Airly vs Clydebank

Clydebank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Airly. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Airly tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Airly is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 66%)
  • Clydebank carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 46/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Airly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Clydebank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Airly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 169 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222.9 km vs 231 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Airly has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
  • Clydebank carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 46/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Clydebank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs 9.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Airly and Clydebank drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Airly Clydebank
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Airly Clydebank
Walkability 0 / 0
Airly — Walkability: 0/100 Clydebank — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 65
Airly — Safety: 54/100 Clydebank — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
Airly — Low fire risk: 100/100 Clydebank — Low fire risk: 72/100
Low flood risk 25 / 3
Airly — Low flood risk: 25/100 Clydebank — Low flood risk: 3/100

Demographics

Airly rents higher ($330/wk vs $255/wk); Airly skews older (44 vs 37).

Airly Clydebank
Population 160
+17% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% +24.3%
Median age 44 37
Median household income $96,200/yr
+7% vs other
 $89,336/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+23% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Airly Clydebank
0-4 5.6% / 3.0%
Airly — 0-4: 5.6% Clydebank — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 15.6% / 18.8%
Airly — 5-14: 15.6% Clydebank — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 6.9% / 9.8%
Airly — 15-19: 6.9% Clydebank — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 — / 8.3%
Airly — 20-24: not among its largest Clydebank — 20-24: 8.3%
25-34 8.8% / 6.0%
Airly — 25-34: 8.8% Clydebank — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 10.0% / 13.5%
Airly — 35-44: 10.0% Clydebank — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 14.4% / 15.8%
Airly — 45-54: 14.4% Clydebank — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 19.4% / 15.8%
Airly — 55-64: 19.4% Clydebank — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 14.4% / 6.8%
Airly — 65-74: 14.4% Clydebank — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 2.5% / 3.0%
Airly — 75-84: 2.5% Clydebank — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ — / —
Airly — 85+: not among its largest Clydebank — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Airly 75.9% couple families
Airly — Couple Families: 75.9% Airly — Lone Person: 13.8% Airly — One Parent Families: 10.3% Airly — Group Household: 0.0%
Clydebank 56.2% couple families
Clydebank — Couple Families: 56.2% Clydebank — Lone Person: 18.8% Clydebank — One Parent Families: 9.4% Clydebank — Group Household: 15.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Airly 8.5% renting
Airly — Owned Outright: 48.9% Airly — Mortgage: 42.6% Airly — Renting: 8.5%
Clydebank 15.2% renting
Clydebank — Owned Outright: 27.3% Clydebank — Mortgage: 57.6% Clydebank — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Airly Clydebank
Philippines — / 8.3%
Airly — Philippines: not among its largest Clydebank — Philippines: 8.3%
Germany 3.1% / —
Airly — Germany: 3.1% Clydebank — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.5% / —
Airly — New Zealand: 2.5% Clydebank — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 2.3%
Airly — England: not among its largest Clydebank — England: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Airly Clydebank
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 13.5%
Airly — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Clydebank — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 6.8%
Airly — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Clydebank — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.3%
Airly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Clydebank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.8%
Airly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Clydebank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Airly — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Clydebank — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Airly 100.0% houses
Airly — Houses: 100.0% Airly — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clydebank 90.2% houses
Clydebank — Houses: 90.2% Clydebank — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Airly has more rural and farming land (97% vs 72%).

Airly Clydebank
Rural and farming 97% 72%
Parks and recreation 1% 28%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Airly Clydebank
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Airly Clydebank
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Airly Clydebank
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Clydebank carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Airly carries more crime risk (46 vs 35).

Airly Clydebank
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
35/100
Flood High
75/100
 High
97/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Airly Clydebank
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Airly

  • Airly Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Clydebank

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Airly Clydebank
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Clydebank sits further from the CBD (231 km vs 222.9 km).

Airly Clydebank
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 222.9 km 231 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Airly Clydebank
Car (driver) 55.7% / 62.3%
Airly — Car (driver): 55.7% Clydebank — Car (driver): 62.3%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 24.6%
Airly — Worked from Home: 31.6% Clydebank — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Walked Only 8.9% / 6.6%
Airly — Walked Only: 8.9% Clydebank — Walked Only: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 6.6%
Airly — Car (passenger): 3.8% Clydebank — Car (passenger): 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Airly Clydebank
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.1 km 26.1 km

NBN connectivity

Airly Clydebank
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Airly Clydebank
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Airly Clydebank
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Airly Clydebank
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Airly Clydebank
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Airly

Rural

Clydebank

Rural

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