Clydebank vs Cobains

Clydebank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Cobains. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Cobains 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

Clydebank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Cobains

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 169 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (223.3 km vs 231 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cobains

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 (18% vs 10%)
  • But Clydebank carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 69/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Clydebank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs 5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clydebank Cobains
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.

Clydebank Cobains
Walkability 0 / 13
Clydebank — Walkability: 0/100 Cobains — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 65 / 31
Clydebank — Safety: 65/100 Cobains — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 72 / 80
Clydebank — Low fire risk: 72/100 Cobains — Low fire risk: 80/100
Low flood risk 3 / 23
Clydebank — Low flood risk: 3/100 Cobains — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Cobains has more residents (245 vs 133); Cobains skews older (43 vs 37).

Clydebank Cobains
Population 133 245
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.3% +5.6%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $89,336/yr $94,224/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+6% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clydebank Cobains
0-4 3.0% / 6.5%
Clydebank — 0-4: 3.0% Cobains — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 18.8% / 14.3%
Clydebank — 5-14: 18.8% Cobains — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 9.8% / 4.9%
Clydebank — 15-19: 9.8% Cobains — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 8.3% / 2.4%
Clydebank — 20-24: 8.3% Cobains — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 6.0% / 10.6%
Clydebank — 25-34: 6.0% Cobains — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 13.5% / 11.0%
Clydebank — 35-44: 13.5% Cobains — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 15.8% / 12.2%
Clydebank — 45-54: 15.8% Cobains — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 15.8% / 16.3%
Clydebank — 55-64: 15.8% Cobains — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 6.8% / 11.4%
Clydebank — 65-74: 6.8% Cobains — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 3.0% / 6.9%
Clydebank — 75-84: 3.0% Cobains — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / —
Clydebank — 85+: not among its largest Cobains — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clydebank 56.2% couple families
Clydebank — Couple Families: 56.2% Clydebank — Lone Person: 18.8% Clydebank — One Parent Families: 9.4% Clydebank — Group Household: 15.6%
Cobains 56.6% couple families
Cobains — Couple Families: 56.6% Cobains — Lone Person: 35.8% Cobains — One Parent Families: 7.5% Cobains — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clydebank 15.2% renting
Clydebank — Owned Outright: 27.3% Clydebank — Mortgage: 57.6% Clydebank — Renting: 15.2%
Cobains 8.3% renting
Cobains — Owned Outright: 53.6% Cobains — Mortgage: 38.1% Cobains — Renting: 8.3%
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.

Clydebank Cobains
Philippines 8.3% / 1.2%
Clydebank — Philippines: 8.3% Cobains — Philippines: 1.2%
England 2.3% / 2.0%
Clydebank — England: 2.3% Cobains — England: 2.0%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Clydebank — New Zealand: not among its largest Cobains — New Zealand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Qualifications

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

Clydebank Cobains
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 15.9%
Clydebank — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Cobains — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.5%
Clydebank — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Cobains — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.7%
Clydebank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Cobains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 1.2%
Clydebank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Cobains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.6%
Clydebank — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Cobains — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clydebank 90.2% houses
Clydebank — Houses: 90.2% Clydebank — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Cobains 100.0% houses
Cobains — Houses: 100.0% Cobains — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clydebank Cobains
Median house price — $605,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cobains has more rural and farming land (89% vs 72%).

Clydebank Cobains
Rural and farming 72% 89%
Parks and recreation 28% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Clydebank Cobains
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Clydebank Cobains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC

Liveability

Cobains is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Clydebank Cobains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cobains carries more crime risk (69 vs 35); Clydebank carries more flood risk (97 vs 77).

Clydebank Cobains
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Clydebank Cobains
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 Clydebank

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

Schools in Cobains

  • Cobains Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clydebank Cobains
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Clydebank sits further from the CBD (231 km vs 223.3 km).

Clydebank Cobains
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 231 km
+3% vs other
 223.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 163 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
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.

Clydebank Cobains
Car (driver) 62.3% / 72.3%
Clydebank — Car (driver): 62.3% Cobains — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 19.6%
Clydebank — Worked from Home: 24.6% Cobains — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Walked Only 6.6% / 8.0%
Clydebank — Walked Only: 6.6% Cobains — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / —
Clydebank — Car (passenger): 6.6% Cobains — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Clydebank Cobains
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.1 km 27.0 km

NBN connectivity

Clydebank Cobains
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Clydebank Cobains
Annual rainfall 546 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Clydebank Cobains
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Clydebank Cobains
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clydebank Cobains
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clydebank

Rural

Cobains

Rural

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