Median price trend for houses
Based on 55 sales in the preceding 12 months
$650,000
Down 13.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $515k
- 3 bed
- $650k
- 4 bed
- $815k
- 5+ bed
- $890k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Bridport
TAS 7262 · Dorset
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $650,000
- Median unit
- $548,000
- Population
- 1,742
- Postcode
- 7262
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Bridport, Tasmania
Property market insights for Bridport
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bridport TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 20 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Up 23.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 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 $515,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $650,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $815,000, 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
Is Bridport safe?
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.
BridportRest of Tas.: 11,845
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Bridport?
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.
- Population
- 1,742
- Median age
- 51 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $270 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Tas. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.5%In line
15–3419.3%Below
35–5418.9%Below
55–7433.2%Above
75 and over12.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.7%Above
Townhouses1.4%Below
Apartments3.3%In line
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright45.9%Above
Paying a mortgage32.6%Below
Renting21.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.0%Below
One car33.0%Below
Two cars38.1%Above
Three or more26.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.4%In line
Drove to work69.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.4%Below
What stands out in Bridport
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
Questions people ask about Bridport
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bridport TAS 7262.
Is Bridport family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
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.
What is the age profile of Bridport?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
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.
What kind of homes are in Bridport?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
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.
Do people own or rent in Bridport?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
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.
How large are households in Bridport?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
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.
How do people get to work in Bridport?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
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.
How many cars do households have in Bridport?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
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.
Who's moving to Bridport, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
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.
What languages are spoken in Bridport?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
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.
Where were Bridport residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
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.
What ancestries shape Bridport?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
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.
What work do people do in Bridport?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
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.
How active is the workforce in Bridport?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
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.
What does the health profile of Bridport show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
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.
How educated is Bridport?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
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.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bridport?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
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.
How does Bridport compare with Rest of Tas.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
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
A buyer’s quick guide to Bridport
Is Bridport expensive?
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.
Is Bridport good for families?
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.
What can I get for $1.5m in Bridport?
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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Streets and suburbs around Bridport
71 streets in Bridport
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ada St
- Alan Lade Pl
- Albert St
- Alexander St
- Alfred St
- Anderson St
- Andrews Pl
- Barnbougle Rd
- Barnett Cr
- Bay View Dr
- Bentley St
- Boat Hole Road
- Boddingtons Rd
- Bridport Back Rd
- Bridport Rd
- Bridview Pl
- Camm Ct
- Charles St
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- Clarke St
- Cross St
- Douglas St
- Edith Street
- Edward St
- Elizabeth St
- Elvie Ct
- Emily St
- Emma St
- Esplanade
- Ferny Hill Rd
- Flinders Ln
- Florence St
- Foreshore Reserve
- Frances St
- Griffiths Ct
- Heath Ct
- Heckrath Road
- Henry St
- Holmes Ct
- Jarvis
- John St East
- John St West
- Joseph St
- Kent Pl
- Lola Ct
- Louisa St
- Main St
- Margaret St
- Marilyn Dr
- Mary St
- Maxwell St
- May St
- Murray St
- Neville Dr
- Nourses Rd
- Ockerbys Rd
- Old Waterhouse Rd
- Port Hills Rd
- Rices Rd
- Richard St
- Saltwood Rd
- Samantha Ct
- Sandy Points Rd
- Short St
- South St
- Therese St
- Thomas St
- Walter St
- Waterhouse Rd
- West St
- Westwood St
- William St
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