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Bridgewater - Gagebrook vs Brighton - Pontville

Name: Bridgewater - Gagebrook vs Brighton - Pontville — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Bridgewater - Gagebrook profile · Brighton - Pontville profile

Bridgewater - Gagebrook Brighton - Pontville

Bridgewater - Gagebrook and Brighton - Pontville are two nearby Tasmanian areas with very different profiles. Bridgewater - Gagebrook is much younger, with a typical resident aged 31, and has a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 18.5%. It is also more reliant on public transport, with 85.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. In contrast, Brighton - Pontville is wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $1,630 compared to $971 in Bridgewater - Gagebrook. Renting is far more common in Bridgewater - Gagebrook, where 55.6% of homes are rented, while in Brighton - Pontville, 52.7% of homes are owned with a mortgage.

These income gaps have widened since 2011, as the difference in typical weekly household income grew from $477 to $659. Despite this, the two areas share several common traits, such as having almost the same proportion of people born overseas and a similar drive time to the city of around 20 minutes. Both areas also have a higher share of children under 15 than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 37.1 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook Participation: 23.5 pts higher in Brighton - Pontville One-parent: 22.8 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook Unemployment: 9.5 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook No car: 11.7 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1,701 larger in Bridgewater - Gagebrook gap narrowing

8,150 41st pct 6,449 31st pct

Median age in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +4 yrs older in Brighton - Pontville gap steady

31 yrs 6th pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

26.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.8 pts ▸ 28.3%

25.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.5 pts 21.4%

20.9% Older adults (45–64) +3.6 pts ▸ 24.5%

14.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 12.2%

12.3% Seniors (65+) +1.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

Marital status

53.0% Never married ◂ +12.1 pts 40.8%

27.6% Married +15.3 pts ▸ 42.9%

10.0% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 8.6%

4.8% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

4.7% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Bridgewater - Gagebrook Brighton - Pontville

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.1% Australia +8.1 pts ▸ 92.1%

0.9% England +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% China even 0.1%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.2% Australian +4.2 pts ▸ 48.3%

42.3% English +4.0 pts ▸ 46.3%

5.8% Irish +3.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.0% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.3% German +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.9% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

87.4% English only +7.7 pts ▸ 95.1%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.3% No religion ◂ +3.9 pts 51.4%

31.6% Christianity +11.7 pts ▸ 43.3%

10.8% Not stated ◂ +6.5 pts 4.3%

1.1% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.3% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +4 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

6 71st pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1.40 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

2.85 66th pct 1.45 30th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

9 21st pct 8 18th pct

Students in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +606 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

1,246 44th pct 640 23rd pct

Avg size in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +112 larger in Brighton - Pontville

208 21st pct 320 35th pct

ICSEA in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +85 higher in Brighton - Pontville

827 0th pct 912 11th pct

Highest year of school

32.6% Year 10 +5.0 pts ▸ 37.6%

31.1% Year 12 +5.2 pts ▸ 36.2%

14.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.7 pts 10.3%

10.0% Year 11 +1.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

Highest qualification level

38.5% Certificate III / IV +15.1 pts ▸ 53.6%

8.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

7.9% Bachelor degree +3.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.8 pts 3.9%

3.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

1.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

12.7% Management & commerce +5.6 pts ▸ 18.3%

11.7% Engineering & related +5.9 pts ▸ 17.7%

15.8% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 13.6%

5.2% Architecture & building +4.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.2% Health +2.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.9% Education +2.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

0.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +$314 higher in Brighton - Pontville gap widening

$519 5th pct $833 56th pct

Household income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +$659 higher in Brighton - Pontville gap widening

$971 1st pct $1,630 43rd pct

Family income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +$752 higher in Brighton - Pontville gap widening

$1,135 0th pct $1,887 37th pct

Household income distribution

37.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.9 pts 30.0%

20.4% $1,500–$2,999 +15.5 pts ▸ 35.9%

27.3% Under $650 ◂ +14.8 pts 12.5%

2.8% $3,000–$3,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.2% $4,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

Personal income distribution

53.3% Under $650 ◂ +15.2 pts 38.1%

30.1% $650–$1,499 +11.2 pts ▸ 41.3%

4.9% $1,500–$2,999 +10.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

0.9% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.6% Mental health ◂ +4.1 pts 11.6%

13.1% Asthma ◂ +3.6 pts 9.5%

11.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 10.8%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 8.2%

6.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

4.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 2.0%

2.4% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.9% None +10.0 pts ▸ 61.9%

21.3% One condition ◂ +0.1 pts 21.2%

9.0% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 6.7%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +2.0 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1,007 larger in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

1,506 88th pct 499 79th pct

Median age in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +3 yrs older in Brighton - Pontville

20 yrs 14th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +$280 higher in Brighton - Pontville

$461 12th pct $741 68th pct

Household income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +$796 higher in Brighton - Pontville

$976 4th pct $1,772 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +0.1 larger in Brighton - Pontville gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

42.6% Couples with children +15.6 pts ▸ 58.2%

39.4% One-parent families ◂ +22.8 pts 16.5%

16.5% Couples without children +8.1 pts ▸ 24.5%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Household size

30.6% 2 people +3.4 pts ▸ 33.9%

26.0% 1 person ◂ +6.2 pts 19.8%

19.0% 3 people +0.5 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.2% 4 people +3.3 pts ▸ 16.5%

6.3% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.9% 6 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +$100 higher in Brighton - Pontville gap steady

$250 14th pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +$425 higher in Brighton - Pontville gap narrowing

$1,083 7th pct $1,508 28th pct

People / bedroom in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +0.10 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.6% Rented ◂ +37.1 pts 18.5%

23.2% Owned with a mortgage +29.6 pts ▸ 52.7%

17.9% Owned outright +9.2 pts ▸ 27.1%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

90.8% Separate house ◂ +5.6 pts 85.2%

6.0% Flat or apartment +8.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

3.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.2 pts 0.8%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

67.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.7 pts 49.5%

7.3% 4 bedrooms +16.5 pts ▸ 23.8%

17.7% 2 bedrooms +2.0 pts ▸ 19.8%

2.0% 5 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.2 pts 1.0%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

53.5% $200–$349 ◂ +11.8 pts 41.6%

15.9% $350–$549 +34.7 pts ▸ 50.6%

26.9% Under $200 ◂ +23.5 pts 3.4%

0.0% $550–$749 +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.9% $1,000–$1,799 +7.9 pts ▸ 49.8%

42.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +22.9 pts 19.3%

8.5% $1,800–$2,999 +14.6 pts ▸ 23.1%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +61 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

90 86th pct 29 39th pct

Stops/1k in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +6.55 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

11.04 88th pct 4.50 53rd pct

Departures/1k in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1,802.9 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

2,175.2 86th pct 372.3 33rd pct

PT routes in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +7 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

10 62nd pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +37 longer in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

77 100th pct 40 89th pct

Drive to city in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1 longer in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

21 43rd pct 20 40th pct

Reach 30 min in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1,701 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

8,150 21st pct 6,449 14th pct

Reach 45 min in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1,701 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

8,150 13th pct 6,449 10th pct

How people get to work

68.5% Car (driver) +3.7 pts ▸ 72.2%

7.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.3 pts 4.8%

2.8% Worked at home +1.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.7% Bus ◂ +2.8 pts 0.9%

1.5% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.1 pts 27.1%

28.0% 2 vehicles +8.4 pts ▸ 36.4%

12.6% 3 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 18.0%

7.5% 4 or more +8.6 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.7% No vehicle ◂ +11.7 pts 2.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 15.8%

9.5% Construction +4.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 10.9%

7.0% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.7 pts 5.6%

5.5% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

5.2% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.3% Administrative & support ◂ +2.1 pts 3.2%

4.6% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.9% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Electricity, gas & water +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Labourers ◂ +7.9 pts 11.3%

14.4% Technicians & trades +4.2 pts ▸ 18.6%

17.9% Community & personal service ◂ +4.0 pts 13.8%

9.5% Clerical & administrative +5.9 pts ▸ 15.4%

11.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.9 pts 10.0%

11.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.2 pts 9.5%

6.3% Managers +3.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.1% Professionals +3.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +2 higher in Brighton - Pontville

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +3 higher in Brighton - Pontville

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +5 higher in Brighton - Pontville

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +192 higher in Brighton - Pontville

738 0th pct 930 22nd pct

ERP in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1,724 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

8,732 41st pct 7,008 32nd pct

Growth in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +2.2 pts higher in Brighton - Pontville

5.2% 56th pct 7.4% 71st pct

Businesses in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +131 higher in Brighton - Pontville

222 10th pct 353 16th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +73 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

590 17th pct 516 12th pct

Max temp in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +0.5 higher in Brighton - Pontville

17.2 2nd pct 17.7 4th pct

Min temp in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +0.6 higher in Brighton - Pontville

7.5 6th pct 8.1 10th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +0.7 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

4.9 43rd pct 4.2 33rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +0.7 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

4.8 42nd pct 4.1 32nd pct

15-min city in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +3.5 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

64.0% 49th pct 60.5% 46th pct

Walk to shops in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +3.5 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

64.7% 52nd pct 61.2% 49th pct

Walk to transit in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +20.6 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

85.4% 42nd pct 64.9% 30th pct

Walk to school in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +15.4 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

77.5% 53rd pct 62.1% 40th pct

Walk to a park in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +5.1 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

88.1% 35th pct 83.1% 30th pct

Walk to health in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +29.0 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

29.0% 33rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +2.7 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

17.3 65th pct 14.6 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +12 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

16 29th pct 4 17th pct

Mean slope in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Brighton - Pontville +1.9 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

7.8% 80th pct 5.9% 60th pct

Compare Bridgewater - Gagebrook with nearby areas

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Compare Brighton - Pontville with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bridgewater - Gagebrook vs Brighton - Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601011001/bridgewater-gagebrook/vs/601011002/brighton-pontville