Eagleton vs Seaham

Seaham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Eagleton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eagleton, about half of households are couple families. In Seaham, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Seaham: a median of $1.28 million, against $900,000 in Eagleton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eagleton tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Seaham 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

  • Eagleton carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 63/100)
  • Seaham is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Eagleton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,285,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Eagleton has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $360/wk)
  • Seaham leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)

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

Eagleton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eagleton Seaham
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.

Eagleton Seaham
Walkability 0 / 0
Eagleton — Walkability: 0/100 Seaham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 37
Eagleton — Safety: 68/100 Seaham — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Eagleton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seaham — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Seaham has more residents (1,011 vs 205); Seaham has higher household incomes ($120,224 vs $73,892).

Eagleton Seaham
Population 205 1,011
+393% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +0.4%
Median age 50 41
Median household income $73,892/yr $120,224/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $360/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eagleton Seaham
0-4 1.5% / 4.7%
Eagleton — 0-4: 1.5% Seaham — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.7% / 15.0%
Eagleton — 5-14: 11.7% Seaham — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 9.3% / 8.3%
Eagleton — 15-19: 9.3% Seaham — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 2.9% / 7.1%
Eagleton — 20-24: 2.9% Seaham — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 6.8% / 8.7%
Eagleton — 25-34: 6.8% Seaham — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 8.3% / 9.3%
Eagleton — 35-44: 8.3% Seaham — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 12.7% / 15.6%
Eagleton — 45-54: 12.7% Seaham — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 16.1% / 17.4%
Eagleton — 55-64: 16.1% Seaham — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 21.5% / 9.7%
Eagleton — 65-74: 21.5% Seaham — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 4.9% / 3.2%
Eagleton — 75-84: 4.9% Seaham — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 2.0% / 0.6%
Eagleton — 85+: 2.0% Seaham — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eagleton 51.3% couple families
Eagleton — Couple Families: 51.3% Eagleton — Lone Person: 41.0% Eagleton — One Parent Families: 7.7% Eagleton — Group Household: 0.0%
Seaham 71.1% couple families
Seaham — Couple Families: 71.1% Seaham — Lone Person: 15.1% Seaham — One Parent Families: 11.5% Seaham — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eagleton 12.5% renting
Eagleton — Owned Outright: 56.2% Eagleton — Mortgage: 31.2% Eagleton — Renting: 12.5%
Seaham 7.3% renting
Seaham — Owned Outright: 41.5% Seaham — Mortgage: 51.2% Seaham — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Eagleton Seaham
England 5.4% / 1.7%
Eagleton — England: 5.4% Seaham — England: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Eagleton — New Zealand: not among its largest Seaham — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Eagleton — Scotland: not among its largest Seaham — Scotland: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Eagleton — Philippines: not among its largest Seaham — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Eagleton Seaham
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 23.1%
Eagleton — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Seaham — Certificate III & IV: 23.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 9.7%
Eagleton — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Seaham — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 8.3%
Eagleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Seaham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.1%
Eagleton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Seaham — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.0%
Eagleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Seaham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eagleton 93.5% houses
Eagleton — Houses: 93.5% Eagleton — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Seaham 97.9% houses
Seaham — Houses: 97.9% Seaham — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eagleton Seaham
Median house price $900,000 $1,285,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,030,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Seaham has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 9%); Eagleton has more rural and farming land (84% vs 70%).

Eagleton Seaham
Rural and farming 84% 70%
Environmental 9% 25%
Residential 6% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Eagleton Seaham
New dwellings approved 495
across Port Stephens
same for both
Approvals change year on year -72%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eagleton Seaham
House price Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Eagleton Seaham
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Seaham carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Seaham carries more crime risk (63 vs 32).

Eagleton Seaham
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Eagleton Seaham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Eagleton

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Seaham

  • Seaham Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eagleton Seaham
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 4 14

Mobility

Eagleton Seaham
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 178.9 km 179.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2324
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2324
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.

Eagleton Seaham
Car (driver) 54.4% / 72.5%
Eagleton — Car (driver): 54.4% Seaham — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 30.4% / 24.9%
Eagleton — Worked from Home: 30.4% Seaham — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Walked Only 10.1% / 1.4%
Eagleton — Walked Only: 10.1% Seaham — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus 5.1% / —
Eagleton — Bus: 5.1% Seaham — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 1.2%
Eagleton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Seaham — Car (passenger): 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Eagleton Seaham
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.5 km 18.7 km

NBN connectivity

Eagleton Seaham
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
389 premises

Climate

Eagleton Seaham
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm 996 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C 7.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Eagleton Seaham
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Eagleton Seaham
Average residential rate $1,359/yr
same for both
Council Port Stephens
same for both

Federal electorate

Eagleton Seaham
Division Paterson Lyne
Member Meryl Swanson Alison Penfold
Party Australian Labor Party The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Eagleton Seaham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eagleton

Retirees Rural

Seaham

Acreage River

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