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Bridgewater On Loddon VIC 3516

Bridgewater On Loddon is in Loddon LGA, VIC, postcode 3516, with population 341.

The read

Livability-led

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What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$380/wk
Rent context available
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
7,718
8K via Loddon LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
163
10 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

HousesUnitsVacant land

Affordability

31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,083/mo, while renters pay about $1,647/mo — renting runs $564/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$65K
Median rent · wk
$380
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,083

Household income

$65K household · yr-21.5% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$32K
Family
$71K
Household
$65K

Growth outlook · Loddon LGA

Dwellings
+5.1%
4,320 → 4,540
+220 dwellings
Population
+2.5%
7,700 → 7,890
Households
+6.3%
3,480 → 3,700

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA941
Students13
Government1
  • Bridgewater Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 941
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
517
6,652 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,652
Total incidents517· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault5545%
  • Sexual Offences1613%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter5242%

Full data detail

Bridgewater On Loddon VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Bridgewater On Loddon is a sparsely populated locality in Victoria within the Loddon local government area (postcode 3516). With a population of 341, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $65K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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 manufacturing and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $380. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

Bridgewater On Loddon is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 941, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Loddon LGA is moderate at 6,652 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,083
Rent · wk(Census)$215
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$380
Population growth · Loddon LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)7,718
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0%
20012025
Development · Loddon LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)13
Houses13
YoY change+0%
Employment · Loddon LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.3%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3516ATO
Negatively geared22 (4.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,081/yr
Landlords (rental income)59
Reported capital gains21
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population341
Median age50
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,242
Personal income · wk$609
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Strong evidence

Bridgewater On Loddon carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 4 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Bridgewater On Loddon FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bridgewater On Loddon in?

    Bridgewater On Loddon is in the Loddon Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3516. Council-level context for Loddon LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bridgewater On Loddon?

    The median weekly rent in Bridgewater On Loddon is $380/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bridgewater On Loddon?

    Rent context available: Bridgewater On Loddon has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Bridgewater On Loddon a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bridgewater On Loddon show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bridgewater On Loddon?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Bridgewater On Loddon data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.