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TAS · Brighton Council

Bridgewater, 7030

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,072

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+9.6%

Median age

31

Median income

$944/wk

Employment rate

40.4%

University qualified

5.3%

Work from home

2.6%

Languages at home

4.4%non-English

Most common: Urdu, Indonesian, Sinhalese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

36/100
Below average

258th in TAS

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Bridgewater is known for: Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Bridgewater is a semi-rural locality near Hobart, in Brighton Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Coronation Hall and St Mary's Anglican Church and Cemetery.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and school access is strong. Population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 54% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on higher crime and lower socio-economic advantage.

Overall, Bridgewater suits people prioritising open space and daily services over peace and quiet.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Tasmania (119)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • School access is strong

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider Bridgewater Police Division is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

  • Coronation Hall
  • St Mary's Anglican Church and Cemetery

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Bridgewater compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$458/wk

Population (ERP)

5,072

+0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#16

among Metro Hobart · Emerging

Pop. growth

70th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

57%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

10th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
36.0/100 — Below average
National rank
5428th in Australia
State rank
258th in TAS
Peer rank
#16 among Metro Hobart · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#75 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$458
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
20

Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

5,072(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +9.6% over 5 years · 70th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+9.6%
Change in 1 year
+40
Change in 5 years
+446
Growth rank in TAS
70th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~5,350), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,592
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$944
Dwelling vacancy
4.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
84 of 1,767
Median monthly mortgage
$1,083
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$260
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
20.2% / 22.7% / 57%
Employment rate
40.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
2.6% / 4.1% / 77.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,480 / 56 / 139

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

5.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 16.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified5.3% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified3.4% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational16.4% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below74.9% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Society and culture24.7%
  • Management and commerce18.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.3%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services11.3%
  • Architecture and building8.7%
  • Health8.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$54,741

65th percentile in TAS · -7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$58,638

56th percentile in TAS · -10% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
6.0%

6th percentile in TAS · -56% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$53,562

16th percentile in TAS · -15% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

7th percentile in TAS · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7030 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
10,794
Taxpayers reporting net rent
694
Median net rent
$0
Taxpayers reporting business income
720
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
-45%
Super vs state median
-29%
Business income vs state median
-36%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in TAS, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

4.4% speak a language other than English at home; 6.7% born overseas

Language at home
3,971 English only · 182 other
Non-English at home
4.4%
Born overseas
274 (6.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
789 (17.2%)
Australian citizens
4,009
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
8

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Urdu13 · 22.8%
  • Indonesian11 · 19.3%
  • Sinhalese9 · 15.8%
  • Mandarin7 · 12.3%
  • Punjabi5 · 8.8%
  • Tagalog5 · 8.8%
  • Bengali4 · 7%
  • Filipino3 · 5.3%

Religion

52.6%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.6%, while Christianity accounts for 33.9%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.6%49.6%
Christianity33.9%38.4%
Other / not stated13.5%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican15.5%14.4%
Catholic13.5%12.7%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Bridgewater Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
3,231
Against the person
598
Against property
2,498
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
71.1
State crime-rate percentile
75.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-2.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1,770
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
348.97

Most common offence types

  • Offences Against Property
  • Offences Against The Person
  • Total Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
895
Median ICSEA percentile
10th
School list
  • Northern Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 952 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 149 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • JRLF - Senior SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 800 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 315 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Paul's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 895 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 178 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

48 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Stop 69, Hurst St opp. Letitia Gr
  • Stop 70, No.38 Bisdee Rd
  • Stop 71, Bisdee Rd opp Rogers Pl
  • Stop 72, No.1 Cowle Rd
  • Stop 73, No.48 Cowle Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

42 mapped amenities

1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 1 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb
  • Well connected by public transport — 48 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
61/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.65
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.74
Food & drink(3)
  • KFCFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Derwent TavernPub
Shopping(3)
  • Midlands Fruit MarketGreengrocer
  • Cove HillShopping centre
  • ColesSupermarket

    11 Cove Hill Road, Bridgewater

Community(1)
  • Northern Christian SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(13)
  • Bridgewater Bridge shared pathCycling route
  • Bridgewater Foreshore TrailCycling route
  • Brightside CyclewayCycling route
  • North Derwent TrailCycling route
  • Riverside Drive Foreshore TrailCycling route
  • Riverside Drive TrailCycling route
  • Three Towns ConnectCycling route
  • Boyer Road Conservation CovenantNature reserve
  • Ravenswood Conservation CovenantNature reserve
  • Risdon Peppermint ReserveNature reserve
  • Park
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Transport(7)

7 bus stops

Other(6)
  • Drive Auto-ElectricsCar repair
  • Car wash
  • Chalet (2)
  • Cove Hill FairParking
  • Parking (8)
  • Track (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bridgewater ParklandPark
  • Broadview ParkPark
  • Neilson Esplanade ParkPark
  • TonksPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6%
Woodland / forest cover
5.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
26
Parks (OSM)
8
Typical summer maximum
19°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
New Norfolk District Hospital (15.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Greenpoint Medical ServicesHurst StreetGP
  • Brighton Community Health CentreGreen Point RoadYes

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
301
Participants per 1,000 residents
59.3

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
19° / 9°
Rainfall
221 mm · ~28 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
16° / 7°
Rainfall
221 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
10° / 3°
Rainfall
289 mm · ~36 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
15° / 6°
Rainfall
285 mm · ~36 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

7 heritage places

  • Coronation Hall25 Old Main RD, Bridgewater, 7030Permanently Registered
  • Cottage25 SORELL ST, BRIDGEWATER, 7030Permanently Registered
  • Fairfield, formerly Hayfield16 NIELSEN ESP, BRIDGEWATER, 7030Permanently Registered
  • Genappe50 BOYER RD, BRIDGEWATER, 7030Permanently Registered
  • Parkholm1 PARKHOLME DR, BRIDGEWATER, 7030Permanently Registered
  • St Mary's Anglican Church and Cemetery20 OLD MAIN RD, BRIDGEWATER, 7030Permanently Registered
  • St Mary's Anglican Church and Cemetery18 OLD MAIN RD, BRIDGEWATER, 7030Permanently Registered

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
2.1% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Lyons
Member of Parliament
Rebecca WHITE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
88,977
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+10.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 38.4%Labor 61.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.1 km away).

Coalition 32.1%Labor 67.9%

6.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Bridgewater NorthLabor 66.9% · Coalition 33.1% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • BridgewaterLabor 72.9% · Coalition 27.1% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • GrantonLabor 61.1% · Coalition 38.9% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • BrightonLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
  • GagebrookLabor 72.9% · Coalition 27.1% TPP (2025)4.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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