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TAS 7262 · Dorset
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Bridport, Tasmania
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bridport TAS
Based on 55 sales in the preceding 12 months
$650,000
Down 13.9% over 12 months
Based on 18 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Up 23.5% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Bridport, TAS is currently $650,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bridport has a 12-month growth rate of -13.9% for houses and 16.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $505,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $650,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $825,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $890,000 in Bridport.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bridport is $525 per week. The median house rent has increased 23.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bridport is $548,000, which has increased 16.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $440,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $710,000 in Bridport. The median rent for units and apartments in Bridport is $375 per week and has increased 15.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Bridport is 11,646 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Rest of Tas..
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Bridport.
Overall crime rate
11,646
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withRest of Tas.
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Bridport TAS 7262 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
1,742 people call Bridport home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,242 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
7.4% of workers in Bridport worked from home on Census day.
45.9% of people in Bridport described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bridport TAS 7262.
16.5% of Bridport's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
443 family households lived in Bridport; 31.6% were couple families and 11.5% were one-parent families.
29.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Bridport had 1,742 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
45.4% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 94.7% of occupied private dwellings in Bridport.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
45.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
32.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.5% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Bridport had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 34.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 41.5%, while 17.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
7.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
69.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
3.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
One-car households formed 33.0% of the total.
64.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
59.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.8% reported a different address.
7.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
88.6% of residents used only English at home.
2.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
7.5% of Bridport's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.5% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 45.8% of ancestry responses in Bridport.
Australian ancestry made up 40.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
12.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
Managers accounted for 17.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.6% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 54.4%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
30.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.3%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
54.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.3% reported asthma, 13.8% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
18.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,242 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $270 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 7.4% in Bridport, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 45.9% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 21.5% in Bridport, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $650,000, while units and apartments sit at $548,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 443 local families, and 16.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $890,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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