Glenmaggie vs Seaton
Seaton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Glenmaggie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenmaggie, about half of households are people living alone. In Seaton, most households are couple families. On these figures, Glenmaggie tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Seaton 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
Seaton
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 60/100)
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 47%)
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
Glenmaggie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $375/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Seaton
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (150 min vs 172 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (196.1 km vs 214.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Seaton
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 60/100)
- But Glenmaggie has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 23%)
Weighs 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
Glenmaggie and Seaton 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
Glenmaggie has more residents (279 vs 161); Seaton rents higher ($375/wk vs $250/wk).
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 279 +42% vs other | 161 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.7% | +2.5% |
| Median age | 55 | 48 |
| Median household income | $66,248/yr | $95,316/yr +44% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $375/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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 (6.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $580,000 | $615,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $830,000 |
Zoning mix
Seaton has more rural and farming land (73% vs 27%).
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 27% | 73% |
| Parks and recreation | 70% | 27% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of VIC | Higher than 66% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of VIC | Higher than 78% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
Liveability
Seaton is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Glenmaggie carries more flood risk (57 vs 0); Glenmaggie carries more crime risk (60 vs 12).
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | High 98/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 57/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 6 |
| Waterways | 413 | 66 |
Mobility
Glenmaggie sits further from the CBD (214.3 km vs 196.1 km).
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 214.3 km +8% vs other | 196.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 172 min | 150 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3858 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3858 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 (87.1%).
Setting
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 290 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 115 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 185 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,403 mm | 700 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 26.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 4.1°C |
Council rates
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Glenmaggie | Seaton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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