Mountain View vs Seelands
Mountain View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 53 in Seelands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mountain View, most households are couple families. In Seelands, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mountain View tends to suit families with children and couples, while Seelands suits people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mountain View is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 62%)
- Seelands carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Seelands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
Weighs house 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
Seelands
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (410 min vs 418 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (620.6 km vs 623.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Seelands
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 50/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mountain View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.8% vs -10.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mountain View 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.
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
Seelands has more residents (376 vs 208); Seelands skews older (53 vs 39).
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 208 | 376 +81% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.8% | -10.5% |
| Median age | 39 | 53 |
| Median household income | $72,748/yr | $76,336/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk | $340/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
Property market
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $895,000 | $920,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 84% |
| Environmental | 6% | 13% |
| Residential | 2% | 3% |
| Parks and recreation | 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
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mountain View carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 14); Mountain View carries more crime risk (50 vs 27).
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | 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 | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mountain View | 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
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Mountain View sits further from the CBD (623.7 km vs 620.6 km).
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 623.7 km | 620.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 410 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.0%).
Setting
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.1 km | 40.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 94 premises | 0% 169 premises |
Climate
| Mountain View | 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
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mountain View | Seelands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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