Bellingham vs Bridport

Bridport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Bellingham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bellingham, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Bridport, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bridport: a median of $678,000, against $410,000 in Bellingham, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bellingham tends to suit people living alone, older residents, 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

Bridport

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 20%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bellingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $677,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bellingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bellingham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (260.8 km vs 273.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (189 min vs 195 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bellingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 29%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Bellingham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs 11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bellingham Bridport
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.

Bellingham Bridport
Walkability 0 / 0
Bellingham — Walkability: 0/100 Bridport — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 33 / 58
Bellingham — Low fire risk: 33/100 Bridport — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Bridport has more residents (1,742 vs 78); Bridport rents higher ($270/wk vs $215/wk).

Bellingham Bridport
Population 78 1,742
+2133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.0% +11.1%
Median age 58 51
Median household income $54,600/yr $64,584/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $215/wk $270/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellingham Bridport
0-4 — / 5.4%
Bellingham — 0-4: not among its largest Bridport — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 — / 11.1%
Bellingham — 5-14: not among its largest Bridport — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 — / 3.7%
Bellingham — 15-19: not among its largest Bridport — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Bellingham — 20-24: not among its largest Bridport — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 14.1% / 11.2%
Bellingham — 25-34: 14.1% Bridport — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 — / 8.8%
Bellingham — 35-44: not among its largest Bridport — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 10.3% / 10.1%
Bellingham — 45-54: 10.3% Bridport — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 23.1% / 16.8%
Bellingham — 55-64: 23.1% Bridport — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 29.5% / 16.5%
Bellingham — 65-74: 29.5% Bridport — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 7.7% / 9.1%
Bellingham — 75-84: 7.7% Bridport — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ — / 3.0%
Bellingham — 85+: not among its largest Bridport — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellingham 80.0% lone person
Bellingham — Lone Person: 80.0% Bellingham — Couple Families: 20.0% Bellingham — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bellingham — Group Household: 0.0% Bellingham — Other Families: 0.0%
Bridport 53.6% lone person
Bridport — Lone Person: 53.6% Bridport — Couple Families: 30.8% Bridport — One Parent Families: 11.2% Bridport — Group Household: 3.3% Bridport — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellingham 0.0% renting
Bellingham — Owned Outright: 55.6% Bellingham — Mortgage: 44.4% Bellingham — Renting: 0.0%
Bridport 21.5% renting
Bridport — Owned Outright: 45.9% Bridport — Mortgage: 32.6% Bridport — Renting: 21.5%
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.

Bellingham Bridport
England 3.8% / 2.0%
Bellingham — England: 3.8% Bridport — England: 2.0%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Bellingham — New Zealand: not among its largest Bridport — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Bellingham — Netherlands: not among its largest Bridport — Netherlands: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Bellingham — Scotland: not among its largest Bridport — Scotland: 0.5%
India — / 0.3%
Bellingham — India: not among its largest Bridport — India: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Bellingham Bridport
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 18.5%
Bellingham — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Bridport — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 5.8%
Bellingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Bridport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 9.6%
Bellingham — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Bridport — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Bellingham — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bridport — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Bellingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bridport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellingham 100.0% houses
Bellingham — Houses: 100.0% Bellingham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bellingham — Townhouses: 0.0%
Bridport 94.7% houses
Bridport — Houses: 94.7% Bridport — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Bridport — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bellingham Bridport
Median house price $410,000 $677,500
Median unit price — $565,000
Median land price — $355,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 93 days
from 29 sales

Zoning mix

Bellingham has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 8%); Bridport has more rural and farming land (90% vs 50%).

Bellingham Bridport
Rural and farming 50% 90%
Environmental 49% 8%
Residential 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

Bellingham Bridport
New dwellings approved 67
across George Town
 18
across Dorset
Approvals change year on year +25% -60%

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.

Bellingham Bridport
Houses — 3.4%
$510/wk on $774K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Bellingham Bridport
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of TAS Higher than 44% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 7% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 83% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 19% of TAS

Liveability

Bellingham Bridport
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bellingham carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 42).

Bellingham Bridport
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
55/100
 High
99/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bellingham Bridport
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 Bellingham

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

Schools in Bridport

  • Bridport Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bellingham Bridport
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 4
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Bridport sits further from the CBD (273.1 km vs 260.8 km).

Bellingham Bridport
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 260.8 km 273.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 195 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 7254
 0.2%
postcode 7262
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7254
 24
postcode 7262

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.

Bellingham Bridport
Car (driver) 100.0% / 81.2%
Bellingham — Car (driver): 100.0% Bridport — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home — / 8.6%
Bellingham — Worked from Home: not among its largest Bridport — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Bellingham — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bridport — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 3.3%
Bellingham — Walked Only: not among its largest Bridport — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Bellingham — Bicycle: not among its largest Bridport — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Bellingham Bridport
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km 3.6 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bellingham Bridport
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 41%
1,310 premises

Climate

Bellingham Bridport
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Bellingham Bridport
Average residential rate $1,438/yr $1,486/yr
Council George Town Dorset

Federal electorate

Bellingham Bridport
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellingham Bridport
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellingham

Coastal Retirees Rural

Bridport

Retirees Rural

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