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Seaford Heights vs Seaford Rise

Name: Seaford Heights vs Seaford Rise — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Seaford Heights profile · Seaford Rise profile

Seaford Heights Seaford Rise

Seaford Rise and Seaford Heights are neighbouring areas with very different populations. Residents are far older in Seaford Rise, where the typical age is 39, compared to just 29 in Seaford Heights. This age gap is reflected in the home ownership and health profiles; Seaford Rise has far more homes owned outright (26% versus 10%) and a far higher share of people with long-term health conditions (34% compared to 20%). In contrast, Seaford Heights is a hub for young adults and professionals, with a far higher share of people who have moved in the last five years (88%) and a much higher proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (24% compared to 13%).

Everyday life in both areas is very similar in some ways, as they share the same drive time to the city, the same typical home size of 2.6 people, and near-total access to a park within a 15-minute walk. However, their local amenities differ. Seaford Rise is far better connected for public transport, with 95% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. Meanwhile, Seaford Heights is much more convenient for shopping, with 98% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,026 larger in Seaford Rise Recent movers: 56.5 pts higher in Seaford Heights Participation: 20.3 pts higher in Seaford Heights Median age: 10 yrs older in Seaford Rise Owned outright: 15.8 pts higher in Seaford Rise

Demographics & Identity

Population in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +5,026 larger in Seaford Rise gap narrowing

1,079 73rd pct 6,105 86th pct

Median age in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +10 yrs older in Seaford Rise gap widening

29 yrs 4th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

45.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +20.7 pts 24.6%

16.1% Older adults (45–64) +9.8 pts ▸ 25.9%

23.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.6 pts 21.1%

5.0% Seniors (65+) +11.4 pts ▸ 16.4%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

48.3% Married +0.1 pts ▸ 48.5%

40.5% Never married ◂ +7.2 pts 33.3%

6.4% Divorced +3.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

2.1% Widowed +2.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.1% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Seaford Heights Seaford Rise

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.4% Australia ◂ +0.1 pts 71.3%

10.6% England +3.3 pts ▸ 13.9%

2.5% India ◂ +2.4 pts 0.1%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

1.4% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.3% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

51.5% English +0.7 pts ▸ 52.2%

35.9% Australian +1.6 pts ▸ 37.5%

8.8% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.3% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.6% German +1.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.7% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

3.2% Indian ◂ +2.7 pts 0.5%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

2.2% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.7% Chinese even 0.7%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

86.2% English only +5.0 pts ▸ 91.2%

1.7% Punjabi ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

1.5% Hindi ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.0% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.7% No religion ◂ +3.4 pts 57.3%

30.1% Christianity +5.4 pts ▸ 35.6%

3.7% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.3% Hinduism ◂ +2.1 pts 0.2%

1.9% Other religions ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise

— 0.78 3rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +1 more in Seaford Heights

8 77th pct 7 75th pct

Avg size in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise even

522 75th pct 522 75th pct

ICSEA in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise even

1,012 63rd pct 1,011 62nd pct

Highest year of school

65.6% Year 12 ◂ +14.9 pts 50.7%

17.9% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 18.8%

11.2% Year 10 +7.4 pts ▸ 18.6%

3.8% Year 9 or below +3.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

41.7% Certificate III / IV +0.1 pts ▸ 41.8%

25.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.4 pts 16.5%

13.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.3 pts ▸ 17.4%

6.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.6 pts 3.1%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Field of qualification

20.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.4 pts 16.8%

15.5% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

13.3% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.4% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 11.8%

8.7% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 7.7%

8.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 6.5%

7.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 7.3%

4.2% Information technology ◂ +1.8 pts 2.3%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.1% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +$372 higher in Seaford Heights gap widening

$1,081 87th pct $709 42nd pct

Household income in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +$676 higher in Seaford Heights gap widening

$2,170 82nd pct $1,494 47th pct

Family income in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +$432 higher in Seaford Heights gap widening

$2,343 75th pct $1,911 52nd pct

Household income distribution

49.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +17.3 pts 32.0%

22.4% $650–$1,499 +5.9 pts ▸ 28.2%

4.0% Under $650 +14.1 pts ▸ 18.1%

14.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 10.1%

5.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%

Personal income distribution

46.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.9 pts 34.4%

26.9% Under $650 +17.6 pts ▸ 44.5%

22.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 14.8%

1.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.7% Mental health +4.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

3.2% Arthritis +8.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.1% Asthma +2.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

6.5% Other condition +2.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.0% Diabetes +3.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.5% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.7% Cancer +2.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.6% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.3% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

75.4% None ◂ +15.9 pts 59.6%

15.5% One condition +7.4 pts ▸ 22.9%

3.4% Two conditions +3.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.1% Three or more +2.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +95 larger in Seaford Rise

24 71st pct 119 86th pct

Median age in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +6 yrs older in Seaford Heights

22 yrs 33rd pct 16 yrs 13th pct

Median income in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +$494 higher in Seaford Heights

$900 73rd pct $406 18th pct

Household income in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +$1,875 higher in Seaford Heights

$3,062 88th pct $1,187 26th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise even gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

59.8% Couples with children ◂ +0.1 pts 59.8%

28.7% Couples without children ◂ +5.2 pts 23.5%

10.7% One-parent families +5.2 pts ▸ 15.9%

0.6% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

38.4% 2 people ◂ +5.9 pts 32.5%

17.3% 1 person +6.4 pts ▸ 23.8%

20.1% 3 people ◂ +5.0 pts 15.1%

17.1% 4 people +1.8 pts ▸ 18.9%

6.3% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +$62 higher in Seaford Heights

$380 78th pct $318 62nd pct

Mortgage in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +$216 higher in Seaford Heights gap widening

$1,733 57th pct $1,517 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +0.10 higher in Seaford Rise gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

67.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +21.3 pts 46.3%

10.1% Owned outright +15.8 pts ▸ 25.9%

23.1% Rented +1.2 pts ▸ 24.3%

0.0% Other tenure +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

94.0% Separate house ◂ +0.2 pts 93.8%

0.0% Flat or apartment +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

61.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +14.6 pts 47.0%

33.7% 4 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 33.9%

1.3% 2 bedrooms +9.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.8% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.0% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

80.4% $350–$549 ◂ +48.7 pts 31.7%

12.0% $200–$349 +31.1 pts ▸ 43.0%

0.0% Under $200 +22.5 pts ▸ 22.5%

4.3% $550–$749 ◂ +2.7 pts 1.6%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.2% $1,000–$1,799 +2.4 pts ▸ 49.6%

39.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +14.0 pts 25.4%

5.2% Under $1,000 +10.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

4.1% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +30 more in Seaford Rise

2 71st pct 32 86th pct

Stops/1k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +3.39 more in Seaford Rise

1.85 65th pct 5.24 78th pct

Departures/1k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +837.5 more in Seaford Rise

268.8 74th pct 1,106.3 87th pct

PT routes in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +10 more in Seaford Rise

4 82nd pct 14 86th pct

Stop walk in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +11 longer in Seaford Heights

15 53rd pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise even

31 27th pct 31 27th pct

Reach 30 min in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +23,652 more in Seaford Rise

0 0th pct 23,652 51st pct

How people get to work

68.5% Car (driver) ◂ +2.0 pts 66.5%

8.1% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

2.7% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.7% Train even 2.7%

0.0% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Bus even 0.6%

0.0% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

55.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +17.5 pts 37.9%

28.5% 1 vehicle +6.5 pts ▸ 34.9%

10.3% 3 vehicles +3.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

3.8% 4 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.0% No vehicle +5.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.8% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 20.0%

13.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 11.6%

12.1% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 11.0%

7.8% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 6.3%

5.0% Manufacturing +1.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.7% Public administration & safety even 5.7%

4.9% Other services ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

4.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%

3.7% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.1% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

19.9% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 14.8%

17.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 16.1%

12.8% Community & personal service +4.6 pts ▸ 17.5%

12.5% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.9% Managers ◂ +1.8 pts 10.1%

8.4% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 9.4%

4.9% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +1,151 higher in Seaford Heights

4,263 60th pct 3,112 46th pct

Assault/100k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +459 higher in Seaford Rise

556 41st pct 1,016 66th pct

Robbery/100k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise

— 49 46th pct

Burglary/100k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +479 higher in Seaford Heights

741 69th pct 262 23rd pct

Theft/100k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +800 higher in Seaford Heights

1,390 60th pct 590 31st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +136 higher in Seaford Heights

185 51st pct 49 6th pct

Property damage/100k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +369 higher in Seaford Heights

1,205 73rd pct 835 59th pct

5-yr change in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +50.1 pts higher in Seaford Heights

24.3% 74th pct -25.8% 30th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +1.2 higher in Seaford Rise

4.0 78th pct 5.2 84th pct

Types ≤15 min in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +1.6 more in Seaford Rise

3.1 73rd pct 4.7 81st pct

15-min city in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +43.2 pts higher in Seaford Rise

0.7% 58th pct 43.9% 78th pct

Walk to shops in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +49.4 pts higher in Seaford Heights

97.7% 99th pct 48.4% 79th pct

Walk to transit in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +27.6 pts higher in Seaford Rise

67.6% 78th pct 95.2% 86th pct

Walk to school in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +65.6 pts higher in Seaford Rise

13.5% 62nd pct 79.1% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +0.5 pts higher in Seaford Rise

99.5% 86th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +35.6 pts higher in Seaford Rise

0.0% 0th pct 35.6% 80th pct

Amenities/1k in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +4.9 more in Seaford Rise

4.6 28th pct 9.5 40th pct

Intersections/km² in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +44 higher in Seaford Rise

211 91st pct 256 93rd pct

Mean slope in Seaford Heights in Seaford Rise +1.0 pts higher in Seaford Heights

6.3% 57th pct 5.4% 46th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Seaford Heights vs Seaford Rise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41316/seaford-heights/vs/SAL41318/seaford-rise