Seymour vs Whiteheads Creek

Seymour is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Whiteheads Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seymour, about half of households are people living alone. In Whiteheads Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Whiteheads Creek: a median of $1.53 million, against $460,000 in Seymour, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Seymour tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Whiteheads Creek 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

Seymour

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • But Whiteheads Creek carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

Seymour

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($460,000 vs $1,530,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Seymour

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Seymour

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 100 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (111.7 km vs 122.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Seymour

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Whiteheads Creek carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 90/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
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.

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Walkability 17 / 0
Seymour — Walkability: 17/100 Whiteheads Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 63
Seymour — Safety: 10/100 Whiteheads Creek — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Seymour — Low fire risk: 100/100 Whiteheads Creek — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 31 / 54
Seymour — Low flood risk: 31/100 Whiteheads Creek — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Seymour has more residents (6,569 vs 347); Whiteheads Creek has higher household incomes ($90,012 vs $60,580).

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Population 6,569
+95% vs other
 347
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -0.3%
Median age 45 53
Median household income $60,580/yr $90,012/yr
+49% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $295/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
0-4 4.3% / 2.3%
Seymour — 0-4: 4.3% Whiteheads Creek — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 10.8% / 9.5%
Seymour — 5-14: 10.8% Whiteheads Creek — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 5.1% / 7.8%
Seymour — 15-19: 5.1% Whiteheads Creek — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 6.8% / 5.8%
Seymour — 20-24: 6.8% Whiteheads Creek — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 12.0% / 4.9%
Seymour — 25-34: 12.0% Whiteheads Creek — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 10.1% / 9.5%
Seymour — 35-44: 10.1% Whiteheads Creek — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 12.3% / 14.4%
Seymour — 45-54: 12.3% Whiteheads Creek — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 14.4% / 23.6%
Seymour — 55-64: 14.4% Whiteheads Creek — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 13.5% / 13.5%
Seymour — 65-74: 13.5% Whiteheads Creek — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 7.2% / 4.9%
Seymour — 75-84: 7.2% Whiteheads Creek — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.3% / 2.6%
Seymour — 85+: 3.3% Whiteheads Creek — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Seymour 45.5% lone person
Seymour — Lone Person: 45.5% Seymour — Couple Families: 26.4% Seymour — One Parent Families: 21.6% Seymour — Group Household: 4.9% Seymour — Other Families: 1.5%
Whiteheads Creek 41.2% lone person
Whiteheads Creek — Lone Person: 41.2% Whiteheads Creek — Couple Families: 52.5% Whiteheads Creek — One Parent Families: 6.2% Whiteheads Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Whiteheads Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Seymour 33.6% renting
Seymour — Owned Outright: 38.2% Seymour — Mortgage: 28.1% Seymour — Renting: 33.6%
Whiteheads Creek 5.6% renting
Whiteheads Creek — Owned Outright: 51.6% Whiteheads Creek — Mortgage: 42.7% Whiteheads Creek — Renting: 5.6%
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.

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
England 1.8% / 2.6%
Seymour — England: 1.8% Whiteheads Creek — England: 2.6%
China 1.8% / 0.9%
Seymour — China: 1.8% Whiteheads Creek — China: 0.9%
Philippines 1.0% / —
Seymour — Philippines: 1.0% Whiteheads Creek — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Seymour — New Zealand: 0.9% Whiteheads Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.7% / —
Seymour — India: 0.7% Whiteheads Creek — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 16.7%
Seymour — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Whiteheads Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 12.7%
Seymour — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Whiteheads Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 9.2%
Seymour — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Whiteheads Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 3.7%
Seymour — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Whiteheads Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.2%
Seymour — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Whiteheads Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seymour 90.1% houses
Seymour — Houses: 90.1% Seymour — Townhouses: 9.0% Seymour — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Whiteheads Creek 98.4% houses
Whiteheads Creek — Houses: 98.4% Whiteheads Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Whiteheads Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Median house price $460,000 $1,530,000
Median unit price $370,000 —
Median land price $256,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 67 days
from 89 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Whiteheads Creek has more rural and farming land (98% vs 62%).

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Rural and farming 62% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 17% 0%
Residential 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 8% 2%
Other and special use 2% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
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

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
New dwellings approved 1,074
across Mitchell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Houses 4.1%
$450/wk on $565K
 —
Units 4.4%
$355/wk on $422K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
House price Higher than 9% of VIC —
Income Higher than 21% of VIC —
Schools Higher than 17% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 82% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 26% of VIC —

Liveability

Seymour is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Grade D —
Score 21/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Whiteheads Creek carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Seymour carries more crime risk (90 vs 37).

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime High
90/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Seymour

  • St Mary's College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Seymour College Government · Combined below peers
  • Seymour College-Seymour College Agricultural Block Government · Combined
  • Seymour College-Special Campus Government · Combined
  • Wodonga Senior Secondary College-Seymour Flexible Learning Centre Government · Secondary

Schools in Whiteheads Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 19 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Whiteheads Creek sits further from the CBD (122.5 km vs 111.7 km).

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 111.7 km 122.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 100 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3660
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3660
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.

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Car (driver) 75.2% / 60.4%
Seymour — Car (driver): 75.2% Whiteheads Creek — Car (driver): 60.4%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 31.2%
Seymour — Worked from Home: 10.2% Whiteheads Creek — Worked from Home: 31.2%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 3.9%
Seymour — Car (passenger): 6.9% Whiteheads Creek — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 6.0% / 4.5%
Seymour — Walked Only: 6.0% Whiteheads Creek — Walked Only: 4.5%
Train 1.0% / —
Seymour — Train: 1.0% Whiteheads Creek — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Connectivity score 71/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
3,850 premises
 0%
172 premises

Climate

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Average residential rate $1,947/yr
same for both
Council Mitchell
same for both

Federal electorate

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Seymour Whiteheads Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Seymour

Acreage Affordable

Whiteheads Creek

Rural

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