Giffard vs Seaspray
Giffard is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 52 in Seaspray. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Giffard, about half of households are couple families. In Seaspray, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Giffard tends to suit families with children and couples, while Seaspray suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Giffard
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 84/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Seaspray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $255/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Seaspray
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (171 min vs 179 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (235.8 km vs 242.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Giffard carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 84/100)
- Seaspray has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Giffard
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.4% vs 15.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Giffard and Seaspray 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
Seaspray has more residents (373 vs 73); Seaspray skews older (52 vs 33).
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 73 | 373 +411% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +40.4% | +15.8% |
| Median age | 33 | 52 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr +8% vs other | $56,732/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk +14% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $492,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $277,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 196 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% same for both | |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of VIC | Higher than 15% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
Liveability
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Seaspray carries more crime risk (84 vs 21); Giffard carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 12).
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | High 84/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Coastal erosion | High 73/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Giffard
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Seaspray
- Seaspray Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Giffard sits further from the CBD (242.6 km vs 235.8 km).
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 242.6 km +3% vs other | 235.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 179 min | 171 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3851 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 3851 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 (78.1%).
Setting
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.2 km | 5.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 68 premises |
Climate
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 546 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Giffard | Seaspray | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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