Demographics

Bridgewater (Tas.) is approximately 17.25 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Bridgewater (Tas.) was 4045. The population is 47% male and 53% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Bridgewater (Tas.) are $1000 to $1399. The most common weekly income bracket is $300 to $399 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $200 to $224.

Description

Bridgewater, Tasmania, is a suburb in Tasmania's south-east. Located approximately 19 km from the Hobart CBD, it is part of the northern suburbs area of Greater Hobart. Bridgewater is situated on the eastern shore of the Derwent River. Bridgewater is a suburb of the local government area of the Municipality of Brighton. Bridgewater, which is now only 20 km from the centre of Hobart, has become a commuter suburb for the city. It wasn't always this way. In the early nineteenth century it was a vital link on the north-south route from Hobart to Launceston with one of Tasmania's earliest buildings and the remarkable achievement of the causeway which helped to cross the Derwent River. Bridgewater lies on the northern bank of the Derwent River.