Cornishtown vs Rutherglen

Rutherglen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Cornishtown. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cornishtown, most households are people living alone. In Rutherglen, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cornishtown 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

Rutherglen

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

Rutherglen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rutherglen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Rutherglen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.5% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cornishtown Rutherglen
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.

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Walkability 0 / 0
Cornishtown — Walkability: 0/100 Rutherglen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 50
Cornishtown — Safety: 56/100 Rutherglen — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 25 / 81
Cornishtown — Low fire risk: 25/100 Rutherglen — Low fire risk: 81/100
Low flood risk 100 / 55
Cornishtown — Low flood risk: 100/100 Rutherglen — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Rutherglen has more residents (2,579 vs 94); Cornishtown has higher household incomes ($87,048 vs $67,912).

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Population 94 2,579
+2644% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +8.5%
Median age 55 48
Median household income $87,048/yr
+22% vs other
 $67,912/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+14% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cornishtown Rutherglen
0-4 — / 4.8%
Cornishtown — 0-4: not among its largest Rutherglen — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 4.3% / 11.8%
Cornishtown — 5-14: 4.3% Rutherglen — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 3.2% / 5.5%
Cornishtown — 15-19: 3.2% Rutherglen — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Cornishtown — 20-24: not among its largest Rutherglen — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 3.2% / 9.9%
Cornishtown — 25-34: 3.2% Rutherglen — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 4.3% / 10.4%
Cornishtown — 35-44: 4.3% Rutherglen — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 27.7% / 12.2%
Cornishtown — 45-54: 27.7% Rutherglen — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 22.3% / 14.8%
Cornishtown — 55-64: 22.3% Rutherglen — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 13.8% / 15.4%
Cornishtown — 65-74: 13.8% Rutherglen — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 11.7% / 8.3%
Cornishtown — 75-84: 11.7% Rutherglen — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 3.1%
Cornishtown — 85+: not among its largest Rutherglen — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cornishtown 55.0% lone person
Cornishtown — Lone Person: 55.0% Cornishtown — Couple Families: 45.0% Cornishtown — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cornishtown — Group Household: 0.0% Cornishtown — Other Families: 0.0%
Rutherglen 45.0% lone person
Rutherglen — Lone Person: 45.0% Rutherglen — Couple Families: 35.4% Rutherglen — One Parent Families: 15.8% Rutherglen — Group Household: 2.1% Rutherglen — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cornishtown 25.7% renting
Cornishtown — Owned Outright: 45.7% Cornishtown — Mortgage: 28.6% Cornishtown — Renting: 25.7%
Rutherglen 19.7% renting
Rutherglen — Owned Outright: 44.5% Rutherglen — Mortgage: 35.9% Rutherglen — Renting: 19.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 18.3%
Cornishtown — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Rutherglen — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 9.2%
Cornishtown — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Rutherglen — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.8%
Cornishtown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Rutherglen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 2.4%
Cornishtown — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Rutherglen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Cornishtown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rutherglen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Brazil 4.3% / —
Cornishtown — Brazil: 4.3% Rutherglen — Brazil: not among its largest
England — / 2.5%
Cornishtown — England: not among its largest Rutherglen — England: 2.5%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Cornishtown — New Zealand: not among its largest Rutherglen — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Cornishtown — Netherlands: not among its largest Rutherglen — Netherlands: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.5%
Cornishtown — Germany: not among its largest Rutherglen — Germany: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Cornishtown — Scotland: not among its largest Rutherglen — Scotland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cornishtown 100.0% houses
Cornishtown — Houses: 100.0% Cornishtown — Townhouses: 0.0% Cornishtown — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rutherglen 92.5% houses
Rutherglen — Houses: 92.5% Rutherglen — Townhouses: 6.0% Rutherglen — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Median house price — $555,000
Median unit price — $320,550
Median land price — $265,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Rural and farming 81% 89%
Parks and recreation 18% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Cornishtown Rutherglen
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
same for both
Approvals change year on year +15%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Houses — 4.1%
$550/wk on $690K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Cornishtown Rutherglen
House price — Higher than 20% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 24% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 66% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of VIC

Liveability

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Rutherglen carries more flood risk (45 vs 0); Cornishtown carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 19).

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Bushfire High
75/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cornishtown

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

Schools in Rutherglen

  • Rutherglen Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Rutherglen High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 3 16
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 297.5 km 296.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 194 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3683
 0.5%
postcode 3685
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3683
 67
postcode 3685

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.

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Car (driver) 72.9% / 77.9%
Cornishtown — Car (driver): 72.9% Rutherglen — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 27.1% / 12.5%
Cornishtown — Worked from Home: 27.1% Rutherglen — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Cornishtown — Walked Only: not among its largest Rutherglen — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Cornishtown — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rutherglen — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Cornishtown — Bicycle: not among its largest Rutherglen — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Connectivity score 29/100 67/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 42%
1,370 premises

Climate

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Annual rainfall 567 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Average residential rate $1,828/yr
same for both
Council Indigo
same for both

Federal electorate

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cornishtown Rutherglen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cornishtown

Retirees Rural

Rutherglen

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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