Side by sideSuburb comparison

Seacombe Heights vs Darlington.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Darlington edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Darlington scores higher on walkability (4/100 vs 22/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Seacombe Heights skews owner-occupied (85%), Darlington runs more rental-dense (68% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

Seacombe Heights has a heavier family-household mix (80% vs 65%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

Common questionsSeacombe Heights vs Darlington

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Seacombe Heights or Darlington?

Darlington scores 22/100 on walkability vs 4/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Seacombe Heights
Metric
Darlington

Price & Market

$1,050,000
Median house
$274,320
Median unit
-19.5%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$650/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$560/wk
$330/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$425/wk
85.0%
Owner occupied
68.0%
13.0%
Renter occupied
28.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

4
Walk score
22
0
Transit score
0
100
Bike score
100
1,549
Population
1,275
40
Median age
39

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
1065
Avg ICSEA
1065

Climate

448 mm
Annual rainfall
448 mm
27.9°C
Mean max (Jan)
27.9°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).