Dadswells Bridge vs Wartook

Wartook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 61 in Dadswells Bridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dadswells Bridge tends to suit 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

Wartook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dadswells Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wartook

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $196/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Dadswells Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (181 min vs 203 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (265.5 km vs 281.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dadswells Bridge has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 24%)
  • Wartook carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Wartook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
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.

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Walkability 0 / 0
Dadswells Bridge — Walkability: 0/100 Wartook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 66
Dadswells Bridge — Safety: 23/100 Wartook — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 24 / 15
Dadswells Bridge — Low fire risk: 24/100 Wartook — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 9 / 49
Dadswells Bridge — Low flood risk: 9/100 Wartook — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Dadswells Bridge rents higher ($196/wk vs $140/wk); Wartook has more residents (88 vs 69).

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Population 69 88
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +4.8%
Median age 61 52
Median household income $56,836/yr $66,248/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $196/wk
+29% vs other
 $140/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
0-4 — / 5.7%
Dadswells Bridge — 0-4: not among its largest Wartook — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 — / 4.5%
Dadswells Bridge — 5-14: not among its largest Wartook — 5-14: 4.5%
15-19 — / 6.8%
Dadswells Bridge — 15-19: not among its largest Wartook — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 — / —
Dadswells Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest Wartook — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.3% / 8.0%
Dadswells Bridge — 25-34: 4.3% Wartook — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 13.0% / 5.7%
Dadswells Bridge — 35-44: 13.0% Wartook — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 14.5% / 23.9%
Dadswells Bridge — 45-54: 14.5% Wartook — 45-54: 23.9%
55-64 26.1% / 20.5%
Dadswells Bridge — 55-64: 26.1% Wartook — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 29.0% / 17.0%
Dadswells Bridge — 65-74: 29.0% Wartook — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 5.8% / 3.4%
Dadswells Bridge — 75-84: 5.8% Wartook — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 3.4%
Dadswells Bridge — 85+: not among its largest Wartook — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dadswells Bridge 70.6% lone person
Dadswells Bridge — Lone Person: 70.6% Dadswells Bridge — Couple Families: 29.4%
Wartook 70.6% lone person
Wartook — Lone Person: 70.6% Wartook — Couple Families: 29.4%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dadswells Bridge 18.8% renting
Dadswells Bridge — Owned Outright: 53.1% Dadswells Bridge — Mortgage: 28.1% Dadswells Bridge — Renting: 18.8%
Wartook 0.0% renting
Wartook — Owned Outright: 81.5% Wartook — Mortgage: 18.5% Wartook — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
England 7.2% / 3.4%
Dadswells Bridge — England: 7.2% Wartook — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 4.3% / 3.4%
Dadswells Bridge — New Zealand: 4.3% Wartook — New Zealand: 3.4%
South Africa 4.3% / —
Dadswells Bridge — South Africa: 4.3% Wartook — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

Qualifications

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

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 19.3%
Dadswells Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Wartook — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 5.7%
Dadswells Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Wartook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 10.2%
Dadswells Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Wartook — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 8.0%
Dadswells Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wartook — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dadswells Bridge 93.1% houses
Dadswells Bridge — Houses: 93.1% Dadswells Bridge — Flats / Apartments: 6.9%
Wartook 96.8% houses
Wartook — Houses: 96.8% Wartook — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Median house price — $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dadswells Bridge has more rural and farming land (73% vs 40%).

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Rural and farming 73% 40%
Parks and recreation 27% 59%
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

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
New dwellings approved 94
across Horsham
 28
across Northern Grampians
Approvals change year on year +57% -62%

Ranking within VIC

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC

Liveability

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dadswells Bridge carries more crime risk (77 vs 34); Dadswells Bridge carries more flood risk (91 vs 51).

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
85/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
34/100
Flood High
91/100
 Moderate
51/100
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

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
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

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 16 9

Mobility

Wartook sits further from the CBD (281.7 km vs 265.5 km).

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 265.5 km 281.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 181 min 203 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3385
 0.2%
postcode 3401
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3385
 52
postcode 3401

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.

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Car (driver) 41.9% / 61.1%
Dadswells Bridge — Car (driver): 41.9% Wartook — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 48.4% / 22.2%
Dadswells Bridge — Worked from Home: 48.4% Wartook — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Walked Only 9.7% / 16.7%
Dadswells Bridge — Walked Only: 9.7% Wartook — Walked Only: 16.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.1%).

Setting

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 299 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Annual rainfall 383 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Average residential rate $2,228/yr $1,730/yr
Council Horsham Northern Grampians

Federal electorate

Dadswells Bridge Wartook
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dadswells Bridge

Retirees Rural

Wartook

Rural

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