Airly vs Cobains

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, while Cobains suits people living alone.

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

Airly

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cobains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cobains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Airly carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 69/100)
  • Cobains is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Airly and Cobains 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 Cobains
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 Cobains
Walkability 0 / 13
Airly — Walkability: 0/100 Cobains — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 54 / 31
Airly — Safety: 54/100 Cobains — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Airly — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cobains — Low fire risk: 80/100
Low flood risk 25 / 23
Airly — Low flood risk: 25/100 Cobains — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Cobains has more residents (245 vs 160); Airly rents higher ($330/wk vs $240/wk).

Airly Cobains
Population 160 245
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% +5.6%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $96,200/yr
+2% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+27% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Airly Cobains
0-4 5.6% / 6.5%
Airly — 0-4: 5.6% Cobains — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 15.6% / 14.3%
Airly — 5-14: 15.6% Cobains — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.9% / 4.9%
Airly — 15-19: 6.9% Cobains — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 — / 2.4%
Airly — 20-24: not among its largest Cobains — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 8.8% / 10.6%
Airly — 25-34: 8.8% Cobains — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 10.0% / 11.0%
Airly — 35-44: 10.0% Cobains — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 14.4% / 12.2%
Airly — 45-54: 14.4% Cobains — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 19.4% / 16.3%
Airly — 55-64: 19.4% Cobains — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 14.4% / 11.4%
Airly — 65-74: 14.4% Cobains — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 2.5% / 6.9%
Airly — 75-84: 2.5% Cobains — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / —
Airly — 85+: not among its largest Cobains — 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%
Cobains 56.6% couple families
Cobains — Couple Families: 56.6% Cobains — Lone Person: 35.8% Cobains — One Parent Families: 7.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Cobains 8.3% renting
Cobains — Owned Outright: 53.6% Cobains — Mortgage: 38.1% Cobains — Renting: 8.3%
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 Cobains
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.2%
Airly — New Zealand: 2.5% Cobains — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 3.1% / —
Airly — Germany: 3.1% Cobains — Germany: not among its largest
England — / 2.0%
Airly — England: not among its largest Cobains — England: 2.0%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Airly — Philippines: not among its largest Cobains — Philippines: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Airly Cobains
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 15.9%
Airly — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Cobains — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 6.5%
Airly — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Cobains — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.7%
Airly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Cobains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Airly — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cobains — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Airly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cobains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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%
Cobains 100.0% houses
Cobains — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Airly Cobains
Median house price — $605,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Airly Cobains
Rural and farming 97% 89%
Parks and recreation 1% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
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 Cobains
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Airly Cobains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 76% 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 69% of VIC

Liveability

Cobains is more walkable (13 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Cobains carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Cobains carries more crime risk (69 vs 46).

Airly Cobains
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood High
75/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Airly

  • Airly Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cobains

  • Cobains Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Airly Cobains
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Airly Cobains
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 222.9 km 223.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min
same for both
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 Cobains
Car (driver) 55.7% / 72.3%
Airly — Car (driver): 55.7% Cobains — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 19.6%
Airly — Worked from Home: 31.6% Cobains — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Walked Only 8.9% / 8.0%
Airly — Walked Only: 8.9% Cobains — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / —
Airly — Car (passenger): 3.8% Cobains — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Airly Cobains
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.1 km 27.0 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Airly

Rural

Cobains

Rural

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