Clydebank vs Perry Bridge

Clydebank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 54 in Perry Bridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clydebank, most households are couple families. In Perry Bridge, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Clydebank tends to suit families with children and couples, while Perry Bridge suits people living alone and older residents.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 97/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 53%)
  • But Perry Bridge has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)

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

Perry Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $255/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Clydebank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 187 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (231 km vs 251.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Clydebank carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 97/100)
  • Perry Bridge has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Clydebank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs -4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Clydebank and Perry Bridge 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 Perry Bridge
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 Perry Bridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Clydebank — Walkability: 0/100 Perry Bridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 3
Clydebank — Safety: 65/100 Perry Bridge — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 72 / 78
Clydebank — Low fire risk: 72/100 Perry Bridge — Low fire risk: 78/100
Low flood risk 3 / 30
Clydebank — Low flood risk: 3/100 Perry Bridge — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Clydebank has more residents (133 vs 72); Perry Bridge skews older (54 vs 37).

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Population 133
+46% vs other
 72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.3% -4.0%
Median age 37 54
Median household income $89,336/yr
+21% vs other
 $70,408/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+16% vs other
 $215/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clydebank Perry Bridge
0-4 3.0% / —
Clydebank — 0-4: 3.0% Perry Bridge — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.8% / 8.3%
Clydebank — 5-14: 18.8% Perry Bridge — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 9.8% / —
Clydebank — 15-19: 9.8% Perry Bridge — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 8.3% / —
Clydebank — 20-24: 8.3% Perry Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.0% / 5.6%
Clydebank — 25-34: 6.0% Perry Bridge — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 13.5% / 4.2%
Clydebank — 35-44: 13.5% Perry Bridge — 35-44: 4.2%
45-54 15.8% / 23.6%
Clydebank — 45-54: 15.8% Perry Bridge — 45-54: 23.6%
55-64 15.8% / 19.4%
Clydebank — 55-64: 15.8% Perry Bridge — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 6.8% / 26.4%
Clydebank — 65-74: 6.8% Perry Bridge — 65-74: 26.4%
75-84 3.0% / 15.3%
Clydebank — 75-84: 3.0% Perry Bridge — 75-84: 15.3%
85+ — / —
Clydebank — 85+: not among its largest Perry Bridge — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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%
Perry Bridge 26.7% couple families
Perry Bridge — Couple Families: 26.7% Perry Bridge — Lone Person: 46.7% Perry Bridge — One Parent Families: 26.7% Perry Bridge — 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%
Perry Bridge 0.0% renting
Perry Bridge — Owned Outright: 52.0% Perry Bridge — Mortgage: 48.0% Perry Bridge — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clydebank 90.2% houses
Clydebank — Houses: 90.2% Clydebank — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Perry Bridge 96.6% houses
Perry Bridge — Houses: 96.6% Perry Bridge — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 16.7%
Clydebank — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Perry Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 8.3%
Clydebank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Perry Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 5.6%
Clydebank — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Perry Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 6.9%
Clydebank — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Perry Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / —
Clydebank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Perry Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Zoning mix

Perry Bridge has more rural and farming land (86% vs 72%).

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Rural and farming 72% 86%
Parks and recreation 28% 14%
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 Perry Bridge
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Clydebank Perry Bridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC

Liveability

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Perry Bridge carries more crime risk (97 vs 35); Clydebank carries more flood risk (97 vs 70).

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
35/100
 High
97/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
70/100
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

Clydebank Perry Bridge
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

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Parks & reserves 2 8
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Perry Bridge sits further from the CBD (251.2 km vs 231 km).

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 231 km 251.2 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3851
 0.2%
postcode 3862
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3851
 57
postcode 3862

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 Perry Bridge
Car (driver) 62.3% / 66.7%
Clydebank — Car (driver): 62.3% Perry Bridge — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 33.3%
Clydebank — Worked from Home: 24.6% Perry Bridge — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / —
Clydebank — Car (passenger): 6.6% Perry Bridge — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 6.6% / —
Clydebank — Walked Only: 6.6% Perry Bridge — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.1 km 25.1 km

NBN connectivity

Clydebank Perry Bridge
Connectivity score 29/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Clydebank

Rural

Perry Bridge

Retirees Rural

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