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 +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, 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 moderate at 7,982 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/$850K), 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.