Aldgate vs Bridgewater

Bridgewater is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Aldgate. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Aldgate, most households are couple families. In Bridgewater, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Aldgate: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.05 million in Bridgewater, and rent is higher there too. Aldgate is closer to the city centre: 18.6 km, against 22.5 km. On these figures, Aldgate tends to suit couples, while Bridgewater suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Aldgate

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Bridgewater

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($645,000 vs $1,000,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,600,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bridgewater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Aldgate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 36/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (18.6 km vs 22.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Aldgate

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Bridgewater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 2.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aldgate Bridgewater
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.

Aldgate Bridgewater
Walkability 69 / 36
Aldgate — Walkability: 69/100 Bridgewater — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 82 / 82
Aldgate — Safety: 82/100 Bridgewater — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 22 / 20
Aldgate — Low fire risk: 22/100 Bridgewater — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 59 / 59
Aldgate — Low flood risk: 59/100 Bridgewater — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Aldgate has higher household incomes ($133,172 vs $106,184); Aldgate rents higher ($500/wk vs $400/wk).

Aldgate Bridgewater
Population 3,471 3,719
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +4.5%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $133,172/yr
+20% vs other
 $106,184/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+20% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aldgate Bridgewater
0-4 4.1% / 6.6%
Aldgate — 0-4: 4.1% Bridgewater — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 15.4% / 15.2%
Aldgate — 5-14: 15.4% Bridgewater — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 7.2% / 6.3%
Aldgate — 15-19: 7.2% Bridgewater — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.7% / 3.9%
Aldgate — 20-24: 4.7% Bridgewater — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 5.3% / 9.8%
Aldgate — 25-34: 5.3% Bridgewater — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.8% / 14.7%
Aldgate — 35-44: 11.8% Bridgewater — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 15.5% / 15.3%
Aldgate — 45-54: 15.5% Bridgewater — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 14.2% / 12.7%
Aldgate — 55-64: 14.2% Bridgewater — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 14.0% / 10.8%
Aldgate — 65-74: 14.0% Bridgewater — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.9% / 3.5%
Aldgate — 75-84: 5.9% Bridgewater — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 1.8% / 1.2%
Aldgate — 85+: 1.8% Bridgewater — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aldgate 64.9% couple families
Aldgate — Couple Families: 64.9% Aldgate — Lone Person: 20.3% Aldgate — One Parent Families: 13.3% Aldgate — Group Household: 0.8% Aldgate — Other Families: 0.8%
Bridgewater 48.8% couple families
Bridgewater — Couple Families: 48.8% Bridgewater — Lone Person: 32.4% Bridgewater — One Parent Families: 15.5% Bridgewater — Group Household: 2.6% Bridgewater — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aldgate 6.0% renting
Aldgate — Owned Outright: 46.0% Aldgate — Mortgage: 47.9% Aldgate — Renting: 6.0%
Bridgewater 10.5% renting
Bridgewater — Owned Outright: 35.5% Bridgewater — Mortgage: 54.0% Bridgewater — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Aldgate Bridgewater
Bachelor Degree 23.5% / 19.7%
Aldgate — Bachelor Degree: 23.5% Bridgewater — Bachelor Degree: 19.7%
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 12.7%
Aldgate — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Bridgewater — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.9%
Aldgate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Bridgewater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 6.8%
Aldgate — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Bridgewater — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 3.9%
Aldgate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Bridgewater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

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.

Aldgate Bridgewater
England 8.2% / 6.7%
Aldgate — England: 8.2% Bridgewater — England: 6.7%
Germany 1.2% / 1.1%
Aldgate — Germany: 1.2% Bridgewater — Germany: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.0%
Aldgate — New Zealand: 0.7% Bridgewater — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa 1.4% / —
Aldgate — South Africa: 1.4% Bridgewater — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / 0.4%
Aldgate — Scotland: 0.6% Bridgewater — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.5%
Aldgate — Netherlands: 0.3% Bridgewater — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aldgate 99.5% houses
Aldgate — Houses: 99.5% Aldgate — Townhouses: 0.0% Aldgate — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Bridgewater 98.7% houses
Bridgewater — Houses: 98.7% Bridgewater — Townhouses: 1.1% Bridgewater — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Aldgate Bridgewater
Median house price $1,600,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,000,000 $645,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 14 sales
 15 days
from 31 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Aldgate Bridgewater
3 bed $1.31M / $1M
Aldgate — 3 bed: $1.31M (9 sales) Bridgewater — 3 bed: $1M (52 sales)

9 vs 52 sales

4 bed $1.62M / $1.21M
Aldgate — 4 bed: $1.62M (19 sales) Bridgewater — 4 bed: $1.21M (42 sales)

19 vs 42 sales

Zoning mix

Aldgate Bridgewater
Rural and farming 59% 61%
Residential 32% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 0%
Environmental 1% 4%
Parks and recreation 2%
same for both
Commercial 1%
same for both
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

Aldgate Bridgewater
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Aldgate Bridgewater
Houses 2.1%
$650/wk on $1.59M
 3.6%
$740/wk on $1.07M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Aldgate Bridgewater
House price Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Income Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Schools Higher than 12% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Affordability Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of SA Higher than 34% of SA

Liveability

Aldgate is more walkable (69 vs 36).

Aldgate Bridgewater
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 52/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Aldgate Bridgewater
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
18/100
same for both
Flood Moderate
41/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Aldgate Bridgewater
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Aldgate

  • Aldgate Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • The Hills Montessori School - Yultiwirra Campus Independent · Combined below peers
  • The Hills Montessori School - Wairoa Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Bridgewater

  • Bridgewater Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Aldgate Bridgewater
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 9 5
Childcare 5 2
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 15 4

Mobility

Bridgewater sits further from the CBD (22.5 km vs 18.6 km).

Aldgate Bridgewater
Walkability score 69/100 36/100
Distance to Adelaide 18.6 km 22.5 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 84.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 41.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 5154
 1.4%
postcode 5155
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 5154
 60
postcode 5155

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.

Aldgate Bridgewater
Car (driver) 68.6% / 71.4%
Aldgate — Car (driver): 68.6% Bridgewater — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 17.7%
Aldgate — Worked from Home: 21.7% Bridgewater — Worked from Home: 17.7%
Bus 4.0% / 5.6%
Aldgate — Bus: 4.0% Bridgewater — Bus: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.0%
Aldgate — Car (passenger): 4.0% Bridgewater — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.0%
Aldgate — Walked Only: 1.5% Bridgewater — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Aldgate Bridgewater
Elevation 420 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 407 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.4 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Aldgate Bridgewater
Connectivity score 63/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,404 premises
 30%
1,582 premises

Climate

Aldgate Bridgewater
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aldgate Bridgewater
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Aldgate Bridgewater
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Aldgate Bridgewater
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aldgate Bridgewater
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aldgate

Acreage Middle-Ring Premium Professionals River

Bridgewater

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River

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