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Seaham NSW 2324

554 addresses · 32 streets

Lyne Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Seaham · 141 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Seaham is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,011 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,312 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,011Population
41Median age
$2,312Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaham - Woodville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Seaham itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 17.9 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 38.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Seaham

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Seaham NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202038.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 68.8%

Population by age in Seaham
Population by age, Seaham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-448
5-14152
15-1984
20-2472
25-3488
35-4494
45-54158
55-64176
65-7498
75-8432
85+6
Dwelling types in Seaham
Dwelling types, Seaham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House322
Townhouse0
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Seaham
Households by weekly income, Seaham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49978
$1,500-2,99990
$3,000+106
Top ancestries in Seaham
Top ancestries, Seaham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian468
English468
Scottish128
Irish117
Aboriginal41
Other37
Housing tenure in Seaham
Housing tenure, Seaham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned136
Mortgage168
Rented24
Other3
Cars per household in Seaham
Cars per household, Seaham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
144
2138
364
4+75
Commute to work in Seaham
Commute to work, Seaham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car314
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home106
Top countries of birth in Seaham
Top countries of birth, Seaham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England17
New Zealand13
Scotland8
Philippines5
United States3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,073 bird observations recorded near Seaham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Seaham

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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