Russells Bridge vs Sutherlands Creek
Sutherlands Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Russells Bridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sutherlands Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Russells Bridge tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Sutherlands Creek 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Russells Bridge carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 60/100)
- Sutherlands Creek is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
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
Sutherlands Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Sutherlands Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (82.2 km vs 85.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Russells Bridge
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 60/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sutherlands Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.4% vs 4.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Russells Bridge and Sutherlands 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.
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
Sutherlands Creek has higher household incomes ($169,000 vs $69,836); Sutherlands Creek has more residents (129 vs 70).
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 129 +84% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.5% | +19.4% |
| Median age | 52 | 41 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr | $169,000/yr +142% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +12% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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 (5.7%).
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 (20.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Golden Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +10% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 99% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 63% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
Liveability
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Sutherlands Creek carries more crime risk (60 vs 21); Russells Bridge carries more flood risk (76 vs 62).
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 86/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Flood | High 76/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands 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
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Russells Bridge sits further from the CBD (85.9 km vs 82.2 km).
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 85.9 km +4% vs other | 82.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 68 min | 65 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3331 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 3331 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 (75.9%).
Setting
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.5 km | 16.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,052/yr same for both | |
| Council | Golden Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Corio same for both | |
| Member | Richard Marles same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Russells Bridge | Sutherlands Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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