Junction Hill vs Seelands

Junction Hill 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 $575,000 in Junction Hill. On these figures, Junction Hill tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 54/100)

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

First-home buyers

Junction Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($575,000 vs $920,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Junction Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Junction Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 6/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (617.2 km vs 620.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Junction Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
  • But Seelands carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Junction Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -10.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Junction Hill 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.

Junction Hill 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.

Junction Hill Seelands
Walkability 29 / 6
Junction Hill — Walkability: 29/100 Seelands — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 46 / 73
Junction Hill — Safety: 46/100 Seelands — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Junction Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seelands — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Junction Hill has more residents (1,547 vs 376); Seelands skews older (53 vs 47).

Junction Hill Seelands
Population 1,547
+76% vs other
 376
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% -10.5%
Median age 47 53
Median household income $69,680/yr $76,336/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+3% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Junction Hill Seelands
0-4 6.5% / 2.4%
Junction Hill — 0-4: 6.5% Seelands — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 12.1% / 8.5%
Junction Hill — 5-14: 12.1% Seelands — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 4.7% / 8.5%
Junction Hill — 15-19: 4.7% Seelands — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 3.9% / 3.7%
Junction Hill — 20-24: 3.9% Seelands — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 11.5% / 9.6%
Junction Hill — 25-34: 11.5% Seelands — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 8.4% / 7.4%
Junction Hill — 35-44: 8.4% Seelands — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 10.9% / 14.1%
Junction Hill — 45-54: 10.9% Seelands — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 13.1% / 23.4%
Junction Hill — 55-64: 13.1% Seelands — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 17.0% / 16.0%
Junction Hill — 65-74: 17.0% Seelands — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 9.1% / 7.7%
Junction Hill — 75-84: 9.1% Seelands — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 3.5% / 0.8%
Junction Hill — 85+: 3.5% Seelands — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Junction Hill 41.8% couple families
Junction Hill — Couple Families: 41.8% Junction Hill — Lone Person: 33.0% Junction Hill — One Parent Families: 17.4% Junction Hill — Group Household: 5.1% Junction Hill — Other Families: 2.7%
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% Seelands — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Junction Hill 19.4% renting
Junction Hill — Owned Outright: 50.3% Junction Hill — Mortgage: 30.3% Junction Hill — Renting: 19.4%
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.

Junction Hill Seelands
England 1.7% / 2.7%
Junction Hill — England: 1.7% Seelands — England: 2.7%
Germany 0.3% / 2.1%
Junction Hill — Germany: 0.3% Seelands — Germany: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.5% / 1.1%
Junction Hill — New Zealand: 0.5% Seelands — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines 0.3% / —
Junction Hill — Philippines: 0.3% Seelands — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.3% / —
Junction Hill — Netherlands: 0.3% Seelands — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Junction Hill Seelands
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 21.3%
Junction Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Seelands — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.8%
Junction Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Seelands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.9%
Junction Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Seelands — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.4%
Junction Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Seelands — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.6%
Junction Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% 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.

Junction Hill 94.2% houses
Junction Hill — Houses: 94.2% Junction Hill — Townhouses: 3.8% Junction Hill — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Seelands 100.8% houses
Seelands — Houses: 100.8% Seelands — Townhouses: 0.0% Seelands — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Junction Hill Seelands
Median house price $575,000 $920,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $330,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Seelands has more rural and farming land (84% vs 64%); Seelands has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 3%).

Junction Hill Seelands
Rural and farming 64% 84%
Residential 25% 3%
Environmental 3% 13%
Parks and recreation 6% 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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Junction Hill Seelands
Houses 3.8%
$600/wk on $830K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Junction Hill Seelands
House price Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Income Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 61% of NSW —

Liveability

Junction Hill is more walkable (29 vs 6).

Junction Hill Seelands
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Seelands carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Junction Hill carries more crime risk (54 vs 27).

Junction Hill Seelands
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Junction Hill 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

Junction Hill Seelands
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Seelands sits further from the CBD (620.6 km vs 617.2 km).

Junction Hill Seelands
Walkability score 29/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 617.2 km 620.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 410 min
same for both
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.

Junction Hill Seelands
Car (driver) 85.6% / 79.3%
Junction Hill — Car (driver): 85.6% Seelands — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 16.6%
Junction Hill — Worked from Home: 9.2% Seelands — Worked from Home: 16.6%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.1%
Junction Hill — Car (passenger): 4.4% Seelands — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Junction Hill — Walked Only: 0.8% Seelands — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.6%).

Setting

Junction Hill Seelands
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.0 km 40.4 km

NBN connectivity

Junction Hill Seelands
Connectivity score 66/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
773 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

Junction Hill 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Junction Hill

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees

Seelands

Rural

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