Longford vs Seaspray

Longford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Seaspray. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Longford, most households are couple families. In Seaspray, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Longford: a median of $820,000, against $492,000 in Seaspray, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Longford tends to suit families with children and couples, while Seaspray suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Longford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Seaspray

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($277,500 vs $552,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($492,500 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Longford leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • Seaspray has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $274/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Longford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (222 km vs 235.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 171 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Longford carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 84/100)
  • Seaspray has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Seaspray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.8% vs -0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Longford 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.

Longford Seaspray
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.

Longford Seaspray
Walkability 0 / 0
Longford — Walkability: 0/100 Seaspray — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 16
Longford — Safety: 67/100 Seaspray — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 49 / 88
Longford — Low fire risk: 49/100 Seaspray — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 45 / 40
Longford — Low flood risk: 45/100 Seaspray — Low flood risk: 40/100

Demographics

Longford has more residents (1,489 vs 373); Longford has higher household incomes ($105,248 vs $56,732).

Longford Seaspray
Population 1,489
+75% vs other
 373
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% +15.8%
Median age 40 52
Median household income $105,248/yr
+46% vs other
 $56,732/yr
Median weekly rent $274/wk
+20% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Longford Seaspray
0-4 6.9% / 4.3%
Longford — 0-4: 6.9% Seaspray — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 15.0% / 7.8%
Longford — 5-14: 15.0% Seaspray — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 8.4% / 6.4%
Longford — 15-19: 8.4% Seaspray — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.0% / 2.7%
Longford — 20-24: 3.0% Seaspray — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 8.2% / 6.4%
Longford — 25-34: 8.2% Seaspray — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 13.7% / 11.3%
Longford — 35-44: 13.7% Seaspray — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 15.4% / 12.9%
Longford — 45-54: 15.4% Seaspray — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 13.6% / 20.4%
Longford — 55-64: 13.6% Seaspray — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 12.1% / 20.4%
Longford — 65-74: 12.1% Seaspray — 65-74: 20.4%
75-84 3.2% / 7.0%
Longford — 75-84: 3.2% Seaspray — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 0.9% / —
Longford — 85+: 0.9% Seaspray — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Longford 66.7% couple families
Longford — Couple Families: 66.7% Longford — Lone Person: 20.3% Longford — One Parent Families: 10.8% Longford — Group Household: 2.2%
Seaspray 29.5% couple families
Seaspray — Couple Families: 29.5% Seaspray — Lone Person: 51.8% Seaspray — One Parent Families: 16.1% Seaspray — Group Household: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Longford 4.8% renting
Longford — Owned Outright: 40.9% Longford — Mortgage: 54.3% Longford — Renting: 4.8%
Seaspray 13.7% renting
Seaspray — Owned Outright: 57.5% Seaspray — Mortgage: 28.8% Seaspray — Renting: 13.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Longford Seaspray
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 22.8%
Longford — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Seaspray — Certificate III & IV: 22.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 7.8%
Longford — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Seaspray — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.2%
Longford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Seaspray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.7%
Longford — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Seaspray — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.6%
Longford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Seaspray — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

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.

Longford Seaspray
England 3.8% / 2.7%
Longford — England: 3.8% Seaspray — England: 2.7%
Netherlands 0.5% / 3.5%
Longford — Netherlands: 0.5% Seaspray — Netherlands: 3.5%
New Zealand 0.8% / 2.4%
Longford — New Zealand: 0.8% Seaspray — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines — / 2.9%
Longford — Philippines: not among its largest Seaspray — Philippines: 2.9%
Thailand 0.5% / —
Longford — Thailand: 0.5% Seaspray — Thailand: not among its largest
Canada 0.5% / —
Longford — Canada: 0.5% Seaspray — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Longford 100.0% houses
Longford — Houses: 100.0%
Seaspray 101.9% houses
Seaspray — Houses: 101.9%
Houses

Property market

Longford Seaspray
Median house price $820,000 $492,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $552,000 $277,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 15 sales
 196 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Seaspray has more rural and farming land (92% vs 78%).

Longford Seaspray
Rural and farming 78% 92%
Parks and recreation 16% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
Industrial 2% 0%
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

Longford Seaspray
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Longford Seaspray
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC

Liveability

Longford Seaspray
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Longford carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 12); Seaspray carries more crime risk (84 vs 33).

Longford Seaspray
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
33/100
 High
84/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
60/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Longford Seaspray
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Longford

  • Longford Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Seaspray

  • Seaspray Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Longford Seaspray
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Seaspray sits further from the CBD (235.8 km vs 222 km).

Longford Seaspray
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 222 km 235.8 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 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.

Longford Seaspray
Car (driver) 79.4% / 78.1%
Longford — Car (driver): 79.4% Seaspray — Car (driver): 78.1%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 18.4%
Longford — Worked from Home: 13.1% Seaspray — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Walked Only 1.9% / 3.5%
Longford — Walked Only: 1.9% Seaspray — Walked Only: 3.5%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Longford — Car (passenger): 4.6% Seaspray — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.5% / —
Longford — Bus: 0.5% Seaspray — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Longford Seaspray
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.8 km 5.4 km

NBN connectivity

Longford Seaspray
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
564 premises
 0%
68 premises

Climate

Longford 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

Longford Seaspray
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Longford Seaspray
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Longford Seaspray
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Longford

Rural

Seaspray

Affordable Retirees Rural

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