Glen Oak vs East Seaham
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in East Seaham: a median of $1.51 million, against $1.38 million in Glen Oak. On these figures, Glen Oak tends to suit 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
Glen Oak
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 75/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 78%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house 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 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glen Oak
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glen Oak
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.4% vs 9.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glen Oak and East 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.
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
East Seaham skews older (42 vs 40).
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 426 +17% vs other | 353 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.4% | +9.0% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 |
| Median household income | $113,256/yr | $117,000/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk | $400/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
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 (2.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,380,000 | $1,510,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 134 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 81% same for both | |
| Environmental | 19% | 15% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 4% |
| 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
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 495 across Port Stephens same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -72% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
East Seaham carries more crime risk (75 vs 36); East Seaham carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 41).
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 41/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | High 75/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 11 |
Mobility
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 185.6 km | 186 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 141 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2320 | 0.5% postcode 2324 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2320 | 54 postcode 2324 |
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 (74.7%).
Setting
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.2 km | 18.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 153 premises | 0% 116 premises |
Climate
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Glen Oak | East 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
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,359/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Stephens same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glen Oak | East Seaham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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