Bridgenorth vs Legana

Legana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Bridgenorth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bridgenorth, most households are couple families. In Legana, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bridgenorth: a median of $878,000, against $788,000 in Legana, though rent is higher in Legana. On these figures, Bridgenorth tends to suit 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 5 things we measure here

  • Bridgenorth is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 64%)
  • Legana has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Legana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($787,500 vs $877,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bridgenorth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Legana

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (154 min vs 160 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (212.6 km vs 219.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Legana

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Legana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bridgenorth Legana
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.

Bridgenorth Legana
Walkability 0 / 40
Bridgenorth — Walkability: 0/100 Legana — Walkability: 40/100
Low fire risk 80 / 68
Bridgenorth — Low fire risk: 80/100 Legana — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Legana has more residents (4,719 vs 403); Legana rents higher ($350/wk vs $220/wk).

Bridgenorth Legana
Population 403 4,719
+1071% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +17.1%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $106,860/yr
+20% vs other
 $85,436/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $350/wk
+59% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bridgenorth Legana
0-4 4.5% / 5.5%
Bridgenorth — 0-4: 4.5% Legana — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.4% / 13.3%
Bridgenorth — 5-14: 14.4% Legana — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.5% / 5.9%
Bridgenorth — 15-19: 5.5% Legana — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.2% / 4.9%
Bridgenorth — 20-24: 4.2% Legana — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.7% / 11.9%
Bridgenorth — 25-34: 7.7% Legana — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 13.9% / 11.5%
Bridgenorth — 35-44: 13.9% Legana — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 16.9% / 13.4%
Bridgenorth — 45-54: 16.9% Legana — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 19.6% / 12.2%
Bridgenorth — 55-64: 19.6% Legana — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 9.2% / 10.9%
Bridgenorth — 65-74: 9.2% Legana — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 4.7% / 7.5%
Bridgenorth — 75-84: 4.7% Legana — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 1.5% / 2.8%
Bridgenorth — 85+: 1.5% Legana — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bridgenorth 64.8% couple families
Bridgenorth — Couple Families: 64.8% Bridgenorth — Lone Person: 25.3% Bridgenorth — One Parent Families: 9.9% Bridgenorth — Group Household: 0.0% Bridgenorth — Other Families: 0.0%
Legana 50.0% couple families
Legana — Couple Families: 50.0% Legana — Lone Person: 31.6% Legana — One Parent Families: 13.9% Legana — Group Household: 3.4% Legana — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bridgenorth 6.5% renting
Bridgenorth — Owned Outright: 41.3% Bridgenorth — Mortgage: 52.2% Bridgenorth — Renting: 6.5%
Legana 16.0% renting
Legana — Owned Outright: 40.9% Legana — Mortgage: 43.1% Legana — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bridgenorth Legana
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 19.1%
Bridgenorth — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Legana — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 10.3%
Bridgenorth — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Legana — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 7.6%
Bridgenorth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Legana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 3.6%
Bridgenorth — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Legana — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.0%
Bridgenorth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Legana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

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.

Bridgenorth Legana
England 4.5% / 5.2%
Bridgenorth — England: 4.5% Legana — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.0%
Bridgenorth — New Zealand: 1.0% Legana — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands 1.0% / 0.8%
Bridgenorth — Netherlands: 1.0% Legana — Netherlands: 0.8%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.7%
Bridgenorth — South Africa: 1.0% Legana — South Africa: 0.7%
India — / 0.8%
Bridgenorth — India: not among its largest Legana — India: 0.8%
Germany 0.7% / —
Bridgenorth — Germany: 0.7% Legana — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bridgenorth 100.0% houses
Bridgenorth — Houses: 100.0% Bridgenorth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bridgenorth — Townhouses: 0.0%
Legana 95.8% houses
Legana — Houses: 95.8% Legana — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Legana — Townhouses: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bridgenorth Legana
Median house price $877,500 $787,500
Median unit price — $560,000
Median land price — $292,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 18 days
from 77 sales

Zoning mix

Bridgenorth has more rural and farming land (99% vs 66%).

Bridgenorth Legana
Rural and farming 99% 66%
Residential 0% 24%
Environmental 1% 5%
Other and special use 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Bridgenorth Legana
New dwellings approved 159
across West Tamar
same for both
Approvals change year on year +11%
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.

Bridgenorth Legana
Houses — 4.4%
$700/wk on $825K
Units — 4.6%
$530/wk on $600K

Ranking within TAS

Bridgenorth Legana
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 59% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 53% of TAS

Liveability

Legana is more walkable (40 vs 0).

Bridgenorth Legana
Grade — B
Score — 60/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Legana carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 20).

Bridgenorth Legana
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
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

Bridgenorth Legana
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bridgenorth

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

Schools in Legana

  • Legana Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bridgenorth Legana
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 4 7
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Bridgenorth sits further from the CBD (219.7 km vs 212.6 km).

Bridgenorth Legana
Walkability score 0/100 40/100
Distance to Hobart 219.7 km
+3% vs other
 212.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 160 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7277
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 7277
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.

Bridgenorth Legana
Car (driver) 79.4% / 85.9%
Bridgenorth — Car (driver): 79.4% Legana — Car (driver): 85.9%
Worked from Home 16.6% / 7.3%
Bridgenorth — Worked from Home: 16.6% Legana — Worked from Home: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 1.5% / 4.6%
Bridgenorth — Car (passenger): 1.5% Legana — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only 2.5% / 1.3%
Bridgenorth — Walked Only: 2.5% Legana — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus — / 0.7%
Bridgenorth — Bus: not among its largest Legana — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.9%).

Setting

Bridgenorth Legana
Elevation 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.2 km 33.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bridgenorth Legana
Connectivity score 29/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 52%
2,186 premises

Climate

Bridgenorth Legana
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Bridgenorth Legana
Average residential rate $1,859/yr
same for both
Council West Tamar
same for both

Federal electorate

Bridgenorth Legana
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bridgenorth Legana
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bridgenorth

Rural

Legana

Acreage Quiet

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