Cape Bridgewater vs Cashmore
Cashmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 58 in Cape Bridgewater. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cape Bridgewater, about half of households are people living alone. In Cashmore, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cape Bridgewater tends to suit people living alone, while Cashmore suits 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
Cashmore
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 44/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cashmore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cape Bridgewater has a bigger rental market to choose from (15% vs 4%)
- Cashmore has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $283/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cashmore
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (268 min vs 278 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (360.6 km vs 370.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cashmore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 44/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cape Bridgewater
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.7% vs -13.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cape Bridgewater and Cashmore drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Cape Bridgewater rents higher ($283/wk vs $200/wk); Cashmore has more residents (197 vs 151).
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 151 | 197 +30% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.7% | -13.6% |
| Median age | 58 | 52 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr +6% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $283/wk +29% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $950,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Cashmore has more rural and farming land (93% vs 27%); Cape Bridgewater has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 3%).
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 27% | 93% |
| Environmental | 44% | 3% |
| Parks and recreation | 29% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 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
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Glenelg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 64% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 6% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of VIC | Higher than 34% of VIC |
Liveability
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cape Bridgewater carries more crime risk (44 vs 12).
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 90/100 | High 93/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 88/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Cape Bridgewater sits further from the CBD (370.1 km vs 360.6 km).
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 370.1 km +3% vs other | 360.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 278 min | 268 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3305 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 33 postcode 3305 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.9%).
Setting
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.6 km 3.0 km to a named beach | 6.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 88 premises | 0% 98 premises |
Climate
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 860 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,852/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glenelg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cape Bridgewater | Cashmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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