Moana vs Seaford Rise

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moana: a median of $1.02 million, against $851,000 in Seaford Rise. On these figures, Seaford Rise tends to suit 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

Moana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

Seaford Rise

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($620,000 vs $916,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($850,762 vs $1,023,500)
  • But Moana has cheaper land ($787,500 vs $946,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Moana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs 0.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moana Seaford Rise
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.

Moana Seaford Rise
Walkability 37 / 36
Moana — Walkability: 37/100 Seaford Rise — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 49 / 37
Moana — Safety: 49/100 Seaford Rise — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moana — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seaford Rise — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 41 / 56
Moana — Low flood risk: 41/100 Seaford Rise — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Seaford Rise has more residents (6,105 vs 3,316).

Moana Seaford Rise
Population 3,316 6,105
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.7% +0.1%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $84,812/yr
+8% vs other
 $77,688/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+4% vs other
 $318/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moana Seaford Rise
0-4 5.9% / 5.8%
Moana — 0-4: 5.9% Seaford Rise — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.8% / 15.3%
Moana — 5-14: 12.8% Seaford Rise — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 5.6% / 6.5%
Moana — 15-19: 5.6% Seaford Rise — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.6% / 5.4%
Moana — 20-24: 5.6% Seaford Rise — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 12.0% / 10.4%
Moana — 25-34: 12.0% Seaford Rise — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 12.7% / 14.2%
Moana — 35-44: 12.7% Seaford Rise — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 13.6% / 13.7%
Moana — 45-54: 13.6% Seaford Rise — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 15.3% / 12.2%
Moana — 55-64: 15.3% Seaford Rise — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 11.5% / 9.3%
Moana — 65-74: 11.5% Seaford Rise — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.1% / 5.5%
Moana — 75-84: 4.1% Seaford Rise — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.1% / 1.6%
Moana — 85+: 1.1% Seaford Rise — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moana 45.6% couple families
Moana — Couple Families: 45.6% Moana — Lone Person: 32.8% Moana — One Parent Families: 17.9% Moana — Group Household: 2.7% Moana — Other Families: 0.9%
Seaford Rise 46.6% couple families
Seaford Rise — Couple Families: 46.6% Seaford Rise — Lone Person: 31.5% Seaford Rise — One Parent Families: 18.0% Seaford Rise — Group Household: 2.5% Seaford Rise — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moana 18.2% renting
Moana — Owned Outright: 32.0% Moana — Mortgage: 49.8% Moana — Renting: 18.2%
Seaford Rise 25.2% renting
Seaford Rise — Owned Outright: 26.8% Seaford Rise — Mortgage: 48.0% Seaford Rise — Renting: 25.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moana Seaford Rise
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 19.3%
Moana — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Seaford Rise — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 7.6%
Moana — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Seaford Rise — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.0%
Moana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Seaford Rise — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.4%
Moana — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Seaford Rise — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.3%
Moana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Seaford Rise — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Moana Seaford Rise
England 13.8% / 13.9%
Moana — England: 13.8% Seaford Rise — England: 13.9%
Scotland 1.6% / 2.0%
Moana — Scotland: 1.6% Seaford Rise — Scotland: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.0%
Moana — New Zealand: 0.9% Seaford Rise — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa 0.6% / 1.0%
Moana — South Africa: 0.6% Seaford Rise — South Africa: 1.0%
Germany 0.7% / 0.6%
Moana — Germany: 0.7% Seaford Rise — Germany: 0.6%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.7%
Moana — Philippines: 0.6% Seaford Rise — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moana 88.6% houses
Moana — Houses: 88.6% Moana — Flats / Apartments: 11.4%
Seaford Rise 93.8% houses
Seaford Rise — Houses: 93.8% Seaford Rise — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moana Seaford Rise
Median house price $1,023,500 $850,762
Median unit price $916,000 $620,000
Median land price $787,500 $946,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 24 sales
 19 days
from 44 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Moana Seaford Rise
3 bed $955K / $772K
Moana — 3 bed: $955K (26 sales) Seaford Rise — 3 bed: $772K (44 sales)

26 vs 44 sales

4 bed $1.17M / $941K
Moana — 4 bed: $1.17M (25 sales) Seaford Rise — 4 bed: $941K (28 sales)

25 vs 28 sales

5 bed $1.22M / $990K
Moana — 5 bed: $1.22M (6 sales) Seaford Rise — 5 bed: $990K (7 sales)

6 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Moana has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 0%).

Moana Seaford Rise
Residential 60% 96%
Environmental 27% 0%
Other and special use 8% 4%
Commercial 5% 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

Moana Seaford Rise
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
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.

Moana Seaford Rise
Houses 3.9%
$700/wk on $930K
 3.9%
$650/wk on $874K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Moana Seaford Rise
House price Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 26% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 74% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 47% of SA

Liveability

Moana scores higher overall (50 vs 44).

Moana Seaford Rise
Grade B C
Score 50/100 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Moana carries more flood risk (59 vs 44); Seaford Rise carries more crime risk (63 vs 51).

Moana Seaford Rise
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Moana Seaford Rise
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Moana

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

Schools in Seaford Rise

  • Seaford Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moana Seaford Rise
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 0 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0

Mobility

Moana Seaford Rise
Walkability score 37/100 36/100
Distance to Adelaide 37.5 km 37.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 43.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 99.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5169
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 5169
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.

Moana Seaford Rise
Car (driver) 80.2% / 77.6%
Moana — Car (driver): 80.2% Seaford Rise — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 10.7%
Moana — Worked from Home: 10.8% Seaford Rise — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.7%
Moana — Car (passenger): 4.5% Seaford Rise — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 2.6% / 4.7%
Moana — Train: 2.6% Seaford Rise — Train: 4.7%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.1%
Moana — Walked Only: 0.7% Seaford Rise — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus 0.7% / 0.7%
Moana — Bus: 0.7% Seaford Rise — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Moana Seaford Rise
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 311 m
807 m to a named beach
 1.3 km
1.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Moana Seaford Rise
Connectivity score 100/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,731 premises
 97%
2,426 premises

Climate

Moana Seaford Rise
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moana Seaford Rise
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Moana Seaford Rise
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Moana Seaford Rise
Division Kingston
same for both
Member Amanda Rishworth
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moana Seaford Rise
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moana

Beach Coastal Large Blocks Outer

Seaford Rise

Coastal Outer

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