| Oct | 26.1°C | 14.3°C | 74 mm |
| Nov | 27.8°C | 16.5°C | 79 mm |
| Dec | 29.3°C | 18.7°C | 117 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Sandy Crossing
Where is Sandy Crossing?
Sandy Crossing is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Clarence Valley local government area.
What is the population of Sandy Crossing?
At the 2021 Census, Sandy Crossing had a population of about 26.
What is the weather like in Sandy Crossing?
Sandy Crossing has average daytime highs of about 24.9°C and overnight lows of about 14.3°C, with roughly 974 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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