Cape Bridgewater vs Gorae West
Gorae West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 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 Gorae West, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cape Bridgewater 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
Cape Bridgewater
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gorae West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gorae West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($218/wk vs $283/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Gorae West
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (270 min vs 278 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (364 km vs 370.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cape Bridgewater
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
- carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 54/100)
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
Cape Bridgewater and Gorae West 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
Gorae West has more residents (237 vs 151); Cape Bridgewater rents higher ($283/wk vs $218/wk).
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 151 | 237 +57% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.7% | +4.4% |
| Median age | 58 | 47 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr +8% vs other | $92,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $283/wk +23% vs other | $218/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 (26.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $950,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Gorae West has more rural and farming land (84% vs 27%); Cape Bridgewater has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 0%).
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 27% | 84% |
| Environmental | 44% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 29% | 16% |
| 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 | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 60 across Glenelg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -65% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 17% 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 16% of VIC |
Liveability
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Gorae West carries more crime risk (54 vs 44).
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 90/100 | High 91/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| 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 | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 9 |
Mobility
Cape Bridgewater sits further from the CBD (370.1 km vs 364 km).
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 370.1 km +2% vs other | 364 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 278 min | 270 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 (75.5%).
Setting
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 77 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.6 km 3.0 km to a named beach | 10.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 88 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,852/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glenelg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wannon same for both | |
| Member | Dan Tehan same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cape Bridgewater | Gorae West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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