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Suburb profile ·Hobsons Bay LGA · VIC ·3018

Seaholme VIC 3018

Seaholme is in Hobsons Bay LGA, VIC, postcode 3018, with population 2,067.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$1.3M
-9.7% YoY
2014 → 2024 · 11 periods
ABS + state medians
$1.4M
$670K
2014 2024
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.3M
House median, latest period
9.7%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$580/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.3%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
2,067
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,767
92 added 12mo · 13MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$785/wk (-$40,820/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
11.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,200/mo, while renters pay about $2,513/mo — renting runs $313/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.30M
Household income · yr
$112K
Median rent · wk
$580
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,200
Gross yield
2.3%

Household income

$112K household · yr+35.5% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$142K
Household
$112K

Growth outlook · Hobsons Bay LGA

Dwellings
+23.7%
39,340 → 48,660
+9,320 dwellings
Population
+16.7%
92,270 → 107,720
Households
+19%
36,750 → 43,730

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1105
Students298
Government1
  • Seaholme Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
7,870
8,123 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,123
Total incidents7,870· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault54842%
  • Sexual Offences15111%
  • Robbery524%
  • Break And Enter56743%

Full data detail

Seaholme VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Hobsons Bay local government area, Seaholme is a compact suburb (postcode 3018). The area has roughly 2,067 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $112K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Median house prices in Seaholme stand at $1.3 million, having declined steeply by 9.7% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,200.

Seaholme is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1105, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hobsons Bay LGA is higher than average at 8,123 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.3% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($1.3M/$875K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 11.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -9.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.3% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$875K Above Median
Affordability11.7x Stretched
Price Momentum-9.7% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,200
Rent · wk(Census)$451
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$580
Gross yield1.8%
Price / income11.7x
Population growth · Hobsons Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)97,031
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.8%
20012025
Development · Hobsons Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)674
Houses144
Units530
YoY change+0%
Employment · Hobsons Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.5%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3018ATO
Negatively geared933 (11% of filers)
Avg rental loss$10,055/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,608
Reported capital gains1,018
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,067
Median age43
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$2,145
Personal income · wk$935
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops3
Seaholme Station
Seaholme Station/Millers Rd
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Seaholme carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2024 · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 5 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Seaholme FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Seaholme in?

    Seaholme is in the Hobsons Bay Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3018. Council-level context for Hobsons Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Seaholme?

    The current median house price in Seaholme, VIC is $1.3M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Seaholme?

    The median weekly rent in Seaholme is $580/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Seaholme?

    Rent context available: Seaholme has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Seaholme a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Seaholme show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Seaholme?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Seaholme data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.