Northwood vs Seymour

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Northwood, about half of households are couple families. In Seymour, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Northwood tends to suit couples, while Seymour 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

Seymour

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • But Northwood carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Seymour

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)
  • But Northwood leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Seymour

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 92 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (111.7 km vs 116.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Seymour

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • But Northwood carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 90/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Northwood Seymour
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.

Northwood Seymour
Walkability 0 / 17
Northwood — Walkability: 0/100 Seymour — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 81 / 10
Northwood — Safety: 81/100 Seymour — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 72 / 100
Northwood — Low fire risk: 72/100 Seymour — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 31
Northwood — Low flood risk: 16/100 Seymour — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Seymour has more residents (6,569 vs 203); Northwood has higher household incomes ($98,540 vs $60,580).

Northwood Seymour
Population 203 6,569
+3136% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% +3.8%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $98,540/yr
+39% vs other
 $60,580/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+11% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Northwood Seymour
0-4 3.0% / 4.3%
Northwood — 0-4: 3.0% Seymour — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.8% / 10.8%
Northwood — 5-14: 11.8% Seymour — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 6.9% / 5.1%
Northwood — 15-19: 6.9% Seymour — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.9% / 6.8%
Northwood — 20-24: 6.9% Seymour — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 13.8% / 12.0%
Northwood — 25-34: 13.8% Seymour — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 12.3% / 10.1%
Northwood — 35-44: 12.3% Seymour — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 12.3% / 12.3%
Northwood — 45-54: 12.3% Seymour — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 16.7% / 14.4%
Northwood — 55-64: 16.7% Seymour — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 11.8% / 13.5%
Northwood — 65-74: 11.8% Seymour — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 4.4% / 7.2%
Northwood — 75-84: 4.4% Seymour — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.0% / 3.3%
Northwood — 85+: 2.0% Seymour — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Northwood 48.9% couple families
Northwood — Couple Families: 48.9% Northwood — Lone Person: 24.4% Northwood — One Parent Families: 26.7% Northwood — Group Household: 0.0% Northwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Seymour 26.4% couple families
Seymour — Couple Families: 26.4% Seymour — Lone Person: 45.5% Seymour — One Parent Families: 21.6% Seymour — Group Household: 4.9% Seymour — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Northwood 5.0% renting
Northwood — Owned Outright: 45.0% Northwood — Mortgage: 50.0% Northwood — Renting: 5.0%
Seymour 33.6% renting
Seymour — Owned Outright: 38.2% Seymour — Mortgage: 28.1% Seymour — Renting: 33.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Northwood Seymour
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 16.3%
Northwood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Seymour — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 6.3%
Northwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Seymour — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.6%
Northwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Seymour — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Northwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Seymour — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Northwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Seymour — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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.

Northwood Seymour
New Zealand 4.4% / 0.9%
Northwood — New Zealand: 4.4% Seymour — New Zealand: 0.9%
England 3.4% / 1.8%
Northwood — England: 3.4% Seymour — England: 1.8%
South Africa 2.0% / —
Northwood — South Africa: 2.0% Seymour — South Africa: not among its largest
China — / 1.8%
Northwood — China: not among its largest Seymour — China: 1.8%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Northwood — Philippines: not among its largest Seymour — Philippines: 1.0%
India — / 0.7%
Northwood — India: not among its largest Seymour — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Northwood 98.5% houses
Northwood — Houses: 98.5% Northwood — Townhouses: 0.0% Northwood — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Seymour 90.1% houses
Seymour — Houses: 90.1% Seymour — Townhouses: 9.0% Seymour — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Northwood Seymour
Median house price — $460,000
Median unit price — $370,000
Median land price — $256,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 67 days
from 89 sales

Zoning mix

Northwood has more rural and farming land (96% vs 62%).

Northwood Seymour
Rural and farming 96% 62%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 17%
Residential 0% 9%
Parks and recreation 4% 8%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Industrial 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

Northwood Seymour
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Northwood Seymour
Houses — 4.1%
$450/wk on $565K
Units — 4.4%
$355/wk on $422K

Ranking within VIC

Northwood Seymour
House price — Higher than 9% of VIC
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 17% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 82% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Seymour is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Northwood Seymour
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Northwood carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Seymour carries more crime risk (90 vs 19).

Northwood Seymour
Bushfire Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
19/100
 High
90/100
Flood High
84/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Northwood Seymour
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Northwood

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

Schools in Seymour

  • St Mary's College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Seymour College Government · Combined below peers
  • Seymour College-Seymour College Agricultural Block Government · Combined
  • Seymour College-Special Campus Government · Combined
  • Wodonga Senior Secondary College-Seymour Flexible Learning Centre Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Northwood Seymour
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 2 19
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Northwood sits further from the CBD (116.9 km vs 111.7 km).

Northwood Seymour
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Melbourne 116.9 km
+4% vs other
 111.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3660
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3660
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.

Northwood Seymour
Car (driver) 74.2% / 75.2%
Northwood — Car (driver): 74.2% Seymour — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 10.2%
Northwood — Worked from Home: 15.7% Seymour — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Walked Only 5.6% / 6.0%
Northwood — Walked Only: 5.6% Seymour — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 6.9%
Northwood — Car (passenger): 4.5% Seymour — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Train — / 1.0%
Northwood — Train: not among its largest Seymour — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Northwood Seymour
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Northwood Seymour
Connectivity score 28/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 50%
3,850 premises

Climate

Northwood Seymour
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Northwood Seymour
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Northwood Seymour
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Northwood Seymour
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Northwood

Rural

Seymour

Acreage Affordable

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