Sandgate (Qld), QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Sandgate is a northern bayside suburb of Brisbane, looking out over Bramble Bay on the shore of Moreton Bay. The seashore, creeks and lagoons here were long the country of the Turrbal people, who knew the coastal land as Warra, said to mean 'an open sheet of water'. British settlers first called the spot Cabbage Tree Creek, before the surveyor James Burnett renamed it Sandgate after the seaside town of the same name in Kent, England — and named neighbouring Shorncliffe for the cliff-top camp beside it. Land was opened for settlement in the 1850s, and the arrival of the railway in 1882 turned the village into a favourite weekend escape for Brisbane day-trippers. Sandgate keeps its genteel seaside character today, with a foreshore walk, heritage town hall and waterside parks.
More advantaged than the national average
Sandgate (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 79% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1041, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Sandgate (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,926
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $1,804
- SEIFA score
- 1041
- Coordinates
- -27.3185, 153.0614
Sandgate (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Sandgate (Qld) 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 mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 31% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 780 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 510 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 838 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,544 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,253 | 25% |
Share of the 4,925 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 568 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 621 | 33% |
| Rented | 579 | 31% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,346 | 72% |
| Townhouses & semis | 42 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 453 | 24% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,866 occupied private dwellings in Sandgate (Qld).
- Median weekly rent
- $294
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,619
- Median weekly personal income
- $774
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 934 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 289 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 99 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,401 (61%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Employed full-time
- 1,320
- Employed part-time
- 745
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 Sandgate (Qld)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Sandgate (Qld) is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 1046 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6°C | 21.6°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 28.3°C | 21.4°C | 193 mm |
| Mar | 27.6°C | 20.8°C | 147 mm |
| Apr | 25.3°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm |
| May | 22.9°C | 14.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 12.4°C | 46 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 11.3°C | 38 mm |
| Aug | 21.9°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm |
| Sep | 24°C | 14.1°C | 37 mm |
| Oct | 25.7°C | 16.7°C | 108 mm |
| Nov | 27.4°C | 18.7°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 113 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Sandgate (Qld)
Where is Sandgate (Qld)?
Sandgate (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Sandgate (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, Sandgate (Qld) had a population of about 4,926.
Is Sandgate (Qld) an advantaged area?
Sandgate (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1041, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 79 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 79% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Sandgate (Qld)?
Sandgate (Qld) has average daytime highs of about 25.1°C and overnight lows of about 16.8°C, with roughly 1,046 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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