Bridge Creek vs Tolmie

Bridge Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Tolmie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bridge Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bridge Creek tends to suit families with children, while Tolmie 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

Bridge Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Tolmie

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 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bridge Creek sits closer to the CBD (207.7 km vs 217.5 km)
  • Tolmie is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tolmie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • But Bridge Creek carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 36/100)

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

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

Bridge Creek Tolmie
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.

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Walkability 0 / 13
Bridge Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Tolmie — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 88 / 64
Bridge Creek — Safety: 88/100 Tolmie — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 4 / 5
Bridge Creek — Low fire risk: 4/100 Tolmie — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 82 / 100
Bridge Creek — Low flood risk: 82/100 Tolmie — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tolmie has more residents (547 vs 117); Tolmie rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Population 117 547
+368% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.6% +22.4%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $84,500/yr
+17% vs other
 $70,356/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $300/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bridge Creek Tolmie
0-4 3.4% / 3.7%
Bridge Creek — 0-4: 3.4% Tolmie — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 17.9% / 12.2%
Bridge Creek — 5-14: 17.9% Tolmie — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 9.4% / 4.0%
Bridge Creek — 15-19: 9.4% Tolmie — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 2.6% / 1.3%
Bridge Creek — 20-24: 2.6% Tolmie — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 2.6% / 6.8%
Bridge Creek — 25-34: 2.6% Tolmie — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 15.4% / 9.3%
Bridge Creek — 35-44: 15.4% Tolmie — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 17.1% / 17.0%
Bridge Creek — 45-54: 17.1% Tolmie — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 16.2% / 21.6%
Bridge Creek — 55-64: 16.2% Tolmie — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 11.1% / 20.1%
Bridge Creek — 65-74: 11.1% Tolmie — 65-74: 20.1%
75-84 3.4% / 4.9%
Bridge Creek — 75-84: 3.4% Tolmie — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.4% / —
Bridge Creek — 85+: 3.4% Tolmie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% Bridge Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Tolmie 43.9% couple families
Tolmie — Couple Families: 43.9% Tolmie — Lone Person: 40.4% Tolmie — One Parent Families: 13.2% Tolmie — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bridge Creek 0.0% renting
Bridge Creek — Owned Outright: 47.4% Bridge Creek — Mortgage: 52.6% Bridge Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Tolmie 6.7% renting
Tolmie — Owned Outright: 48.6% Tolmie — Mortgage: 44.8% Tolmie — Renting: 6.7%
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.

Bridge Creek Tolmie
England 3.4% / 6.4%
Bridge Creek — England: 3.4% Tolmie — England: 6.4%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Bridge Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Tolmie — New Zealand: 1.1%
Germany — / 0.9%
Bridge Creek — Germany: not among its largest Tolmie — Germany: 0.9%
Italy — / 0.5%
Bridge Creek — Italy: not among its largest Tolmie — Italy: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 18.1%
Bridge Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Tolmie — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 11.7%
Bridge Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Tolmie — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 8.8%
Bridge Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Tolmie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 4.0%
Bridge Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Tolmie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Bridge Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tolmie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bridge Creek 100.0% houses
Bridge Creek — Houses: 100.0% Bridge Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tolmie 98.1% houses
Tolmie — Houses: 98.1% Tolmie — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Median house price — $790,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $810,000

Zoning mix

Bridge Creek has more rural and farming land (44% vs 29%).

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Parks and recreation 56% 69%
Rural and farming 44% 29%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Bridge Creek Tolmie
New dwellings approved 76
across Mansfield
 238
across Wangaratta
Approvals change year on year -50% +329%

Ranking within VIC

Bridge Creek Tolmie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Tolmie is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bridge Creek carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Tolmie carries more crime risk (36 vs 12).

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
36/100
Flood Low
18/100
 None
0/100
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

Bridge Creek Tolmie
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

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Parks & reserves 6 4
Waterways 9 156

Mobility

Tolmie sits further from the CBD (217.5 km vs 207.7 km).

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 207.7 km 217.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 187 min 183 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3723
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 3723
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.

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Car (driver) 58.5% / 72.9%
Bridge Creek — Car (driver): 58.5% Tolmie — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 28.3% / 20.6%
Bridge Creek — Worked from Home: 28.3% Tolmie — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Car (passenger) 13.2% / 3.5%
Bridge Creek — Car (passenger): 13.2% Tolmie — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only — / 3.0%
Bridge Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Tolmie — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Elevation 609 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 891 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Connectivity score 28/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
231 premises

Climate

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Annual rainfall 865 mm 964 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C 3.7°C

Council rates

Bridge Creek Tolmie
Average residential rate $1,697/yr $1,962/yr
Council Mansfield Wangaratta

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bridge Creek

Rural

Tolmie

Retirees Rural

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