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Living in The Sandon, NSW
The Sandon is in the Clarence Valley council area. About 0 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Clarence Valley and New South Wales.
Rent now
$605 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Maclean and Gulmarrad (2463), the postcode most of The Sandon is in, in the June quarter 2026. Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | The Sandon | Clarence Valley | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 68 | 49 | 39 |
| People per home | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $649 | $1,123 | $1,829 |
Homes
| Measure | The Sandon | Clarence Valley | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0% | 46% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0% | 28% | 33% |
| Rented | 0% | 24% | 33% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 86% | 66% |
| Flats and apartments | 0% | 4% | 22% |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Schools
There's no school in The Sandon itself.
School zones for 2026
- Gulmarrad Public School primary
- Maclean High School high school
The middle of The Sandon is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of The Sandon. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- 98% of The Sandon's land is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Clarence Valley
- What it costs to live in Clarence Valley: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Clarence Valley with another area.
- Is living in The Sandon worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Clarence Valley.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Clarence Valley figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. School zones: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.