3,719 ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,498
- 2016: 3,558
- 2021: 3,719
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.
Nearly half of the 3,719 people in Bridgewater are married, making it a family-focused area with a larger population than about 87% of similar places. The community is notably young for the region, with many children and fewer seniors than the state average.
3,719
▲ +6.3%
- 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 — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bridgewater | 3,719 |
|---|---|
| 5155, SA | 3,994 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little younger than the South Australian figure but slightly older than the national average.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.8% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, with only 15.5% of people aged 65 and over.
15.5% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bridgewater splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.2%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.7% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.7% ▲ +95.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bridgewater, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
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/SAL40158/bridgewater/topic/demographics-identity