Bridgenorth TAS 7277
189 addresses · 10 streets
Bass Electorate › West Tamar LGA › Bridgenorth · 169 km from Hobart
Living Here
Bridgenorth is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 403 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,055 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Grindelwald - Lanena statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bridgenorth itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 golf clubs
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 27.2 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 44.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 44.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 60.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 69.2%
Population by age in Bridgenorth
| 0-4 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 58 |
| 15-19 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 31 |
| 35-44 | 56 |
| 45-54 | 68 |
| 55-64 | 79 |
| 65-74 | 37 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Bridgenorth
| House | 139 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bridgenorth
| <$650 | 16 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 36 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 58 |
| $3,000+ | 27 |
Top ancestries in Bridgenorth
| English | 203 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 165 |
| Irish | 54 |
| Scottish | 35 |
| Dutch | 26 |
| German | 17 |
Housing tenure in Bridgenorth
| Owned | 57 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 72 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Bridgenorth
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 44 |
| 3 | 40 |
| 4+ | 45 |
Commute to work in Bridgenorth
| Car | 161 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Bridgenorth
| England | 18 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Germany | 3 |
Languages used at home in Bridgenorth
| Afrikaans | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
6,379 bird observations recorded near Bridgenorth — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Native-hen (466)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (431)
- Musk Duck (410)
- Pacific Black Duck (378)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (348)
- Black Swan (342)
- Chestnut Teal (336)
- Australian Wood Duck (330)
- Southern Forest Raven (283)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (257)
- Common Starling (214)
- Australian Shelduck (208)
- Eurasian Coot (198)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bridgenorth
- White-faced Heron (175)
- Forest Raven (174)
- Little Pied Cormorant (173)
- Green Rosella (141)
- Superb Fairy-wren (141)
- Masked Lapwing (133)
- Eurasian Blackbird (128)
- Grey Fantail (122)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (118)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (115)
- Welcome Swallow (114)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (112)
- Brown Thornbill (111)
- Laughing Kookaburra (110)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (106)
- Yellow Wattlebird (103)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (102)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bridgenorth:
- Notley Hills (4.7 km)
- Grindelwald (4.8 km)
- Rosevale (5.1 km)
- Rosevears (6.6 km)
- Legana (7.5 km)
- Lanena (7.8 km)
- Glengarry (8.7 km)
- Windermere (8.9 km)
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Streets
- Bridgenorth Road (63)
- Careys Road (4)
- Jennyfield Road (5)
- Long Plains Road (33)
- Maneys Road (14)
- Notley Gorge Road (13)
- Shaws Road (7)
- South Bridgenorth Road (28)
- Stokes Lane (10)
- Turkey Farm Road (12)
