Sandy Flat bushfire risk
Of Sandy Flat’s 82 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sandy Flat’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Sandy Flat
Flood and bushfire areas across Sandy Flat. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sandy Flat
Sandy Flat sits in the Tenterfield council area, which recorded 645 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 645 total. Figures are for the whole Tenterfield council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Sandy Flat
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Sandy Flat shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Sandy Flat
Sandy Flat is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Sandy Flat
Sandy Flat can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sandy Flat
At the 2021 Census, 5.2% of Sandy Flat’s 97 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Sandy Flat
Tenterfield council approved 54 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tenterfield council area (not just Sandy Flat). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 232 Scotts Gully Road, Sandy Flat NSW 2372
- 171 Brassington Creek Road, Sandy Flat NSW 2372
- 7042 New England Highway, Sandy Flat NSW 2372
- 814 Bluff River Road, Sandy Flat NSW 2372
- 771 Bald Rock Road, Sandy Flat NSW 2372
- 118 Hallidays Road, Sandy Flat NSW 2372
- 1506 Mount Spirabo Road, Sandy Flat NSW 2372
- 1506 Mount Speribo Road, Sandy Flat NSW 2372
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.