Seaspray vs Stradbroke
Comparing Seaspray and Stradbroke, VIC: Stradbroke carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 12); Seaspray has more residents (373 vs 187); and Seaspray sits further from the CBD (235.8 km vs 229.1 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
Stradbroke
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 84/100)
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
Seaspray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stradbroke
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 171 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (229.1 km vs 235.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stradbroke
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Seaspray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.8% vs 8.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Seaspray and Stradbroke 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
Seaspray has more residents (373 vs 187); Stradbroke rents higher ($320/wk vs $220/wk).
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 373 +50% vs other | 187 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.8% | +8.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 51 |
| Median household income | $56,732/yr | $73,632/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $320/wk +45% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $492,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $277,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 196 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 89% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 10% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 1% |
| 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
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 15% of VIC | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 26% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of VIC | Higher than 14% of VIC |
Liveability
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Stradbroke carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 12); Seaspray carries more crime risk (84 vs 57).
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 60/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 57/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Seaspray
- Seaspray Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Stradbroke
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 6 |
Mobility
Seaspray sits further from the CBD (235.8 km vs 229.1 km).
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 235.8 km +3% vs other | 229.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 171 min | 164 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3851 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 3851 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 (78.1%).
Setting
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.4 km | 17.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 68 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 546 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Seaspray | Stradbroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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