Browse property in Bridgewater

Overview

Bridgewater is a northern suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, set 19 kilometres from the city’s central business district on the eastern shore of the Derwent River. Part of the Municipality of Brighton, it is the first settlement motorists see when travelling south from the state’s north via the Midland Highway and the Brighton Bypass, and it links to the western shoreline through the historic Bridgewater Bridge. The suburb’s residential landscape is characterised by a large public‑housing estate built in the 1970s as part of a 1944‑1989 housing programme, giving the area a distinct social profile.

The community is supported by a range of local amenities: three primary schools, including the private Northern Suburbs Christian School and the Catholic St Paul’s, and Bridgewater High School, which features a school farm and forms part of the Jordan River Learning Federation offering K‑12 education. Sporting life centres on Derwent United FC at nearby Weily Park, while easy access to the East Derwent Highway and the Brighton Transport Hub connects residents to broader Hobart services and employment. Heritage sites such as Coronation Hall and St Mary’s Anglican Church add a sense of history to the suburb’s everyday fabric.

Region type mix: Regional 97%, Metro 3%.