Seaview vs Yarragon South

Seaview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Yarragon South. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Seaview: a median of $952,000, against $860,000 in Yarragon South. On these figures, Seaview tends to suit families with children, while Yarragon South suits people living alone.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Seaview leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 35%)
  • Yarragon South has cheaper houses ($860,000 vs $952,500)

Weighs house 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

Seaview

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 114 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (123 km vs 128.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Seaview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Yarragon South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs 12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Seaview and Yarragon South 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 Yarragon South
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 Yarragon South
Walkability 0 / 0
Seaview — Walkability: 0/100 Yarragon South — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 69
Seaview — Safety: 89/100 Yarragon South — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 63 / 100
Seaview — Low fire risk: 63/100 Yarragon South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Seaview — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yarragon South — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yarragon South has more residents (204 vs 140); Yarragon South skews older (55 vs 43).

Seaview Yarragon South
Population 140 204
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.0% +24.4%
Median age 43 55
Median household income $86,112/yr
+6% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+1% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seaview Yarragon South
0-4 12.9% / 4.4%
Seaview — 0-4: 12.9% Yarragon South — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 9.3% / 5.4%
Seaview — 5-14: 9.3% Yarragon South — 5-14: 5.4%
15-19 7.9% / 4.9%
Seaview — 15-19: 7.9% Yarragon South — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 2.9% / 6.9%
Seaview — 20-24: 2.9% Yarragon South — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 10.0% / 7.8%
Seaview — 25-34: 10.0% Yarragon South — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 12.9% / 2.5%
Seaview — 35-44: 12.9% Yarragon South — 35-44: 2.5%
45-54 7.9% / 16.7%
Seaview — 45-54: 7.9% Yarragon South — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 11.4% / 19.6%
Seaview — 55-64: 11.4% Yarragon South — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 22.9% / 24.0%
Seaview — 65-74: 22.9% Yarragon South — 65-74: 24.0%
75-84 3.6% / 5.9%
Seaview — 75-84: 3.6% Yarragon South — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Seaview — 85+: not among its largest Yarragon South — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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%
Yarragon South 45.5% couple families
Yarragon South — Couple Families: 45.5% Yarragon South — Lone Person: 39.4% Yarragon South — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Yarragon South 3.8% renting
Yarragon South — Owned Outright: 59.0% Yarragon South — Mortgage: 37.2% Yarragon South — Renting: 3.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Yarragon South
England 2.9% / 3.9%
Seaview — England: 2.9% Yarragon South — England: 3.9%
Italy — / 2.5%
Seaview — Italy: not among its largest Yarragon South — Italy: 2.5%
Canada — / 2.0%
Seaview — Canada: not among its largest Yarragon South — Canada: 2.0%
Scotland — / 1.5%
Seaview — Scotland: not among its largest Yarragon South — Scotland: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Seaview Yarragon South
Bachelor Degree 17.9% / 19.1%
Seaview — Bachelor Degree: 17.9% Yarragon South — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 13.7%
Seaview — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Yarragon South — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 11.3%
Seaview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Yarragon South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.4%
Seaview — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yarragon South — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Seaview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarragon South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seaview 100.0% houses
Seaview — Houses: 100.0%
Yarragon South 103.8% houses
Yarragon South — Houses: 103.8%
Houses

Property market

Seaview Yarragon South
Median house price $952,500 $860,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yarragon South has more rural and farming land (98% vs 67%).

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

Ranking within VIC

Seaview Yarragon South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Seaview carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); Yarragon South carries more crime risk (31 vs 11).

Seaview Yarragon South
Bushfire Low
37/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
31/100
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 Yarragon South
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 Yarragon South
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Yarragon South sits further from the CBD (128.8 km vs 123 km).

Seaview Yarragon South
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 123 km 128.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3821
 1.0%
postcode 3823
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3821
 57
postcode 3823

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 Yarragon South
Car (driver) 72.1% / 48.4%
Seaview — Car (driver): 72.1% Yarragon South — Car (driver): 48.4%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 43.0%
Seaview — Worked from Home: 16.4% Yarragon South — Worked from Home: 43.0%
Car (passenger) 11.5% / —
Seaview — Car (passenger): 11.5% Yarragon South — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train — / 5.4%
Seaview — Train: not among its largest Yarragon South — Train: 5.4%
Walked Only — / 3.2%
Seaview — Walked Only: not among its largest Yarragon South — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Seaview Yarragon South
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 426 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.3 km 46.9 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Seaview Yarragon South
Annual rainfall 1,090 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.1°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C 4.1°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Seaview Yarragon South
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Seaview Yarragon South
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

Yarragon South

Retirees Rural

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