Seaview vs Tetoora Road
Seaview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Tetoora Road. 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 Tetoora Road, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Seaview tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Tetoora Road 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
Seaview
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Seaview
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tetoora Road
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tetoora Road
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 (119 km vs 123 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Seaview
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 82/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tetoora Road
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.9% vs 12.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Seaview and Tetoora Road 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
Seaview rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk); Seaview has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $55,224).
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 140 +34% vs other | 93 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.0% | +40.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 49 |
| Median household income | $86,112/yr +36% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +43% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (22.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $952,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Tetoora Road has more rural and farming land (98% vs 67%).
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 67% | 98% |
| Parks and recreation | 33% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 619 across Baw Baw same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of VIC | Higher than 13% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 52% of VIC |
Liveability
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Seaview carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); Tetoora Road carries more crime risk (82 vs 11).
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | High 82/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Seaview sits further from the CBD (123 km vs 119 km).
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 123 km +3% vs other | 119 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 98 min | 90 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3821 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3821 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 (72.1%).
Setting
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 359 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 237 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 36.3 km | 30.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,138/yr same for both | |
| Council | Baw Baw same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Monash same for both | |
| Member | Mary Aldred same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Seaview | Tetoora Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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