Moving to Seddon VIC 3011
What the official numbers say about living in Seddon — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Budget around $1,100,000 for a median house or $494,500 for a unit (based on 2024 sales). Sale prices moved up about 51% between 2014 and 2024.
Renting? The census median is $460 a week, against a median household income of $2,471 a week.
About 60% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% rented, and the most common dwelling type is the house.
Who you'll be living with
Seddon grew 6% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (4,851 → 5,143 people).
Around 67% of households are families, averaging 2.4 people per home.
Largest overseas birthplaces: Vietnam, England, New Zealand; most spoken languages besides English: Vietnamese, Greek, Macedonian.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Seddon sits in the country’s more advantaged bracket (decile 10 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (32% of workers), while 56% work from home.
Nearest train station: Middle Footscray, 400 m north.
Nearest tram stop: Stop 64: Footscray Station, 1000 m north-east.
Nearest bus interchange: Yarraville Railway Station/Birmingham St, 1.1 km south.
Nearest ferry wharf: Fishermans Bend, 2.7 km south.
Nearest airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 9 km north.
The Melbourne CBD is roughly 6 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 52 schools · 198 cafes & restaurants · 22 supermarkets · 103 parks — see them all on the Seddon profile.
What's actually nearby
Schools: Footscray High School Pilgrim Campus 550 m · Footscray City Primary School 700 m · St Augustine's Primary School 850 m · Footscray High School Barkly Campus 900 m · Footscray Primary School 950 m · Yarraville West Primary School 1.1 km · St John's Primary School 1.3 km · St Monica's Primary School 1.5 km
Groceries: The Happy Apple 50 m · Foodworks 50 m · Ecopact Groceries 750 m · Coles 750 m · Famous Halal Quality 900 m · KFL Supermarkets 950 m · Western Halal Meat 1 km · Salaam Namasthe 1 km
Parks and reserves: Bristow Reserve 300 m · Footscray Trugo Club Reserve 350 m · Seddon Reserve 500 m · Mappin Reserve 600 m · Manallack Reserve 700 m · Cuming Reserve 800 m · Bellairs Reserve 800 m · Birmingham Street Park 850 m
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around Seddon, most often seen first: Common Myna · Silver Gull · Eurasian Coot · Little Raven · Spotted Turtle-dove · Red Wattlebird.
How the neighbours compare
The suburbs nearest to Seddon, side by side.
| Suburb | People | Median house | Advantage | Canopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seddon here | 5,143 | $1,100,000 | 10/10 | 5% |
| Footscray | 17,131 | $960,000 | 8/10 | 4% |
| Kingsville | 3,920 | $1,122,500 | 10/10 | 9% |
| Yarraville | 15,636 | $1,146,500 | 10/10 | 9% |
| West Footscray | 11,729 | $927,500 | 9/10 | 8% |
| Spotswood | 2,820 | $1,125,000 | 10/10 | 7% |
| Maidstone | 9,389 | $850,500 | 7/10 | 8% |
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Maribyrnong — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of Fraser — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 3011 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full Seddon profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
A house in Seddon has a median sale price of $1,100,000 (2024 sales), and a unit $494,500. Renters pay a median $460 a week, and about 40% of homes here are rented.
The population grew 6% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 4,851 people to 5,143. It sits about 6 km from the Melbourne CBD in a straight line, and Middle Footscray station is roughly 0.4 km away. Local government is Maribyrnong council, and the federal seat is Fraser.
Weighing up alternatives?
Side-by-side: Seddon vs Kingsville · Seddon vs West Footscray.
Nearby guides: Footscray · Kingsville · Yarraville · West Footscray · Spotswood · Maidstone.
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