North Scottsdale vs Bridport

North Scottsdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Bridport. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bridport tends to suit people living alone.

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

North Scottsdale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 95%)
  • But Bridport has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

North Scottsdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • North Scottsdale sits closer to the CBD (264.4 km vs 273.1 km)
  • Bridport has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 204 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

North Scottsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.9% vs 11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

North Scottsdale 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.

North Scottsdale 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.

North Scottsdale Bridport
Walkability 0 / 0
North Scottsdale — Walkability: 0/100 Bridport — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 50 / 58
North Scottsdale — Low fire risk: 50/100 Bridport — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Bridport has more residents (1,742 vs 145); Bridport rents higher ($270/wk vs $200/wk).

North Scottsdale Bridport
Population 145 1,742
+1101% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.9% +11.1%
Median age 46 51
Median household income $68,224/yr
+5% vs other
 $64,584/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $270/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Scottsdale Bridport
0-4 3.4% / 5.4%
North Scottsdale — 0-4: 3.4% Bridport — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.1% / 11.1%
North Scottsdale — 5-14: 13.1% Bridport — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 9.7% / 3.7%
North Scottsdale — 15-19: 9.7% Bridport — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 4.1% / 4.5%
North Scottsdale — 20-24: 4.1% Bridport — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.3% / 11.2%
North Scottsdale — 25-34: 10.3% Bridport — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 9.7% / 8.8%
North Scottsdale — 35-44: 9.7% Bridport — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 14.5% / 10.1%
North Scottsdale — 45-54: 14.5% Bridport — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 8.3% / 16.8%
North Scottsdale — 55-64: 8.3% Bridport — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 15.2% / 16.5%
North Scottsdale — 65-74: 15.2% Bridport — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 7.6% / 9.1%
North Scottsdale — 75-84: 7.6% Bridport — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 9.7% / 3.0%
North Scottsdale — 85+: 9.7% Bridport — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Scottsdale 45.0% lone person
North Scottsdale — Lone Person: 45.0% North Scottsdale — Couple Families: 42.5% North Scottsdale — One Parent Families: 12.5% North Scottsdale — Group Household: 0.0% North Scottsdale — 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.

North Scottsdale 15.5% renting
North Scottsdale — Owned Outright: 51.7% North Scottsdale — Mortgage: 32.8% North Scottsdale — Renting: 15.5%
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.

North Scottsdale Bridport
England 2.1% / 2.0%
North Scottsdale — England: 2.1% Bridport — England: 2.0%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
North Scottsdale — New Zealand: not among its largest Bridport — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
North Scottsdale — Netherlands: not among its largest Bridport — Netherlands: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
North Scottsdale — Scotland: not among its largest Bridport — Scotland: 0.5%
India — / 0.3%
North Scottsdale — India: not among its largest Bridport — India: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

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

North Scottsdale Bridport
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 18.5%
North Scottsdale — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Bridport — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 9.6%
North Scottsdale — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Bridport — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 5.8%
North Scottsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Bridport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
North Scottsdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bridport — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
North Scottsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bridport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Scottsdale 105.5% houses
North Scottsdale — Houses: 105.5% North Scottsdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% North Scottsdale — 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

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

Zoning mix

North Scottsdale has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 8%); Bridport has more rural and farming land (90% vs 66%).

North Scottsdale Bridport
Rural and farming 66% 90%
Environmental 34% 8%
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

North Scottsdale Bridport
New dwellings approved 18
across Dorset
same for both
Approvals change year on year -60%
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.

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

Ranking within TAS

North Scottsdale Bridport
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of TAS Higher than 44% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of TAS Higher than 7% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of TAS Higher than 83% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 19% of TAS

Liveability

North Scottsdale Bridport
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

North Scottsdale Bridport
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 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 None
0/100
 High
99/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

North Scottsdale 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 North Scottsdale

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

North Scottsdale Bridport
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 6 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 7 11

Mobility

Bridport sits further from the CBD (273.1 km vs 264.4 km).

North Scottsdale Bridport
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 264.4 km 273.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 204 min 195 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 7260
 0.2%
postcode 7262
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 7260
 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.

North Scottsdale Bridport
Car (driver) 70.6% / 81.2%
North Scottsdale — Car (driver): 70.6% Bridport — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 8.6%
North Scottsdale — Worked from Home: 29.4% Bridport — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
North Scottsdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bridport — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 3.3%
North Scottsdale — Walked Only: not among its largest Bridport — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
North Scottsdale — Bicycle: not among its largest Bridport — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

North Scottsdale Bridport
Elevation 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 3.6 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

North Scottsdale Bridport
Connectivity score 26/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 41%
1,310 premises

Climate

North Scottsdale 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

North Scottsdale Bridport
Average residential rate $1,486/yr
same for both
Council Dorset
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

North Scottsdale

Retirees Rural

Bridport

Retirees Rural

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