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Cape Bridgewater VIC 3305

165 addresses · 18 streets

Wannon Electorate › Glenelg LGA › Cape Bridgewater · 316 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Cape Bridgewater is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 151 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,937 a week, with median rent near $283 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

151Population
58Median age
$1,937Median household income / wk
$283Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cape Bridgewater itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Portland Airport, 6.2 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Cape Bridgewater.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 25.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cape Bridgewater

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Cape Bridgewater VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 65.9%

Population by age in Cape Bridgewater
Population by age, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1410
15-198
20-244
25-345
35-4412
45-5419
55-6449
65-7425
75-8410
85+0
Dwelling types in Cape Bridgewater
Dwelling types, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House59
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cape Bridgewater
Households by weekly income, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,4999
$1,500-2,9995
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Cape Bridgewater
Top ancestries, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English71
Australian45
Irish24
Scottish24
German12
Ancestry NS11
Housing tenure in Cape Bridgewater
Housing tenure, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned36
Mortgage16
Rented9
Other0
Cars per household in Cape Bridgewater
Cars per household, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
214
316
4+11
Commute to work in Cape Bridgewater
Commute to work, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car55
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Cape Bridgewater
Top countries of birth, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England10
Wales6
New Zealand5
United States4
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Cape Bridgewater
Languages used at home, Cape Bridgewater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,343 bird observations recorded near Cape Bridgewater — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cape Bridgewater

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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