Bridgewater vs Mount George

Bridgewater is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Mount George. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bridgewater, about half of households are couple families. In Mount George, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bridgewater: a median of $1.05 million, against $923,000 in Mount George, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bridgewater tends to suit families with children, while Mount George suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Mount George

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($923,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount George

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bridgewater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bridgewater is more walkable (36/100 vs 17/100)
  • Mount George has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bridgewater Mount George
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.

Bridgewater Mount George
Walkability 36 / 17
Bridgewater — Walkability: 36/100 Mount George — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 82 / 76
Bridgewater — Safety: 82/100 Mount George — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 20 / 54
Bridgewater — Low fire risk: 20/100 Mount George — Low fire risk: 54/100
Low flood risk 59 / 85
Bridgewater — Low flood risk: 59/100 Mount George — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Bridgewater has more residents (3,719 vs 276); Bridgewater rents higher ($400/wk vs $210/wk).

Bridgewater Mount George
Population 3,719
+93% vs other
 276
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% +3.0%
Median age 40 53
Median household income $106,184/yr $125,632/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+48% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bridgewater Mount George
0-4 6.6% / 4.3%
Bridgewater — 0-4: 6.6% Mount George — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 15.2% / 10.9%
Bridgewater — 5-14: 15.2% Mount George — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.3% / 5.1%
Bridgewater — 15-19: 6.3% Mount George — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.9% / 2.5%
Bridgewater — 20-24: 3.9% Mount George — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 9.8% / 1.1%
Bridgewater — 25-34: 9.8% Mount George — 25-34: 1.1%
35-44 14.7% / 9.4%
Bridgewater — 35-44: 14.7% Mount George — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 15.3% / 16.3%
Bridgewater — 45-54: 15.3% Mount George — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 12.7% / 19.2%
Bridgewater — 55-64: 12.7% Mount George — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 10.8% / 15.6%
Bridgewater — 65-74: 10.8% Mount George — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 3.5% / 9.8%
Bridgewater — 75-84: 3.5% Mount George — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 1.2% / 1.4%
Bridgewater — 85+: 1.2% Mount George — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Mount George 55.7% couple families
Mount George — Couple Families: 55.7% Mount George — Lone Person: 39.3% Mount George — One Parent Families: 4.9% Mount George — Group Household: 0.0% Mount George — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bridgewater 10.5% renting
Bridgewater — Owned Outright: 35.5% Bridgewater — Mortgage: 54.0% Bridgewater — Renting: 10.5%
Mount George 0.0% renting
Mount George — Owned Outright: 52.0% Mount George — Mortgage: 48.0% Mount George — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Bridgewater Mount George
England 6.7% / 5.4%
Bridgewater — England: 6.7% Mount George — England: 5.4%
Germany 1.1% / 2.2%
Bridgewater — Germany: 1.1% Mount George — Germany: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.4%
Bridgewater — New Zealand: 1.0% Mount George — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Bridgewater — Netherlands: 0.5% Mount George — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Bridgewater — Scotland: 0.4% Mount George — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Bridgewater Mount George
Bachelor Degree 19.7% / 21.7%
Bridgewater — Bachelor Degree: 19.7% Mount George — Bachelor Degree: 21.7%
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 12.7%
Bridgewater — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Mount George — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.7%
Bridgewater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Mount George — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 6.5%
Bridgewater — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Mount George — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 4.0%
Bridgewater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Mount George — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bridgewater 98.7% houses
Bridgewater — Houses: 98.7% Bridgewater — Flats / Apartments: 0.2% Bridgewater — Townhouses: 1.1%
Mount George 99.0% houses
Mount George — Houses: 99.0% Mount George — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Mount George — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bridgewater Mount George
Median house price $1,050,000 $923,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $645,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 31 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mount George has more rural and farming land (80% vs 61%); Mount George has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 4%).

Bridgewater Mount George
Rural and farming 61% 80%
Residential 31% 0%
Environmental 4% 20%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Commercial 1% 0%
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

Bridgewater Mount George
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.

Bridgewater Mount George
Houses 3.6%
$740/wk on $1.07M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bridgewater Mount George
House price Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 86% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of SA —

Liveability

Bridgewater is more walkable (36 vs 17).

Bridgewater Mount George
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bridgewater carries more flood risk (41 vs 15); Bridgewater carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 46).

Bridgewater Mount George
Bushfire High
80/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Low
15/100
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

Bridgewater Mount George
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bridgewater

  • Bridgewater Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount George

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bridgewater Mount George
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 6
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Bridgewater Mount George
Walkability score 36/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 22.5 km
+1% vs other
 22.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 24 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5155
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 5155
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.

Bridgewater Mount George
Car (driver) 71.4% / 62.6%
Bridgewater — Car (driver): 71.4% Mount George — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 27.0%
Bridgewater — Worked from Home: 17.7% Mount George — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 7.8%
Bridgewater — Car (passenger): 4.0% Mount George — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Bus 5.6% / 2.6%
Bridgewater — Bus: 5.6% Mount George — Bus: 2.6%
Walked Only 1.0% / —
Bridgewater — Walked Only: 1.0% Mount George — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Bridgewater Mount George
Elevation 407 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 490 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.9 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Bridgewater Mount George
Connectivity score 62/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
1,582 premises
 0%
117 premises

Climate

Bridgewater Mount George
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)

Bridgewater Mount George
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bridgewater

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River

Mount George

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals Retirees

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