Eatonsville vs Seelands

Eatonsville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Seelands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seelands, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Seelands: a median of $920,000, against $825,000 in Eatonsville, though rent is higher in Eatonsville. On these figures, Eatonsville tends to suit families with children.

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

Seelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 40/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eatonsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($825,000 vs $920,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Seelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eatonsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Eatonsville is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
  • Seelands carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Eatonsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.9% vs -10.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eatonsville Seelands
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.

Eatonsville Seelands
Walkability 14 / 6
Eatonsville — Walkability: 14/100 Seelands — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 60 / 73
Eatonsville — Safety: 60/100 Seelands — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 46 / 86
Eatonsville — Low fire risk: 46/100 Seelands — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Seelands has more residents (376 vs 214); Eatonsville rents higher ($390/wk vs $340/wk).

Eatonsville Seelands
Population 214 376
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% -10.5%
Median age 47 53
Median household income $75,348/yr $76,336/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+13% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eatonsville Seelands
0-4 2.3% / 2.4%
Eatonsville — 0-4: 2.3% Seelands — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 16.8% / 8.5%
Eatonsville — 5-14: 16.8% Seelands — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 7.5% / 8.5%
Eatonsville — 15-19: 7.5% Seelands — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 3.7% / 3.7%
Eatonsville — 20-24: 3.7% Seelands — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.9% / 9.6%
Eatonsville — 25-34: 7.9% Seelands — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 10.3% / 7.4%
Eatonsville — 35-44: 10.3% Seelands — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 14.5% / 14.1%
Eatonsville — 45-54: 14.5% Seelands — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 16.4% / 23.4%
Eatonsville — 55-64: 16.4% Seelands — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 12.1% / 16.0%
Eatonsville — 65-74: 12.1% Seelands — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 6.1% / 7.7%
Eatonsville — 75-84: 6.1% Seelands — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 1.9% / 0.8%
Eatonsville — 85+: 1.9% Seelands — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eatonsville 41.2% couple families
Eatonsville — Couple Families: 41.2% Eatonsville — Lone Person: 33.3% Eatonsville — One Parent Families: 17.6% Eatonsville — Group Household: 7.8%
Seelands 46.5% couple families
Seelands — Couple Families: 46.5% Seelands — Lone Person: 33.7% Seelands — One Parent Families: 15.1% Seelands — Group Household: 4.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eatonsville 8.8% renting
Eatonsville — Owned Outright: 41.2% Eatonsville — Mortgage: 50.0% Eatonsville — Renting: 8.8%
Seelands 5.4% renting
Seelands — Owned Outright: 56.6% Seelands — Mortgage: 38.0% Seelands — Renting: 5.4%
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.

Eatonsville Seelands
England 4.2% / 2.7%
Eatonsville — England: 4.2% Seelands — England: 2.7%
Scotland 2.8% / —
Eatonsville — Scotland: 2.8% Seelands — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.1%
Eatonsville — New Zealand: 1.4% Seelands — New Zealand: 1.1%
Germany — / 2.1%
Eatonsville — Germany: not among its largest Seelands — Germany: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Eatonsville Seelands
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 21.3%
Eatonsville — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Seelands — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 6.9%
Eatonsville — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Seelands — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 8.8%
Eatonsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Seelands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 2.4%
Eatonsville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Seelands — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 1.6%
Eatonsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Seelands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eatonsville 100.0% houses
Eatonsville — Houses: 100.0%
Seelands 100.8% houses
Seelands — Houses: 100.8%
Houses

Property market

Eatonsville Seelands
Median house price $825,000 $920,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Eatonsville Seelands
Rural and farming 93% 84%
Environmental 4% 13%
Residential 2% 3%
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

Eatonsville Seelands
New dwellings approved 246
across Clarence Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Eatonsville Seelands
House price Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 17% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Eatonsville is more walkable (14 vs 6).

Eatonsville Seelands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Eatonsville carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 14); Eatonsville carries more crime risk (40 vs 27).

Eatonsville Seelands
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
27/100
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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Eatonsville Seelands
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

Eatonsville Seelands
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Eatonsville Seelands
Walkability score 14/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 621.3 km 620.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 413 min 410 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2460
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2460
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.

Eatonsville Seelands
Car (driver) 89.4% / 79.3%
Eatonsville — Car (driver): 89.4% Seelands — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 6.1% / 16.6%
Eatonsville — Worked from Home: 6.1% Seelands — Worked from Home: 16.6%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.1%
Eatonsville — Car (passenger): 4.5% Seelands — Car (passenger): 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.4%).

Setting

Eatonsville Seelands
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.2 km 40.4 km

NBN connectivity

Eatonsville Seelands
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

Eatonsville Seelands
Annual rainfall 1,060 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Eatonsville Seelands
Average residential rate $1,380/yr
same for both
Council Clarence Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Eatonsville Seelands
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eatonsville Seelands
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eatonsville

River Rural

Seelands

Rural

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