Arnold vs Newbridge

Arnold is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 58 in Newbridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Arnold, about half of households are people living alone. In Newbridge, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Arnold tends to suit couples, while Newbridge 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

They split

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

  • Arnold is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 40%)
  • Newbridge carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 81/100)

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

Arnold

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Newbridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 131 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (169.9 km vs 182.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Arnold

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs -10.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Arnold Newbridge
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.

Arnold Newbridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Arnold — Walkability: 0/100 Newbridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 58
Arnold — Safety: 19/100 Newbridge — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 33 / 39
Arnold — Low fire risk: 33/100 Newbridge — Low fire risk: 39/100
Low flood risk 13 / 24
Arnold — Low flood risk: 13/100 Newbridge — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Newbridge has more residents (171 vs 56); Newbridge rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk).

Arnold Newbridge
Population 56 171
+205% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.1% -10.9%
Median age 54 58
Median household income $60,632/yr
+11% vs other
 $54,132/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $200/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Arnold Newbridge
0-4 7.1% / 2.9%
Arnold — 0-4: 7.1% Newbridge — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 8.9% / 8.2%
Arnold — 5-14: 8.9% Newbridge — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 8.9% / 3.5%
Arnold — 15-19: 8.9% Newbridge — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 — / 2.3%
Arnold — 20-24: not among its largest Newbridge — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 — / 5.3%
Arnold — 25-34: not among its largest Newbridge — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 16.1% / 8.8%
Arnold — 35-44: 16.1% Newbridge — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 8.9% / 12.9%
Arnold — 45-54: 8.9% Newbridge — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 19.6% / 24.6%
Arnold — 55-64: 19.6% Newbridge — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 12.5% / 18.7%
Arnold — 65-74: 12.5% Newbridge — 65-74: 18.7%
75-84 — / 7.6%
Arnold — 75-84: not among its largest Newbridge — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 16.1% / 4.7%
Arnold — 85+: 16.1% Newbridge — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Arnold 50.0% lone person
Arnold — Lone Person: 50.0% Arnold — Couple Families: 50.0% Arnold — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Newbridge 60.0% lone person
Newbridge — Lone Person: 60.0% Newbridge — Couple Families: 26.0% Newbridge — One Parent Families: 14.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Arnold 0.0% renting
Arnold — Owned Outright: 76.0% Arnold — Mortgage: 24.0% Arnold — Renting: 0.0%
Newbridge 7.2% renting
Newbridge — Owned Outright: 72.5% Newbridge — Mortgage: 20.3% Newbridge — Renting: 7.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Arnold 95.8% houses
Arnold — Houses: 95.8% Arnold — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Newbridge 98.7% houses
Newbridge — Houses: 98.7% Newbridge — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Arnold Newbridge
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 14.6%
Arnold — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Newbridge — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 11.7%
Arnold — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Newbridge — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.4%
Arnold — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Newbridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.1% / 1.8%
Arnold — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.1% Newbridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Arnold — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Newbridge — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Property market

Arnold Newbridge
Median house price — $340,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Arnold Newbridge
Rural and farming 91% 90%
Parks and recreation 8% 9%
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

Arnold Newbridge
New dwellings approved 27
across Loddon
same for both
Approvals change year on year +150%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Arnold Newbridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Arnold Newbridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Arnold carries more crime risk (81 vs 42); Arnold carries more flood risk (87 vs 76).

Arnold Newbridge
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Arnold Newbridge
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Arnold Newbridge
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 6 13

Mobility

Arnold sits further from the CBD (182.8 km vs 169.9 km).

Arnold Newbridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 182.8 km
+7% vs other
 169.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3551
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3551
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.

Arnold Newbridge
Car (driver) 57.7% / 64.9%
Arnold — Car (driver): 57.7% Newbridge — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 19.5%
Arnold — Worked from Home: 26.9% Newbridge — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Walked Only 15.4% / 11.7%
Arnold — Walked Only: 15.4% Newbridge — Walked Only: 11.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Arnold — Car (passenger): not among its largest Newbridge — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Arnold Newbridge
Elevation 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Arnold Newbridge
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Arnold Newbridge
Annual rainfall 510 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Arnold Newbridge
Average residential rate $1,353/yr
same for both
Council Loddon
same for both

Federal electorate

Arnold Newbridge
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Arnold Newbridge
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Arnold

Retirees Rural

Newbridge

Retirees Rural

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