Bellbridge vs Bethanga

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bellbridge tends to suit 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

Bethanga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 53/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Bethanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bethanga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $308/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bellbridge

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 234 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (341.5 km vs 351.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bellbridge

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 19%)
  • But Bethanga carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Bellbridge Bethanga
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.

Bellbridge Bethanga
Walkability 10 / 0
Bellbridge — Walkability: 10/100 Bethanga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 82
Bellbridge — Safety: 47/100 Bethanga — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Bellbridge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bethanga — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 4 / 17
Bellbridge — Low flood risk: 4/100 Bethanga — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Bethanga has higher household incomes ($95,680 vs $73,476); Bellbridge rents higher ($308/wk vs $260/wk).

Bellbridge Bethanga
Population 393 485
+23% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +3.0%
Median age 50
same for both
Median household income $73,476/yr $95,680/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $308/wk
+16% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellbridge Bethanga
0-4 5.6% / 3.9%
Bellbridge — 0-4: 5.6% Bethanga — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 11.7% / 11.8%
Bellbridge — 5-14: 11.7% Bethanga — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 4.8% / 4.5%
Bellbridge — 15-19: 4.8% Bethanga — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 2.8% / 1.6%
Bellbridge — 20-24: 2.8% Bethanga — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 5.9% / 7.8%
Bellbridge — 25-34: 5.9% Bethanga — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 13.2% / 12.4%
Bellbridge — 35-44: 13.2% Bethanga — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.7% / 16.5%
Bellbridge — 45-54: 11.7% Bethanga — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 20.6% / 22.3%
Bellbridge — 55-64: 20.6% Bethanga — 55-64: 22.3%
65-74 18.6% / 12.6%
Bellbridge — 65-74: 18.6% Bethanga — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 6.6% / 4.1%
Bellbridge — 75-84: 6.6% Bethanga — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.3% / 1.9%
Bellbridge — 85+: 1.3% Bethanga — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellbridge 49.0% couple families
Bellbridge — Couple Families: 49.0% Bellbridge — Lone Person: 37.8% Bellbridge — One Parent Families: 9.2% Bellbridge — Group Household: 4.1%
Bethanga 53.9% couple families
Bethanga — Couple Families: 53.9% Bethanga — Lone Person: 28.7% Bethanga — One Parent Families: 14.8% Bethanga — Group Household: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellbridge 13.8% renting
Bellbridge — Owned Outright: 43.4% Bellbridge — Mortgage: 42.8% Bellbridge — Renting: 13.8%
Bethanga 9.8% renting
Bethanga — Owned Outright: 41.3% Bethanga — Mortgage: 48.9% Bethanga — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellbridge Bethanga
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 19.4%
Bellbridge — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Bethanga — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 10.7%
Bellbridge — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Bethanga — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.4% / 10.7%
Bellbridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4% Bethanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 4.3%
Bellbridge — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Bethanga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.7%
Bellbridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bethanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

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

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.

Bellbridge Bethanga
England 2.8% / 3.9%
Bellbridge — England: 2.8% Bethanga — England: 3.9%
Germany 1.3% / 1.9%
Bellbridge — Germany: 1.3% Bethanga — Germany: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.0%
Bellbridge — New Zealand: 1.3% Bethanga — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Bellbridge — South Africa: 1.5% Bethanga — South Africa: not among its largest
China 1.3% / —
Bellbridge — China: 1.3% Bethanga — China: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.8%
Bellbridge — Scotland: not among its largest Bethanga — Scotland: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Bellbridge — Netherlands: not among its largest Bethanga — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellbridge 94.7% houses
Bellbridge — Houses: 94.7% Bellbridge — Townhouses: 3.3% Bellbridge — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Bethanga 98.9% houses
Bethanga — Houses: 98.9% Bethanga — Townhouses: 0.0% Bethanga — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bellbridge Bethanga
Median house price $714,840 $722,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Bethanga has more rural and farming land (73% vs 1%).

Bellbridge Bethanga
Rural and farming 1% 73%
Infrastructure and transport 57% 23%
Residential 39% 1%
Environmental 8% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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

Bellbridge Bethanga
New dwellings approved 19
across Towong
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bellbridge Bethanga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Bellbridge is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bellbridge Bethanga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bethanga carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Bellbridge carries more crime risk (53 vs 18).

Bellbridge Bethanga
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
18/100
Flood High
96/100
 High
83/100
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

Bellbridge Bethanga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bellbridge

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

Schools in Bethanga

  • Bethanga Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bellbridge Bethanga
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Bethanga sits further from the CBD (351.4 km vs 341.5 km).

Bellbridge Bethanga
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 341.5 km 351.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 222 min 234 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3691
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 3691
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.

Bellbridge Bethanga
Car (driver) 78.1% / 67.3%
Bellbridge — Car (driver): 78.1% Bethanga — Car (driver): 67.3%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 24.7%
Bellbridge — Worked from Home: 13.5% Bethanga — Worked from Home: 24.7%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 5.8%
Bellbridge — Car (passenger): 6.5% Bethanga — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.2%
Bellbridge — Walked Only: 1.9% Bethanga — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.1%).

Setting

Bellbridge Bethanga
Elevation 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bellbridge Bethanga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
187 premises
 0%
222 premises

Climate

Bellbridge Bethanga
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Bellbridge Bethanga
Average residential rate $1,875/yr
same for both
Council Towong
same for both

Federal electorate

Bellbridge Bethanga
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellbridge Bethanga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellbridge

Acreage Retirees

Bethanga

Rural

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