$351 ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $351
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Seaford · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Seaford
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Higher than typical housing costs define daily life in Seaford, where the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,850. This area has a strong rental market and far fewer people owning their homes outright compared to most other areas.
$351
▲ +40.4%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Seaford — higher than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent typically sits at $351, which is higher than most areas. Monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$1,850 ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,558
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $1,850
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Seaford, the largest group is $350–$549 at 50%, followed by $200–$349 (35%) and Under $200 (11%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Seaford, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (30%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 32.9% of households renting. This is well above the state and national figures, while the 27.5% who own their homes outright is well below those benchmarks.
32.9% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.5% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Seaford splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (33%), with Owned outright at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 73.6% of the market, though homes with three or more bedrooms are a little below the national figure at 70.8%. There are typically 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
73.6% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
70.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Seaford, Separate house is the majority at 74%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 23%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Seaford, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 2 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Seaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22249/seaford/topic/housing-dwellings