Three Bridges vs Wesburn

Wesburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Three Bridges. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Wesburn

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Three Bridges

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wesburn

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (71.5 km vs 78.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 82 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wesburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Wesburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Three Bridges Wesburn
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.

Three Bridges Wesburn
Walkability 0 / 31
Three Bridges — Walkability: 0/100 Wesburn — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 36 / 71
Three Bridges — Safety: 36/100 Wesburn — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 2 / 2
Three Bridges — Low fire risk: 2/100 Wesburn — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 69 / 63
Three Bridges — Low flood risk: 69/100 Wesburn — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Wesburn has more residents (1,052 vs 188); Wesburn rents higher ($350/wk vs $230/wk).

Three Bridges Wesburn
Population 188 1,052
+460% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% +3.2%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $75,348/yr $80,496/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $350/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Three Bridges Wesburn
0-4 5.3% / 4.4%
Three Bridges — 0-4: 5.3% Wesburn — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 8.5% / 11.7%
Three Bridges — 5-14: 8.5% Wesburn — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 3.7% / 8.3%
Three Bridges — 15-19: 3.7% Wesburn — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 9.6% / 7.6%
Three Bridges — 20-24: 9.6% Wesburn — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 11.2% / 9.4%
Three Bridges — 25-34: 11.2% Wesburn — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 6.4% / 10.1%
Three Bridges — 35-44: 6.4% Wesburn — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 14.9% / 15.9%
Three Bridges — 45-54: 14.9% Wesburn — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 21.3% / 14.9%
Three Bridges — 55-64: 21.3% Wesburn — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 14.4% / 11.4%
Three Bridges — 65-74: 14.4% Wesburn — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 4.3% / 5.3%
Three Bridges — 75-84: 4.3% Wesburn — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.7%
Three Bridges — 85+: not among its largest Wesburn — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Three Bridges 46.8% couple families
Three Bridges — Couple Families: 46.8% Three Bridges — Lone Person: 31.9% Three Bridges — One Parent Families: 21.3% Three Bridges — Group Household: 0.0% Three Bridges — Other Families: 0.0%
Wesburn 47.1% couple families
Wesburn — Couple Families: 47.1% Wesburn — Lone Person: 28.2% Wesburn — One Parent Families: 18.5% Wesburn — Group Household: 3.9% Wesburn — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Three Bridges 9.0% renting
Three Bridges — Owned Outright: 40.3% Three Bridges — Mortgage: 50.7% Three Bridges — Renting: 9.0%
Wesburn 9.9% renting
Wesburn — Owned Outright: 38.0% Wesburn — Mortgage: 52.1% Wesburn — Renting: 9.9%
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.

Three Bridges Wesburn
England 6.4% / 4.7%
Three Bridges — England: 6.4% Wesburn — England: 4.7%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Three Bridges — New Zealand: not among its largest Wesburn — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Three Bridges — Netherlands: not among its largest Wesburn — Netherlands: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Three Bridges — South Africa: not among its largest Wesburn — South Africa: 0.3%
Italy — / 0.3%
Three Bridges — Italy: not among its largest Wesburn — Italy: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Three Bridges Wesburn
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 20.4%
Three Bridges — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Wesburn — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 5.5%
Three Bridges — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Wesburn — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / 6.9%
Three Bridges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% Wesburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 1.5%
Three Bridges — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Wesburn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.0%
Three Bridges — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Wesburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Three Bridges 104.7% houses
Three Bridges — Houses: 104.7% Three Bridges — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wesburn 99.7% houses
Wesburn — Houses: 99.7% Wesburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Three Bridges Wesburn
Median house price $825,000 $785,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 49 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Three Bridges has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 6%); Wesburn has more rural and farming land (27% vs 11%).

Three Bridges Wesburn
Parks and recreation 48% 63%
Environmental 41% 6%
Rural and farming 11% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Three Bridges Wesburn
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Three Bridges Wesburn
House price — Higher than 53% of VIC
Income Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 42% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC

Liveability

Wesburn is more walkable (31 vs 0).

Three Bridges Wesburn
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Three Bridges carries more crime risk (64 vs 29).

Three Bridges Wesburn
Bushfire High
98/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
29/100
Flood Low
31/100
 Low
37/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Three Bridges Wesburn
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Three Bridges

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

Schools in Wesburn

  • Wesburn Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Three Bridges Wesburn
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 74 109

Mobility

Three Bridges sits further from the CBD (78.1 km vs 71.5 km).

Three Bridges Wesburn
Walkability score 0/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 78.1 km
+8% vs other
 71.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 76 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3797
 0.5%
postcode 3799
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3797
 35
postcode 3799

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.

Three Bridges Wesburn
Car (driver) 66.7% / 72.8%
Three Bridges — Car (driver): 66.7% Wesburn — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 18.5%
Three Bridges — Worked from Home: 29.3% Wesburn — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 5.0%
Three Bridges — Car (passenger): 4.0% Wesburn — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bus — / 2.3%
Three Bridges — Bus: not among its largest Wesburn — Bus: 2.3%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Three Bridges — Walked Only: not among its largest Wesburn — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Three Bridges Wesburn
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Three Bridges Wesburn
Connectivity score 23/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 30%
442 premises

Climate

Three Bridges Wesburn
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Three Bridges Wesburn
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Three Bridges Wesburn
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Three Bridges Wesburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Three Bridges

River Rural

Wesburn

Acreage River

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