Gilderoy vs Three Bridges
Three Bridges is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 59 in Gilderoy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gilderoy, most households are people living alone. In Three Bridges, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gilderoy tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Three Bridges suits couples.
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
Three Bridges
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 40%)
- carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 87/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Three Bridges
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 41%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Three Bridges
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 49%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $550/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Three Bridges
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (78.1 km vs 81.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gilderoy has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 19%)
- Three Bridges carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 87/100)
Weighs 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
Gilderoy and Three Bridges 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
Three Bridges has more residents (188 vs 62); Gilderoy rents higher ($550/wk vs $230/wk).
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 188 +203% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.6% | -5.5% |
| Median age | 59 | 46 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $75,348/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $550/wk +58% vs other | $230/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
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 (8.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $825,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Three Bridges has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 30%).
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 49% | 48% |
| Environmental | 30% | 41% |
| Rural and farming | 12% | 11% |
| Other and special use | 9% | 0% |
| 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
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 416 across Yarra Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -57% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 2% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 22% of VIC |
Liveability
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Gilderoy carries more crime risk (87 vs 64); Gilderoy carries more flood risk (42 vs 31).
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 99/100 | High 98/100 |
| Crime | High 87/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 42/100 | Low 31/100 |
| 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
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 17 | 74 |
Mobility
Gilderoy sits further from the CBD (81.3 km vs 78.1 km).
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 81.3 km +4% vs other | 78.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 min | 82 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3797 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 3797 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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 223 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 167 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 45.7 km | 46.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 4 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,350 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,161/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yarra Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Casey same for both | |
| Member | Aaron Violi same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gilderoy | Three Bridges | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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