Collingwood Park vs Seppings
Seppings is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Collingwood Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Collingwood Park tends to suit older residents, while Seppings suits 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
Seppings
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Seppings
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs 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 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Collingwood Park has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)
- Seppings carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Seppings
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.1% vs -8.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Collingwood Park and Seppings drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Collingwood Park skews older (52 vs 43); Seppings has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $72,176).
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 205 +14% vs other | 177 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.1% | +1.1% |
| Median age | 52 | 43 |
| Median household income | $72,176/yr | $80,132/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 29 days from 4 sales | — |
Development activity
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 271 across Albany same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -28% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of WA | Higher than 42% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of WA | Higher than 77% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of WA | Higher than 36% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of WA | Higher than 92% of WA |
Liveability
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Collingwood Park carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Collingwood Park carries more crime risk (75 vs 53).
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 41/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km | 7 within 5 km |
Schools
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 36/100 | 30/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 417.5 km | 416.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 296 min | 295 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 6330 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).
Setting
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 572 m 916 m to a named beach | 658 m 1.1 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 61/100 | 81/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 30% 165 premises | 66% 80 premises |
Climate
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 859 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,591/yr same for both | |
| Council | Albany same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Collingwood Park | Seppings | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.