Bridgewater (postcode 5155) is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area. With a population of 3,719, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $106K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Bridgewater is $1.1 million, having risen modestly by 1.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $625. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Bridgewater is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1076, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 14 bus stops. The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is low at 1,560 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.0%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$980K). The price-to-income ratio of 10.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +1.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.