Sandringham Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA
2219
Postcode for Sandringham, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 16 km from Sydney · Pop. 1,275
1,275
Population
47
Median Age
$2,101
Household Income/wk
$550
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.5
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Sandringham ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Sandringham Compares

Sandringham vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricSandringhamNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $2,101 ≈NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $550 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $2,981 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 47 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 3.5% -NSW 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Sandringham is a coastal suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, with postcode 2219. It sits about 16 km from the Sydney CBD, within the Bayside (NSW) local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 0.5 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Sandringham has a population of 1,275 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $2,101, close to the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 4 (0.3% of residents).

Housing in Sandringham includes a median weekly rent of $550, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,981, with 479 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 75.9% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Sandringham scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Sandringham is part of the Kogarah - Rockdale statistical area in New South Wales.

Sandringham Details

Postcode2219
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)1,275
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,101/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$978/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$550
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,981
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area0.5 km²
Population Density2574/km²
Total Dwellings479
Australian Citizens89.3%
Indigenous Population4 (0.3%)
Unemployment Rate3.5%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.9986108
Longitude151.1395914
Distance from Sydney16 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Inner South West
Area (SA3)Kogarah - Rockdale
Local GovernmentBayside (NSW)
Federal ElectorateCook

Age Profile

0–14 (16.8%) 15–24 (9.4%) 25–44 (20.0%) 45–64 (31.1%) 65+ (23.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years214 (16.8%)
15–24 years120 (9.4%)
25–44 years255 (20.0%)
45–64 years396 (31.1%)
65+ years302 (23.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (46.2%) Mortgaged (29.8%) Rented (24.1%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis133 (10.4%)
Asthma67 (5.3%)
Heart Disease66 (5.2%)
Diabetes58 (4.5%)
Cancer50 (3.9%)
Lung Condition13 (1.0%)
Dementia10 (0.8%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle17 (3.7%)
1 vehicle174 (38.0%)
2 vehicles164 (35.8%)
3+ vehicles103 (22.5%)

Suburbs Near Sandringham

Same Postcode (2219)

More Sandringham Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.