Haliday Bay vs Seaforth

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Haliday Bay, most households are people living alone. In Seaforth, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Haliday Bay: a median of $700,000, against $630,000 in Seaforth, though rent is higher in Seaforth.

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

Seaforth

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Seaforth

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($262,500 vs $492,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (37% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper houses ($630,000 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Haliday Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Seaforth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 84/100)

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

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

Haliday Bay Seaforth
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.

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Walkability 0 / 0
Haliday Bay — Walkability: 0/100 Seaforth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 26
Haliday Bay — Safety: 16/100 Seaforth — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 31 / 65
Haliday Bay — Low fire risk: 31/100 Seaforth — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Seaforth has more residents (800 vs 172); Seaforth rents higher ($290/wk vs $230/wk).

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Population 172 800
+365% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +1.4%
Median age 55 56
Median household income $56,836/yr $56,576/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk $290/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Haliday Bay Seaforth
0-4 2.3% / 4.0%
Haliday Bay — 0-4: 2.3% Seaforth — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 4.1% / 9.8%
Haliday Bay — 5-14: 4.1% Seaforth — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 5.8% / 3.1%
Haliday Bay — 15-19: 5.8% Seaforth — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 — / 3.5%
Haliday Bay — 20-24: not among its largest Seaforth — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 5.2% / 6.4%
Haliday Bay — 25-34: 5.2% Seaforth — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 12.2% / 11.1%
Haliday Bay — 35-44: 12.2% Seaforth — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 16.9% / 11.8%
Haliday Bay — 45-54: 16.9% Seaforth — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 25.0% / 21.5%
Haliday Bay — 55-64: 25.0% Seaforth — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 15.7% / 17.6%
Haliday Bay — 65-74: 15.7% Seaforth — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 9.9% / 10.6%
Haliday Bay — 75-84: 9.9% Seaforth — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / 2.2%
Haliday Bay — 85+: not among its largest Seaforth — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Haliday Bay 57.8% lone person
Haliday Bay — Lone Person: 57.8% Haliday Bay — Couple Families: 28.9% Haliday Bay — One Parent Families: 13.3% Haliday Bay — Group Household: 0.0%
Seaforth 53.6% lone person
Seaforth — Lone Person: 53.6% Seaforth — Couple Families: 32.2% Seaforth — One Parent Families: 7.7% Seaforth — Group Household: 6.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Haliday Bay 12.5% renting
Haliday Bay — Owned Outright: 51.6% Haliday Bay — Mortgage: 35.9% Haliday Bay — Renting: 12.5%
Seaforth 12.9% renting
Seaforth — Owned Outright: 54.8% Seaforth — Mortgage: 32.3% Seaforth — Renting: 12.9%
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.

Haliday Bay Seaforth
England 5.2% / 1.6%
Haliday Bay — England: 5.2% Seaforth — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.8%
Haliday Bay — New Zealand: 2.3% Seaforth — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Haliday Bay — Philippines: not among its largest Seaforth — Philippines: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.5%
Haliday Bay — Germany: not among its largest Seaforth — Germany: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Haliday Bay — Scotland: not among its largest Seaforth — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Qualifications

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

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Certificate III & IV 24.4% / 22.2%
Haliday Bay — Certificate III & IV: 24.4% Seaforth — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.9%
Haliday Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Seaforth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 3.0%
Haliday Bay — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Seaforth — Bachelor Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.1%
Haliday Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Seaforth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Haliday Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Seaforth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Haliday Bay 100.0% houses
Haliday Bay — Houses: 100.0% Haliday Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Seaforth 97.2% houses
Seaforth — Houses: 97.2% Seaforth — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Median house price $700,000 $630,000
Median unit price $205,000 —
Median land price $492,500 $262,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 4 sales
 43 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Haliday Bay Seaforth
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Haliday Bay Seaforth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD

Liveability

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Haliday Bay carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 35); Haliday Bay carries more crime risk (84 vs 74).

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Low
35/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
24/100
 Moderate
67/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Haliday Bay

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

Schools in Seaforth

  • Seaforth State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Parks & reserves 1 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 1
same for both
Waterways 0 18

Mobility

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1009.5 km 1009.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 693 min 695 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.1%
postcode 4741
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 70
postcode 4741

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.

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Car (driver) 94.3% / 84.9%
Haliday Bay — Car (driver): 94.3% Seaforth — Car (driver): 84.9%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.0%
Haliday Bay — Car (passenger): 5.7% Seaforth — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Worked from Home — / 4.6%
Haliday Bay — Worked from Home: not among its largest Seaforth — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Bus — / 4.1%
Haliday Bay — Bus: not among its largest Seaforth — Bus: 4.1%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Haliday Bay — Walked Only: not among its largest Seaforth — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.3%).

Setting

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 718 m
1.5 km to a named beach
 3.5 km

NBN connectivity

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Connectivity score 30/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
163 premises
 42%
572 premises

Climate

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Annual rainfall 1,633 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Haliday Bay Seaforth
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Haliday Bay

Coastal Retirees

Seaforth

Affordable Retirees Rural

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