NSW · Port Stephens Council
East Seaham, NSW, 2324
Desirability index
#328 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
East Seaham is a small locality in the Port Stephens area, home to around 353 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,689 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-12%), roughly 7617.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $578 (flats $498, houses $610), 10 public transport stops within the suburb, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 353
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,250
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 14 of 121
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 66.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 3 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $498
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $610
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $578
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 194
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 2,689
- Against the person
- 834
- Against property
- 910
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7,617.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 67.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -11.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions384
- Domestic Violence Related Assault228
- Fraud159
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment331
- Malicious Damage To Property237
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
10 public transport stops in this suburb
- 445 East Seaham Rd
- 535 Italia Rd
- 655 East Seaham Rd
- East Seaham Rd At Italia Rd
- East Seaham Rd At Newline Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
18 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure448A EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Additional Information Requested
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)810 ITALIA ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
2025· 3 proposals
May 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Supporting Development448A EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation606 ITALIA ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure367 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
2024· 2 proposals
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure448 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development4 KILLALOE LANE EAST SEAHAM 2324Withdrawn
2023· 1 proposal
December 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool587 ITALIA ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
2022· 2 proposals
March 2022
- Shed616 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
January 2022
- Shed616 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
2021· 7 proposals
December 2021
- Shed668 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
- Shed1042 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
November 2021
- Dwelling514 ITALIA ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
August 2021
- Shed616 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Withdrawn
July 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces580 ITALIA ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
April 2021
- Shed248 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
January 2021
- Farm buildings582 ITALIA ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
2020· 1 proposal
July 2020
- Shed343 ITALIA ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 29.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #328 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 445 East Seaham Rdtransport
- 535 Italia Rdtransport
- 655 East Seaham Rdtransport
- East Seaham Rd At Italia Rdtransport
- East Seaham Rd At Newline Rdtransport
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Supporting Developmentplanning448A EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Lodged 08 May 2025 · Determined
- Dwellingplanning514 ITALIA ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Lodged 12 Nov 2021 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structureplanning367 EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Lodged 30 Apr 2025 · Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Developmentplanning4 KILLALOE LANE EAST SEAHAM 2324Lodged 25 Jun 2024 · Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning448A EAST SEAHAM ROAD EAST SEAHAM 2324Lodged 29 May 2026 · Additional Information Requested
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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