Seville vs Wandin East
Seville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in Wandin East. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Seville tends to suit families with children.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Seville has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
- Wandin East carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 48/100)
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
Wandin East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($316/wk vs $369/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wandin East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wandin East
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 48/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Seville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.6% vs -5.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Seville and Wandin East 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
Seville has more residents (2,559 vs 408); Wandin East skews older (49 vs 37).
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,559 +84% vs other | 408 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.6% | -5.3% |
| Median age | 37 | 49 |
| Median household income | $111,488/yr | $117,000/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $369/wk +14% vs other | $316/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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 (5.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $897,820 | — |
| Median unit price | $835,000 | — |
| Median land price | $585,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 35 days from 13 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 98% |
| Residential | 6% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 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
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 416 across Yarra Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -57% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $750/wk on $1.1M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 59% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 84% of VIC | Higher than 89% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 56% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 38% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Wandin East is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Seville carries more crime risk (48 vs 23).
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 99/100 | High 100/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Flood | Low 30/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Seville
- Seville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Wandin East
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 6 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 54.6 km | 54.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 59 min | 60 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3139 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 3139 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 (71.0%).
Setting
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 197 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.8 km | 39.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 45% 1,060 premises | 0% 187 premises |
Climate
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 777 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.3°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,161/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yarra Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Casey same for both | |
| Member | Aaron Violi same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Seville | Wandin East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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