Seaview vs Cloverlea

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seaview, about half of households are couple families. In Cloverlea, most households are couple families. On these figures, Seaview tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Cloverlea suits 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Cloverlea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cloverlea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (117.5 km vs 123 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Seaview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Seaview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs -7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Seaview Cloverlea
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.

Seaview Cloverlea
Walkability 0 / 0
Seaview — Walkability: 0/100 Cloverlea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 85
Seaview — Safety: 89/100 Cloverlea — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 63 / 58
Seaview — Low fire risk: 63/100 Cloverlea — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 100 / 53
Seaview — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cloverlea — Low flood risk: 53/100

Demographics

Seaview rents higher ($350/wk vs $235/wk); Cloverlea has more residents (178 vs 140).

Seaview Cloverlea
Population 140 178
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.0% -7.3%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $86,112/yr $94,692/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+33% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seaview Cloverlea
0-4 12.9% / 5.1%
Seaview — 0-4: 12.9% Cloverlea — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.3% / 11.2%
Seaview — 5-14: 9.3% Cloverlea — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 7.9% / 3.4%
Seaview — 15-19: 7.9% Cloverlea — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 2.9% / 5.6%
Seaview — 20-24: 2.9% Cloverlea — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 10.0% / 15.7%
Seaview — 25-34: 10.0% Cloverlea — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 12.9% / 10.7%
Seaview — 35-44: 12.9% Cloverlea — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 7.9% / 11.2%
Seaview — 45-54: 7.9% Cloverlea — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 11.4% / 22.5%
Seaview — 55-64: 11.4% Cloverlea — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 22.9% / 11.2%
Seaview — 65-74: 22.9% Cloverlea — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 3.6% / 6.7%
Seaview — 75-84: 3.6% Cloverlea — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / —
Seaview — 85+: not among its largest Cloverlea — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Seaview Cloverlea
England 2.9% / 3.4%
Seaview — England: 2.9% Cloverlea — England: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Seaview 52.8% couple families
Seaview — Couple Families: 52.8% Seaview — Lone Person: 27.8% Seaview — One Parent Families: 19.4%
Cloverlea 66.7% couple families
Cloverlea — Couple Families: 66.7% Cloverlea — Lone Person: 33.3% Cloverlea — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seaview 100.0% houses
Seaview — Houses: 100.0% Seaview — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cloverlea 93.9% houses
Cloverlea — Houses: 93.9% Cloverlea — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Seaview Cloverlea
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 21.3%
Seaview — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Cloverlea — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 17.9% / 2.8%
Seaview — Bachelor Degree: 17.9% Cloverlea — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 12.4%
Seaview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Cloverlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 5.1%
Seaview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cloverlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Seaview 6.7% renting
Seaview — Owned Outright: 55.6% Seaview — Mortgage: 37.8% Seaview — Renting: 6.7%
Cloverlea 9.1% renting
Cloverlea — Owned Outright: 56.4% Cloverlea — Mortgage: 34.5% Cloverlea — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Seaview Cloverlea
Median house price $952,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cloverlea has more rural and farming land (99% vs 67%).

Seaview Cloverlea
Rural and farming 67% 99%
Parks and recreation 33% 1%
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

Seaview Cloverlea
New dwellings approved 619
across Baw Baw
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Seaview Cloverlea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC

Liveability

Seaview Cloverlea
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cloverlea carries more flood risk (47 vs 0).

Seaview Cloverlea
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
15/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
47/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Seaview Cloverlea
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

Seaview Cloverlea
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Seaview sits further from the CBD (123 km vs 117.5 km).

Seaview Cloverlea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 123 km
+4% vs other
 117.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3821
 0.3%
postcode 3822
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3821
 54
postcode 3822

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.

Seaview Cloverlea
Car (driver) 72.1% / 75.5%
Seaview — Car (driver): 72.1% Cloverlea — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 24.5%
Seaview — Worked from Home: 16.4% Cloverlea — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Car (passenger) 11.5% / —
Seaview — Car (passenger): 11.5% Cloverlea — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Seaview Cloverlea
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.3 km 40.6 km

NBN connectivity

Seaview Cloverlea
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
69 premises

Climate

Seaview Cloverlea
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Seaview Cloverlea
Average residential rate $2,138/yr
same for both
Council Baw Baw
same for both

Federal electorate

Seaview Cloverlea
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Seaview Cloverlea
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Seaview

Family Professionals Retirees Rural Young Families

Cloverlea

Rural

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