BRIDGEWATER TAS 7030
Bushfire Risk:High(94/100)
AffordableFamilyQuiet
Population
4,592
13.5% since 2016
Median Age
31
6.1% since 2016
Median Household Income
$49,088/yr
24.2% since 2016
Median Weekly Rent
$260/wk
23.8% since 2016
Median Monthly Mortgage
$1,083/mo
11.1% since 2016
Avg Household Size
2.5
no change since 2016
Median Personal Income
$26,624/yr
15.8% since 2016
Unemployment Rate
11.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5%
Dwelling Types
Houses1,480 (88.2%)
Flats / Apartments142 (8.5%)
Townhouses56 (3.3%)
Property Ownership
Renting928 (57.0%)
Mortgage370 (22.7%)
Owned Outright329 (20.2%)
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 83.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.5%
- Employment Rate
- 40.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 22.7%
13.5% since 2016
Occupations
Labourers279 (20.0%)
Community & Personal Service263 (18.8%)
Technicians & Trades187 (13.4%)
Sales175 (12.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers165 (11.8%)
Clerical & Administrative141 (10.1%)
Professionals75 (5.4%)
Managers75 (5.4%)
Religion
No Religion2,417 (52.6%)
Christianity1,555 (33.9%)
Islam62 (1.4%)
Other Religions29 (0.6%)
Buddhism16 (0.3%)
Sikhism10 (0.2%)
Hinduism3 (0.1%)
Age Distribution
5-14795 (17.3%)
25-34683 (14.9%)
45-54514 (11.2%)
35-44500 (10.9%)
65-74474 (10.3%)
55-64446 (9.7%)
0-4347 (7.6%)
20-24344 (7.5%)
15-19305 (6.6%)
75-84159 (3.5%)
85+31 (0.7%)
Family & Household Composition
One Parent Families500 (35.3%)
Lone Person475 (33.5%)
Couple Families354 (25.0%)
Group Household60 (4.2%)
Other Families27 (1.9%)
Commute to Work
Car (driver)954 (80.7%)
Car (passenger)101 (8.5%)
Bus64 (5.4%)
Worked from Home37 (3.1%)
Walked Only26 (2.2%)
Education
Certificate III & IV568 (12.4%)
Bachelor Degree121 (2.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma116 (2.5%)
Postgraduate Degree47 (1.0%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate14 (0.3%)
Cars per Dwelling
1 car655 (40.1%)
2 cars468 (28.6%)
0 cars233 (14.3%)
3 cars175 (10.7%)
4+ cars106 (6.5%)