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Bridgewater - Gagebrook vs Southern Midlands

Name: Bridgewater - Gagebrook vs Southern Midlands — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 39 km apart · Bridgewater - Gagebrook profile · Southern Midlands profile

Bridgewater - Gagebrook Southern Midlands

Southern Midlands and Bridgewater - Gagebrook are two distinct Tasmanian areas with very different social and physical layouts. Residents are far older in Southern Midlands, where the typical age is 44, while the typical person in Bridgewater - Gagebrook is just 31. The two areas differ sharply in how people live; 39.1% of Southern Midlands homes are owned outright, whereas 55.6% of homes in Bridgewater - Gagebrook are rented. Additionally, Bridgewater - Gagebrook has a much higher proportion of First Nations people at 18.5% and a far higher share of one-parent families at 39.4%.

Daily life in both places shares several commonalities, such as typical weekly rents of $250 and similar levels of people providing unpaid care. However, their access to services is diverging. Bridgewater - Gagebrook is much more connected, with far more public transport stops and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools and groceries. In contrast, Southern Midlands is more car-dependent, with a much longer drive time to the city and far fewer public transport options. The gap in rental rates and the difference in typical ages have both widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

One-parent: 25.0 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook Renting: 42.4 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook Median age: 13 yrs older in Southern Midlands Owned outright: 21.2 pts higher in Southern Midlands Recent arrivals: 15.3 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +1,475 larger in Bridgewater - Gagebrook gap steady

8,150 41st pct 6,675 33rd pct

Median age in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +13 yrs older in Southern Midlands gap widening

31 yrs 6th pct 44 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

20.9% Older adults (45–64) +8.9 pts ▸ 29.8%

26.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.1 pts 22.5%

25.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.7 pts 17.1%

12.3% Seniors (65+) +6.8 pts ▸ 19.1%

14.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.8 pts 11.5%

Marital status

53.0% Never married ◂ +16.4 pts 36.5%

27.6% Married +17.0 pts ▸ 44.6%

10.0% Divorced even 10.0%

4.7% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.8% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Bridgewater - Gagebrook Southern Midlands

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.1% Australia +0.9 pts ▸ 85.0%

0.9% England +1.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% China even 0.1%

0.0% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.2% Australian +1.8 pts ▸ 45.9%

42.3% English +3.1 pts ▸ 45.5%

5.8% Irish +3.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.0% Scottish +2.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

2.3% German +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Italian even 0.9%

0.6% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.5% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

87.4% English only +3.5 pts ▸ 90.9%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.3% No religion ◂ +11.7 pts 43.6%

31.6% Christianity +14.2 pts ▸ 45.8%

10.8% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 9.9%

1.1% Islam ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.3% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +2 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

6 71st pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +0.65 more in Southern Midlands

2.85 66th pct 3.50 74th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +3 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

9 21st pct 6 12th pct

Students in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +630 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

1,246 44th pct 616 22nd pct

Avg size in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +54 larger in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

208 21st pct 154 16th pct

ICSEA in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +75 higher in Southern Midlands

827 0th pct 903 10th pct

Highest year of school

32.6% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 35.5%

31.1% Year 12 +1.4 pts ▸ 32.5%

14.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.7 pts 13.2%

10.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 9.9%

Highest qualification level

38.5% Certificate III / IV +3.1 pts ▸ 41.6%

7.9% Bachelor degree +5.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

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

6.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +3.2 pts 3.5%

3.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

1.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

15.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.8 pts 12.0%

11.7% Engineering & related +3.3 pts ▸ 15.1%

12.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 11.9%

6.2% Health +1.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.6 pts 6.0%

5.2% Architecture & building +2.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +5.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.9% Education +3.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +1.4 pts 0.9%

1.3% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

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

Income

Personal income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +$142 higher in Southern Midlands gap widening

$519 5th pct $661 22nd pct

Household income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +$359 higher in Southern Midlands gap widening

$971 1st pct $1,330 23rd pct

Family income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +$466 higher in Southern Midlands gap widening

$1,135 0th pct $1,601 20th pct

Household income distribution

37.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.6 pts 32.3%

20.4% $1,500–$2,999 +8.1 pts ▸ 28.5%

27.3% Under $650 ◂ +8.3 pts 19.1%

2.8% $3,000–$3,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.2% $4,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

Personal income distribution

53.3% Under $650 ◂ +8.3 pts 45.0%

30.1% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 33.2%

4.9% $1,500–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.9% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.6% Mental health ◂ +4.7 pts 10.9%

13.1% Asthma ◂ +4.4 pts 8.7%

11.2% Arthritis +1.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 7.8%

6.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 5.5%

4.1% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

2.4% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.4% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.9% None +4.3 pts ▸ 56.2%

21.3% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 21.9%

9.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 7.8%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +1,051 larger in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

1,506 88th pct 455 77th pct

Median age in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +4 yrs older in Southern Midlands

20 yrs 14th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +$159 higher in Southern Midlands

$461 12th pct $620 47th pct

Household income in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +$621 higher in Southern Midlands

$976 4th pct $1,597 44th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +0.1 larger in Bridgewater - Gagebrook gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

42.6% Couples with children +10.6 pts ▸ 53.1%

39.4% One-parent families ◂ +25.0 pts 14.4%

16.5% Couples without children +15.2 pts ▸ 31.7%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Household size

30.6% 2 people +7.6 pts ▸ 38.2%

26.0% 1 person ◂ +1.5 pts 24.5%

19.0% 3 people ◂ +4.4 pts 14.6%

13.2% 4 people +0.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

6.3% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 5.3%

4.9% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands even gap narrowing

$250 14th pct $250 14th pct

Mortgage in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +$217 higher in Southern Midlands gap widening

$1,083 7th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +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 ◂ +42.4 pts 13.2%

23.2% Owned with a mortgage +20.1 pts ▸ 43.2%

17.9% Owned outright +21.2 pts ▸ 39.1%

0.9% Other tenure +2.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

Types of homes

90.8% Separate house +7.3 pts ▸ 98.1%

6.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +5.2 pts 0.9%

3.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.7 pts 0.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

67.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.1 pts 52.0%

7.3% 4 bedrooms +13.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

17.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.1 pts 14.6%

2.0% 5 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.1% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.2% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

53.5% $200–$349 ◂ +12.5 pts 41.0%

26.9% Under $200 +2.2 pts ▸ 29.1%

15.9% $350–$549 +3.4 pts ▸ 19.3%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.9% $1,000–$1,799 +1.5 pts ▸ 43.4%

42.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.8 pts 32.4%

8.5% $1,800–$2,999 +7.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

3.3% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +75 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

90 86th pct 15 24th pct

Stops/1k in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +8.80 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

11.04 88th pct 2.25 23rd pct

Departures/1k in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +2,110.3 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

2,175.2 86th pct 64.9 17th pct

PT routes in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +5 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

10 62nd pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands

77 100th pct —

Drive to city in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +67 longer in Southern Midlands

21 43rd pct 88 86th pct

Reach 30 min in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands

8,150 21st pct —

Reach 45 min in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands

8,150 13th pct —

How people get to work

68.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.5 pts 67.1%

2.8% Worked at home +7.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.1 pts 4.1%

3.7% Bus ◂ +3.3 pts 0.4%

1.5% Walked +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.6 pts 21.6%

28.0% 2 vehicles +9.0 pts ▸ 37.0%

12.6% 3 vehicles +7.9 pts ▸ 20.5%

7.5% 4 or more +11.3 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.7% No vehicle ◂ +11.4 pts 2.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.9 pts 12.7%

1.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +12.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.2% Retail trade ◂ +5.1 pts 8.2%

9.5% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.0% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.2% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.4 pts 3.9%

5.5% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 4.4%

5.3% Administrative & support ◂ +2.7 pts 2.6%

4.6% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

2.5% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Labourers ◂ +5.2 pts 14.0%

17.9% Community & personal service ◂ +5.6 pts 12.3%

14.4% Technicians & trades +2.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

6.3% Managers +8.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

11.9% Sales workers ◂ +3.6 pts 8.3%

11.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 10.3%

9.5% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.1% Professionals +3.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +1 higher in Southern Midlands

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +2 higher in Southern Midlands

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +4 higher in Southern Midlands

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +173 higher in Southern Midlands

738 0th pct 911 15th pct

ERP in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +1,734 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

8,732 41st pct 6,998 32nd pct

Growth in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +3.0 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

5.2% 56th pct 2.2% 30th pct

Businesses in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +365 higher in Southern Midlands

222 10th pct 587 30th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +46 higher in Southern Midlands

590 17th pct 635 24th pct

Max temp in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +1.9 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

17.2 2nd pct 15.4 0th pct

Min temp in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +1.3 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

7.5 6th pct 6.3 0th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +3.1 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

4.9 43rd pct 1.9 10th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +2.7 more in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

4.8 42nd pct 2.1 11th pct

15-min city in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +40.1 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

64.0% 49th pct 23.9% 16th pct

Walk to shops in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +47.0 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

64.7% 52nd pct 17.8% 11th pct

Walk to transit in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +56.0 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

85.4% 42nd pct 29.4% 18th pct

Walk to school in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +52.3 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

77.5% 53rd pct 25.3% 13th pct

Walk to a park in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +47.6 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

88.1% 35th pct 40.5% 10th pct

Walk to health in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +18.7 pts higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

29.0% 33rd pct 10.3% 17th pct

Amenities/1k in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +10.1 more in Southern Midlands

17.3 65th pct 27.4 85th pct

Intersections/km² in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +15 higher in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

16 29th pct 1 10th pct

Mean slope in Bridgewater - Gagebrook in Southern Midlands +1.7 pts higher in Southern Midlands

7.8% 80th pct 9.5% 89th pct

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Compare Southern Midlands with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bridgewater - Gagebrook vs Southern Midlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601011001/bridgewater-gagebrook/vs/603011067/southern-midlands