133 ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 217
- 2016: 142
- 2021: 133
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bridgewater · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bridgewater
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bridgewater is 49 years old, making the area far older than the Victorian and national average. This small community is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a notably low number of children. Residents are mostly married and have very few Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living here.
133
▼ -38.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bridgewater — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 133 people, which is smaller than about 53% of similar areas. This community is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 49.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.6% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average. This is alongside a low number of children under 15, who make up 15% of the area.
25.6% ▲ +84.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bridgewater splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population are married, while 30.4% have never married. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bridgewater, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20333/bridgewater/topic/demographics-identity