Barwite vs Bridge Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barwite, most households are couple families. In Bridge Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Barwite 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

Bridge Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Barwite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bridge Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Barwite

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 187 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (204 km vs 207.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Barwite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

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

Barwite Bridge Creek
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.

Barwite Bridge Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Barwite — Walkability: 0/100 Bridge Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 88
Barwite — Safety: 86/100 Bridge Creek — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 4 / 4
Barwite — Low fire risk: 4/100 Bridge Creek — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 58 / 82
Barwite — Low flood risk: 58/100 Bridge Creek — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Barwite has more residents (269 vs 117); Barwite rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Barwite Bridge Creek
Population 269
+57% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% +20.6%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $73,216/yr $84,500/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barwite Bridge Creek
0-4 5.2% / 3.4%
Barwite — 0-4: 5.2% Bridge Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 14.5% / 17.9%
Barwite — 5-14: 14.5% Bridge Creek — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 5.6% / 9.4%
Barwite — 15-19: 5.6% Bridge Creek — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 1.9% / 2.6%
Barwite — 20-24: 1.9% Bridge Creek — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 5.6% / 2.6%
Barwite — 25-34: 5.6% Bridge Creek — 25-34: 2.6%
35-44 9.7% / 15.4%
Barwite — 35-44: 9.7% Bridge Creek — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 10.4% / 17.1%
Barwite — 45-54: 10.4% Bridge Creek — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 22.7% / 16.2%
Barwite — 55-64: 22.7% Bridge Creek — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 19.3% / 11.1%
Barwite — 65-74: 19.3% Bridge Creek — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 4.8% / 3.4%
Barwite — 75-84: 4.8% Bridge Creek — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 3.4%
Barwite — 85+: not among its largest Bridge Creek — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barwite 65.5% couple families
Barwite — Couple Families: 65.5% Barwite — Lone Person: 34.5% Barwite — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Bridge Creek 51.6% couple families
Bridge Creek — Couple Families: 51.6% Bridge Creek — Lone Person: 32.3% Bridge Creek — One Parent Families: 16.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barwite 10.4% renting
Barwite — Owned Outright: 60.4% Barwite — Mortgage: 29.2% Barwite — Renting: 10.4%
Bridge Creek 0.0% renting
Bridge Creek — Owned Outright: 47.4% Bridge Creek — Mortgage: 52.6% Bridge Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Barwite Bridge Creek
England 5.2% / 3.4%
Barwite — England: 5.2% Bridge Creek — England: 3.4%
Vietnam 2.2% / —
Barwite — Vietnam: 2.2% Bridge Creek — Vietnam: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Barwite — Netherlands: 1.9% Bridge Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Barwite — New Zealand: 1.5% Bridge Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 1.5% / —
Barwite — Germany: 1.5% Bridge Creek — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Qualifications

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

Barwite Bridge Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 14.5%
Barwite — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Bridge Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 10.3%
Barwite — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Bridge Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 10.3%
Barwite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Bridge Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.4%
Barwite — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Bridge Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Barwite — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Bridge Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barwite 100.0% houses
Barwite — Houses: 100.0%
Bridge Creek 100.0% houses
Bridge Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Barwite Bridge Creek
Median house price $1,162,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Barwite has more rural and farming land (68% vs 44%).

Barwite Bridge Creek
Rural and farming 68% 44%
Parks and recreation 32% 56%
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

Barwite Bridge Creek
New dwellings approved 76
across Mansfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Barwite Bridge Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC

Liveability

Barwite Bridge Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Barwite carries more flood risk (42 vs 18).

Barwite Bridge Creek
Bushfire High
96/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 Low
18/100
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

Barwite Bridge Creek
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

Barwite Bridge Creek
Parks & reserves 1 6
Waterways 88 9

Mobility

Bridge Creek sits further from the CBD (207.7 km vs 204 km).

Barwite Bridge Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 204 km 207.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 174 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3722
 0.6%
postcode 3723
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 3722
 33
postcode 3723

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.

Barwite Bridge Creek
Car (driver) 60.7% / 58.5%
Barwite — Car (driver): 60.7% Bridge Creek — Car (driver): 58.5%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 28.3%
Barwite — Worked from Home: 28.6% Bridge Creek — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 13.2%
Barwite — Car (passenger): 2.7% Bridge Creek — Car (passenger): 13.2%
Walked Only 8.0% / —
Barwite — Walked Only: 8.0% Bridge Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Barwite Bridge Creek
Elevation 442 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 609 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Barwite Bridge Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
130 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Barwite Bridge Creek
Annual rainfall 1,633 mm 865 mm
Summer max (Jan) 17.1°C 27.2°C
Winter min (Jul) -2.1°C 2.0°C

Council rates

Barwite Bridge Creek
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Mansfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Barwite Bridge Creek
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barwite Bridge Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barwite

Rural

Bridge Creek

Rural

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