Bridgman vs Wattle Ponds

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bridgman: a median of $1.66 million, against $1.3 million in Wattle Ponds, though rent is higher in Wattle Ponds. On these figures, Wattle Ponds tends to suit couples 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

Bridgman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Ponds

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,300,000 vs $1,655,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bridgman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (14% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($435/wk vs $519/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wattle Ponds

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (208.6 km vs 215.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wattle Ponds

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Bridgman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.0% vs 6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
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.

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Walkability 10 / 22
Bridgman — Walkability: 10/100 Wattle Ponds — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 83 / 79
Bridgman — Safety: 83/100 Wattle Ponds — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 85 / 67
Bridgman — Low fire risk: 85/100 Wattle Ponds — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Wattle Ponds has more residents (1,193 vs 242); Wattle Ponds rents higher ($519/wk vs $435/wk).

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Population 242 1,193
+393% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.0% +6.2%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $137,800/yr $144,300/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $435/wk $519/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
0-4 5.8% / 5.3%
Bridgman — 0-4: 5.8% Wattle Ponds — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 16.5% / 17.4%
Bridgman — 5-14: 16.5% Wattle Ponds — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 4.5% / 9.8%
Bridgman — 15-19: 4.5% Wattle Ponds — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 1.7% / 5.4%
Bridgman — 20-24: 1.7% Wattle Ponds — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 10.7% / 6.9%
Bridgman — 25-34: 10.7% Wattle Ponds — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 17.4% / 14.4%
Bridgman — 35-44: 17.4% Wattle Ponds — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 14.0% / 16.7%
Bridgman — 45-54: 14.0% Wattle Ponds — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 16.1% / 13.0%
Bridgman — 55-64: 16.1% Wattle Ponds — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 7.9% / 9.0%
Bridgman — 65-74: 7.9% Wattle Ponds — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.5% / 2.1%
Bridgman — 75-84: 4.5% Wattle Ponds — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 1.2% / 0.7%
Bridgman — 85+: 1.2% Wattle Ponds — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bridgman 61.7% couple families
Bridgman — Couple Families: 61.7% Bridgman — Lone Person: 16.7% Bridgman — One Parent Families: 16.7% Bridgman — Group Household: 5.0%
Wattle Ponds 75.8% couple families
Wattle Ponds — Couple Families: 75.8% Wattle Ponds — Lone Person: 13.7% Wattle Ponds — One Parent Families: 10.5% Wattle Ponds — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bridgman 13.6% renting
Bridgman — Owned Outright: 40.7% Bridgman — Mortgage: 45.7% Bridgman — Renting: 13.6%
Wattle Ponds 3.5% renting
Wattle Ponds — Owned Outright: 36.8% Wattle Ponds — Mortgage: 59.7% Wattle Ponds — Renting: 3.5%
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.

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.6%
Bridgman — New Zealand: 2.1% Wattle Ponds — New Zealand: 2.6%
England — / 2.3%
Bridgman — England: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — England: 2.3%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Bridgman — South Africa: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — South Africa: 0.3%
Taiwan — / 0.3%
Bridgman — Taiwan: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Taiwan: 0.3%
Malaysia — / 0.3%
Bridgman — Malaysia: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Malaysia: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Certificate III & IV 28.1% / 23.5%
Bridgman — Certificate III & IV: 28.1% Wattle Ponds — Certificate III & IV: 23.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 9.3%
Bridgman — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Wattle Ponds — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 5.9%
Bridgman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Wattle Ponds — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.1%
Bridgman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Wattle Ponds — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Bridgman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bridgman 94.7% houses
Bridgman — Houses: 94.7% Bridgman — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Bridgman — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wattle Ponds 99.5% houses
Wattle Ponds — Houses: 99.5% Wattle Ponds — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wattle Ponds — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Median house price $1,655,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,015,000

Zoning mix

Bridgman has more rural and farming land (100% vs 44%); Wattle Ponds has more land zoned for conservation (51% vs 0%).

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Rural and farming 100% 44%
Environmental 0% 51%
Residential 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 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

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
New dwellings approved 121
across Singleton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +46%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Wattle Ponds is more walkable (22 vs 10).

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wattle Ponds carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 15).

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
21/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bridgman

  • Mount Pleasant Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wattle Ponds

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Waterways 25 0

Mobility

Bridgman sits further from the CBD (215.1 km vs 208.6 km).

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Walkability score 10/100 22/100
Distance to Sydney 215.1 km
+3% vs other
 208.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 152 min 149 min
Public transport score 19/100
Bus
 28/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2330
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.

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Car (driver) 78.5% / 81.8%
Bridgman — Car (driver): 78.5% Wattle Ponds — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 17.8% / 13.2%
Bridgman — Worked from Home: 17.8% Wattle Ponds — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.2%
Bridgman — Car (passenger): 3.7% Wattle Ponds — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only — / 0.8%
Bridgman — Walked Only: not among its largest Wattle Ponds — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Connectivity score 26/100 34/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 6%
433 premises

Climate

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Annual rainfall 1,026 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 20.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Average residential rate $1,287/yr
same for both
Council Singleton
same for both

Federal electorate

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bridgman Wattle Ponds
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bridgman

Family Rural

Wattle Ponds

Acreage Family

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