Altona Meadows vs Seabrook

Seabrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Altona Meadows. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seabrook, most households are couple families. On these figures, Altona Meadows tends to suit people living alone, while Seabrook suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Altona Meadows has more parks and reserves (30 vs 5)
  • Seabrook carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Seabrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($515,000 vs $570,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Altona Meadows

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 4%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • But Seabrook carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Altona Meadows and Seabrook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Walkability 70 / 68
Altona Meadows — Walkability: 70/100 Seabrook — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 44 / 63
Altona Meadows — Safety: 44/100 Seabrook — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Altona Meadows — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seabrook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 33 / 39
Altona Meadows — Low flood risk: 33/100 Seabrook — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Altona Meadows has more residents (18,479 vs 4,952); Seabrook has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $81,796).

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Population 18,479
+73% vs other
 4,952
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% -3.4%
Median age 41 37
Median household income $81,796/yr $106,184/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $341/wk $361/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Altona Meadows Seabrook
0-4 6.0% / 6.4%
Altona Meadows — 0-4: 6.0% Seabrook — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 10.4% / 14.6%
Altona Meadows — 5-14: 10.4% Seabrook — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 4.7% / 6.0%
Altona Meadows — 15-19: 4.7% Seabrook — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.3% / 4.9%
Altona Meadows — 20-24: 5.3% Seabrook — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 14.0% / 12.9%
Altona Meadows — 25-34: 14.0% Seabrook — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 14.4% / 16.7%
Altona Meadows — 35-44: 14.4% Seabrook — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 13.3% / 14.1%
Altona Meadows — 45-54: 13.3% Seabrook — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 13.9% / 13.0%
Altona Meadows — 55-64: 13.9% Seabrook — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.8% / 7.1%
Altona Meadows — 65-74: 10.8% Seabrook — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 5.0% / 3.4%
Altona Meadows — 75-84: 5.0% Seabrook — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 2.2% / 0.9%
Altona Meadows — 85+: 2.2% Seabrook — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Altona Meadows 41.6% couple families
Altona Meadows — Couple Families: 41.6% Altona Meadows — Lone Person: 35.4% Altona Meadows — One Parent Families: 18.2% Altona Meadows — Group Household: 3.3% Altona Meadows — Other Families: 1.6%
Seabrook 59.6% couple families
Seabrook — Couple Families: 59.6% Seabrook — Lone Person: 19.8% Seabrook — One Parent Families: 16.8% Seabrook — Group Household: 2.5% Seabrook — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Altona Meadows 27.3% renting
Altona Meadows — Owned Outright: 38.4% Altona Meadows — Mortgage: 34.3% Altona Meadows — Renting: 27.3%
Seabrook 20.0% renting
Seabrook — Owned Outright: 35.6% Seabrook — Mortgage: 44.4% Seabrook — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 13.8%
Altona Meadows — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Seabrook — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 12.2%
Altona Meadows — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Seabrook — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.3%
Altona Meadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Seabrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 6.8%
Altona Meadows — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Seabrook — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.1%
Altona Meadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Seabrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Altona Meadows Seabrook
India 2.7% / 9.4%
Altona Meadows — India: 2.7% Seabrook — India: 9.4%
China 1.2% / 3.9%
Altona Meadows — China: 1.2% Seabrook — China: 3.9%
England 2.7% / 2.2%
Altona Meadows — England: 2.7% Seabrook — England: 2.2%
Vietnam 2.3% / 1.7%
Altona Meadows — Vietnam: 2.3% Seabrook — Vietnam: 1.7%
Philippines 2.1% / 1.7%
Altona Meadows — Philippines: 2.1% Seabrook — Philippines: 1.7%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.7%
Altona Meadows — New Zealand: 2.0% Seabrook — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Altona Meadows 85.0% houses
Altona Meadows — Houses: 85.0% Altona Meadows — Townhouses: 9.7% Altona Meadows — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Seabrook 96.4% houses
Seabrook — Houses: 96.4% Seabrook — Townhouses: 2.6% Seabrook — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Median house price $775,000 $795,000
Median unit price $570,000 $515,000
Median land price $595,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 178 sales
 32 days
from 32 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Altona Meadows Seabrook
3 bed $765K / $742K
Altona Meadows — 3 bed: $765K (208 sales) Seabrook — 3 bed: $742K (74 sales)

208 vs 74 sales

4 bed $900K / $870K
Altona Meadows — 4 bed: $900K (54 sales) Seabrook — 4 bed: $870K (33 sales)

54 vs 33 sales

5 bed $1.12M / $956K
Altona Meadows — 5 bed: $1.12M (11 sales) Seabrook — 5 bed: $956K (8 sales)

11 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Residential 50% 83%
Parks and recreation 44% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 4%
Planning zones cover 99% of Altona Meadows and 100% of Seabrook. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Altona Meadows Seabrook
New dwellings approved 1,028
across Hobsons Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +206%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Houses 3.5%
$550/wk on $820K
 3.4%
$540/wk on $825K
Units 4.0%
$470/wk on $610K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Altona Meadows Seabrook
House price Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools Higher than 74% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 10% of VIC —

Liveability

Seabrook scores higher overall (66 vs 57).

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Altona Meadows carries more crime risk (56 vs 37).

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion High
97/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Altona Meadows

  • Altona Green Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Queen of Peace Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Altona Meadows Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Seabrook

  • Seabrook Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 30 5
Childcare 12 2
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Walkability score 70/100 68/100
Distance to Melbourne 24.4 km 24.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min
same for both
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 72/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 172.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 24.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3028
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 3028
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Car (driver) 63.0% / 55.9%
Altona Meadows — Car (driver): 63.0% Seabrook — Car (driver): 55.9%
Worked from Home 27.4% / 33.7%
Altona Meadows — Worked from Home: 27.4% Seabrook — Worked from Home: 33.7%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.5%
Altona Meadows — Car (passenger): 3.9% Seabrook — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 3.9% / 4.5%
Altona Meadows — Train: 3.9% Seabrook — Train: 4.5%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.7%
Altona Meadows — Walked Only: 0.7% Seabrook — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus 0.8% / 0.4%
Altona Meadows — Bus: 0.8% Seabrook — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.0%).

Setting

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 4.1 km

NBN connectivity

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Connectivity score 89/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the curb
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
8,277 premises
 47%
1,891 premises

Climate

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Annual rainfall 482 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Altona Meadows Seabrook
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Average residential rate $2,677/yr
same for both
Council Hobsons Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Division Gellibrand
same for both
Member Tim Watts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Altona Meadows Seabrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Altona Meadows

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks

Seabrook

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

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