Old Noarlunga vs Seaford Rise

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seaford Rise, about half of households are couple families. Old Noarlunga is closer to the city centre: 33.5 km, against 37.3 km.

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

Seaford Rise

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Old Noarlunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($737,500 vs $946,000)

Weighs house 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

Old Noarlunga

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 36/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (35 min vs 40 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.5 km vs 37.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Old Noarlunga is more walkable (44/100 vs 36/100)
  • Seaford Rise carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Old Noarlunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs 0.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Old Noarlunga 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.

Old Noarlunga 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.

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Walkability 44 / 36
Old Noarlunga — Walkability: 44/100 Seaford Rise — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 13 / 37
Old Noarlunga — Safety: 13/100 Seaford Rise — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 46 / 100
Old Noarlunga — Low fire risk: 46/100 Seaford Rise — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 56
Old Noarlunga — Low flood risk: 29/100 Seaford Rise — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Seaford Rise has more residents (6,105 vs 1,531); Old Noarlunga skews older (41 vs 39).

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Population 1,531 6,105
+299% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +0.1%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $77,220/yr $77,688/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk $318/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
0-4 4.6% / 5.8%
Old Noarlunga — 0-4: 4.6% Seaford Rise — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 13.1% / 15.3%
Old Noarlunga — 5-14: 13.1% Seaford Rise — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 5.5% / 6.5%
Old Noarlunga — 15-19: 5.5% Seaford Rise — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.5% / 5.4%
Old Noarlunga — 20-24: 6.5% Seaford Rise — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 13.1% / 10.4%
Old Noarlunga — 25-34: 13.1% Seaford Rise — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 12.2% / 14.2%
Old Noarlunga — 35-44: 12.2% Seaford Rise — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 13.3% / 13.7%
Old Noarlunga — 45-54: 13.3% Seaford Rise — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 13.5% / 12.2%
Old Noarlunga — 55-64: 13.5% Seaford Rise — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 11.0% / 9.3%
Old Noarlunga — 65-74: 11.0% Seaford Rise — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.4% / 5.5%
Old Noarlunga — 75-84: 5.4% Seaford Rise — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.5% / 1.6%
Old Noarlunga — 85+: 1.5% Seaford Rise — 85+: 1.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Old Noarlunga 43.6% couple families
Old Noarlunga — Couple Families: 43.6% Old Noarlunga — Lone Person: 33.9% Old Noarlunga — One Parent Families: 17.9% Old Noarlunga — Group Household: 3.1% Old Noarlunga — Other Families: 1.5%
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.

Old Noarlunga 18.5% renting
Old Noarlunga — Owned Outright: 32.3% Old Noarlunga — Mortgage: 49.2% Old Noarlunga — Renting: 18.5%
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.

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 19.3%
Old Noarlunga — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Seaford Rise — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.0%
Old Noarlunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Seaford Rise — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.6%
Old Noarlunga — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Seaford Rise — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.4%
Old Noarlunga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Seaford Rise — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.3%
Old Noarlunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Seaford Rise — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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.

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
England 10.8% / 13.9%
Old Noarlunga — England: 10.8% Seaford Rise — England: 13.9%
Scotland 1.0% / 2.0%
Old Noarlunga — Scotland: 1.0% Seaford Rise — Scotland: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.0%
Old Noarlunga — New Zealand: 1.9% Seaford Rise — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany 0.7% / 0.6%
Old Noarlunga — Germany: 0.7% Seaford Rise — Germany: 0.6%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Old Noarlunga — South Africa: not among its largest Seaford Rise — South Africa: 1.0%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.7%
Old Noarlunga — Philippines: 0.3% Seaford Rise — Philippines: 0.7%
India 0.5% / —
Old Noarlunga — India: 0.5% Seaford Rise — India: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Old Noarlunga 94.1% houses
Old Noarlunga — Houses: 94.1% Old Noarlunga — Flats / Apartments: 5.4% Old Noarlunga — Townhouses: 0.5%
Seaford Rise 93.8% houses
Seaford Rise — Houses: 93.8% Seaford Rise — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Seaford Rise — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Median house price $835,000 $850,762
Median unit price — $620,000
Median land price $737,500 $946,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 13 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.

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
3 bed $828K / $772K
Old Noarlunga — 3 bed: $828K (23 sales) Seaford Rise — 3 bed: $772K (44 sales)

23 vs 44 sales

4 bed $960K / $941K
Old Noarlunga — 4 bed: $960K (7 sales) Seaford Rise — 4 bed: $941K (28 sales)

7 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Old Noarlunga has more land zoned for conservation (51% vs 0%); Old Noarlunga has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Residential 28% 96%
Environmental 51% 0%
Industrial 13% 0%
Rural and farming 6% 0%
Other and special use 0% 4%
Commercial 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

Old Noarlunga 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.

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Houses 4.0%
$660/wk on $864K
 3.9%
$650/wk on $874K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
House price Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 26% of SA
Income Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 47% of SA

Liveability

Seaford Rise scores higher overall (44 vs 19); Old Noarlunga is more walkable (44 vs 36).

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Grade D C
Score 19/100 44/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Old Noarlunga carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Old Noarlunga carries more flood risk (71 vs 44).

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
87/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood High
71/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Old Noarlunga

  • Old Noarlunga Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Seaford Rise

  • Seaford Rise Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Seaford Rise sits further from the CBD (37.3 km vs 33.5 km).

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Walkability score 44/100 36/100
Distance to Adelaide 33.5 km 37.3 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 40 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 36.0
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 1.0%
postcode 5168
 0.9%
postcode 5169
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5168
 73
postcode 5169

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.

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Car (driver) 80.6% / 77.6%
Old Noarlunga — Car (driver): 80.6% Seaford Rise — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 10.7%
Old Noarlunga — Worked from Home: 9.3% Seaford Rise — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.7%
Old Noarlunga — Car (passenger): 4.4% Seaford Rise — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 3.6% / 4.7%
Old Noarlunga — Train: 3.6% Seaford Rise — Train: 4.7%
Walked Only 1.6% / 1.1%
Old Noarlunga — Walked Only: 1.6% Seaford Rise — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Old Noarlunga Seaford Rise
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km
4.7 km to a named beach
 1.3 km
1.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Old Noarlunga 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Old Noarlunga

Acreage Outer Quiet

Seaford Rise

Coastal Outer

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