Seppings vs Spencer Park

Seppings is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Spencer Park. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Seppings tends to suit couples, while Spencer Park suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Seppings

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • But Spencer Park has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Seppings

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Spencer Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $320/wk)
  • But Seppings leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Spencer Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 30/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (414.2 km vs 416.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Spencer Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 30/100)
  • But Seppings carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Seppings Spencer Park
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.

Seppings Spencer Park
Walkability 30 / 65
Seppings — Walkability: 30/100 Spencer Park — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 47 / 23
Seppings — Safety: 47/100 Spencer Park — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Seppings — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spencer Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Seppings — Low flood risk: 100/100 Spencer Park — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spencer Park has more residents (3,445 vs 177); Seppings has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $55,952).

Seppings Spencer Park
Population 177 3,445
+1846% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +0.8%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $80,132/yr
+30% vs other
 $55,952/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+9% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seppings Spencer Park
0-4 — / 4.7%
Seppings — 0-4: not among its largest Spencer Park — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 17.5% / 11.2%
Seppings — 5-14: 17.5% Spencer Park — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 8.5% / 6.1%
Seppings — 15-19: 8.5% Spencer Park — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 1.7% / 4.5%
Seppings — 20-24: 1.7% Spencer Park — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 6.8% / 11.0%
Seppings — 25-34: 6.8% Spencer Park — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 13.0% / 9.3%
Seppings — 35-44: 13.0% Spencer Park — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 23.2% / 10.9%
Seppings — 45-54: 23.2% Spencer Park — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 9.0% / 13.3%
Seppings — 55-64: 9.0% Spencer Park — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 8.5% / 13.0%
Seppings — 65-74: 8.5% Spencer Park — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 1.7% / 9.9%
Seppings — 75-84: 1.7% Spencer Park — 75-84: 9.9%
85+ 2.3% / 6.2%
Seppings — 85+: 2.3% Spencer Park — 85+: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Seppings 45.0% lone person
Seppings — Lone Person: 45.0% Seppings — Couple Families: 47.5% Seppings — One Parent Families: 7.5% Seppings — Group Household: 0.0% Seppings — Other Families: 0.0%
Spencer Park 53.9% lone person
Spencer Park — Lone Person: 53.9% Spencer Park — Couple Families: 24.0% Spencer Park — One Parent Families: 18.3% Spencer Park — Group Household: 2.5% Spencer Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Seppings 24.2% renting
Seppings — Owned Outright: 25.8% Seppings — Mortgage: 50.0% Seppings — Renting: 24.2%
Spencer Park 39.7% renting
Spencer Park — Owned Outright: 32.6% Spencer Park — Mortgage: 27.7% Spencer Park — Renting: 39.7%
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.

Seppings Spencer Park
England 2.8% / 7.6%
Seppings — England: 2.8% Spencer Park — England: 7.6%
New Zealand 4.5% / 2.1%
Seppings — New Zealand: 4.5% Spencer Park — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 4.0% / 0.9%
Seppings — South Africa: 4.0% Spencer Park — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines — / 1.9%
Seppings — Philippines: not among its largest Spencer Park — Philippines: 1.9%
Germany — / 0.8%
Seppings — Germany: not among its largest Spencer Park — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Seppings Spencer Park
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 16.3%
Seppings — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Spencer Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 9.0%
Seppings — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Spencer Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.4%
Seppings — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Spencer Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 1.3%
Seppings — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Spencer Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.8%
Seppings — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Spencer Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seppings 100.0% houses
Seppings — Houses: 100.0% Seppings — Townhouses: 0.0% Seppings — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Spencer Park 86.0% houses
Spencer Park — Houses: 86.0% Spencer Park — Townhouses: 12.3% Spencer Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Seppings Spencer Park
Median house price — $700,000
Median unit price — $469,000
Median land price — $248,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 30 sales

Development activity

Seppings Spencer Park
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Seppings Spencer Park
Houses — 4.9%
$690/wk on $738K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Seppings Spencer Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 13% of WA
Schools — Higher than 26% of WA
Walkability Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 88% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of WA

Liveability

Spencer Park is more walkable (65 vs 30).

Seppings Spencer Park
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Spencer Park carries more crime risk (77 vs 53).

Seppings Spencer Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
77/100
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 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Seppings Spencer Park
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Seppings

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Spencer Park

  • Spencer Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's College Catholic · Combined below peers
  • Spencer Park Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Seppings Spencer Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Seppings sits further from the CBD (416.9 km vs 414.2 km).

Seppings Spencer Park
Walkability score 30/100 65/100
Distance to Perth 416.9 km 414.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 295 min 292 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 6330
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.

Seppings Spencer Park
Car (driver) 84.9% / 83.2%
Seppings — Car (driver): 84.9% Spencer Park — Car (driver): 83.2%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 7.9%
Seppings — Car (passenger): 6.8% Spencer Park — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 3.6%
Seppings — Worked from Home: 8.2% Spencer Park — Worked from Home: 3.6%
Walked Only — / 3.7%
Seppings — Walked Only: not among its largest Spencer Park — Walked Only: 3.7%
Bus — / 0.9%
Seppings — Bus: not among its largest Spencer Park — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Seppings Spencer Park
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 658 m
1.1 km to a named beach
 2.2 km
2.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Seppings Spencer Park
Connectivity score 81/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
80 premises
 33%
1,844 premises

Climate

Seppings Spencer Park
Annual rainfall 859 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Seppings Spencer Park
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Seppings Spencer Park
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Seppings Spencer Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Seppings

Beach Coastal River

Spencer Park

Coastal Large Blocks Retirees

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