Seahampton vs Stockrington
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stockrington, most households are couple families. On these figures, Stockrington tends to suit people living alone and couples.
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
Seahampton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Seahampton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Seahampton has cheaper rent ($403/wk vs $520/wk)
- Stockrington has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Seahampton
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 126 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (142.8 km vs 152.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Seahampton
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stockrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.6% vs -3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Seahampton and Stockrington 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
Seahampton has more residents (292 vs 92); Stockrington rents higher ($520/wk vs $403/wk).
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 292 +68% vs other | 92 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.6% | +13.6% |
| Median age | 37 same for both | |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $101,816/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $403/wk | $520/wk +29% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
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 (29.8%).
Property market
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $760,000 | $740,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Stockrington has more rural and farming land (13% vs 0%).
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 87% | 86% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 13% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 10% | 2% |
| Residential | 2% | 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
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,212 across Lake Macquarie | 719 across Cessnock |
| Approvals change year on year | +2% | -31% |
Ranking within NSW
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
Liveability
Seahampton is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Stockrington carries more crime risk (86 vs 60).
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 10 |
Mobility
Stockrington sits further from the CBD (152.9 km vs 142.8 km).
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 142.8 km | 152.9 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 106 min | 126 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2286 | 0.7% postcode 2322 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2286 | 64 postcode 2322 |
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 (82.1%).
Setting
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.6 km | 17.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 40% 115 premises | 0% 14 premises |
Climate
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,025 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 16.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.53 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,708/yr | $1,405/yr |
| Council | Lake Macquarie | Cessnock |
Federal electorate
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter | Paterson |
| Member | Dan Repacholi | Meryl Swanson |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Seahampton | Stockrington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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