Lima South vs Bridge Creek

Comparing Lima South and Bridge Creek, VIC: Bridge Creek carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 0); Lima South rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); and Lima South sits further from the CBD (235.9 km vs 207.7 km).

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

Bridge Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

Bridge Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Lima South has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 187 min)
  • Bridge Creek sits closer to the CBD (207.7 km vs 235.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bridge Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Lima South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (43.4% vs 20.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lima South Bridge Creek
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.

Lima South Bridge Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Lima South — Walkability: 0/100 Bridge Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 17 / 88
Lima South — Safety: 17/100 Bridge Creek — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 4
Lima South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bridge Creek — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 79 / 82
Lima South — Low flood risk: 79/100 Bridge Creek — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Lima South rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Bridge Creek skews older (49 vs 47).

Lima South Bridge Creek
Population 142
+18% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +43.4% +20.6%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $83,408/yr $84,500/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lima South Bridge Creek
0-4 8.5% / 3.4%
Lima South — 0-4: 8.5% Bridge Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.7% / 17.9%
Lima South — 5-14: 12.7% Bridge Creek — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 5.6% / 9.4%
Lima South — 15-19: 5.6% Bridge Creek — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Lima South — 20-24: not among its largest Bridge Creek — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 4.9% / 2.6%
Lima South — 25-34: 4.9% Bridge Creek — 25-34: 2.6%
35-44 14.8% / 15.4%
Lima South — 35-44: 14.8% Bridge Creek — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 7.7% / 17.1%
Lima South — 45-54: 7.7% Bridge Creek — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 21.1% / 16.2%
Lima South — 55-64: 21.1% Bridge Creek — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 18.3% / 11.1%
Lima South — 65-74: 18.3% Bridge Creek — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 2.8% / 3.4%
Lima South — 75-84: 2.8% Bridge Creek — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 3.4%
Lima South — 85+: not among its largest Bridge Creek — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lima South 52.9% couple families
Lima South — Couple Families: 52.9% Lima South — Lone Person: 32.4% Lima South — One Parent Families: 14.7%
Bridge Creek 51.6% couple families
Bridge Creek — Couple Families: 51.6% Bridge Creek — Lone Person: 32.3% Bridge Creek — One Parent Families: 16.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lima South 7.7% renting
Lima South — Owned Outright: 53.8% Lima South — Mortgage: 38.5% Lima South — Renting: 7.7%
Bridge Creek 0.0% renting
Bridge Creek — Owned Outright: 47.4% Bridge Creek — Mortgage: 52.6% Bridge Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lima South 90.0% houses
Lima South — Houses: 90.0% Lima South — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Bridge Creek 100.0% houses
Bridge Creek — Houses: 100.0% Bridge Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lima South Bridge Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 14.5%
Lima South — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Bridge Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 10.3%
Lima South — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Bridge Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 10.3%
Lima South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Bridge Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 3.4%
Lima South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Bridge Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / —
Lima South — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Bridge Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Zoning mix

Lima South Bridge Creek
Parks and recreation 48% 56%
Rural and farming 50% 44%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Lima South Bridge Creek
New dwellings approved 235
across Benalla
 76
across Mansfield
Approvals change year on year +65% -50%

Ranking within VIC

Lima South Bridge Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC

Liveability

Lima South Bridge Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bridge Creek carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 0); Lima South carries more crime risk (83 vs 12).

Lima South Bridge Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
96/100
Crime High
83/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Low
21/100
 Low
18/100
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

Lima South Bridge Creek
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

Lima South Bridge Creek
Parks & reserves 0 6
Waterways 7 9

Mobility

Lima South sits further from the CBD (235.9 km vs 207.7 km).

Lima South Bridge Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 235.9 km
+12% vs other
 207.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3673
 0.6%
postcode 3723
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 3673
 33
postcode 3723

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.

Lima South Bridge Creek
Car (driver) 67.2% / 58.5%
Lima South — Car (driver): 67.2% Bridge Creek — Car (driver): 58.5%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 28.3%
Lima South — Worked from Home: 25.0% Bridge Creek — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 13.2%
Lima South — Car (passenger): 7.8% Bridge Creek — Car (passenger): 13.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).

Setting

Lima South Bridge Creek
Elevation 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 609 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lima South Bridge Creek
Connectivity score 20/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Lima South Bridge Creek
Annual rainfall 865 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Lima South Bridge Creek
Average residential rate $2,119/yr $1,697/yr
Council Benalla Mansfield

Federal electorate

Lima South Bridge Creek
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lima South Bridge Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lima South

Rural

Bridge Creek

Rural

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