$375 —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Seaton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Seaton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Living in Seaton means residing in a place where everyone lives in a detached house. This unique housing landscape is paired with a very high rate of outright home ownership, with 55.6% of residents owning their homes fully.
$375
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- $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 Seaton — higher than 77% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $375, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are usually $1,513, a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$1,513 ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,275
- 2021: $1,513
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Seaton, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 56%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 28%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 55.6% of homes owned outright, far above the 31% national average. Meanwhile, only 5.6% of households rent, which is far below the figures for both the state and country.
5.6% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
55.6% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Seaton, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 44%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Seaton is a separate house, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are often large, with 74.1% having three or more bedrooms, and a typical 0.9 people per bedroom, which is a little above the national average.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.1% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.9%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Seaton, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 35%.
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 Seaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22252/seaton/topic/housing-dwellings