Bridgewater Postcode

Victoria

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA
3516
Postcode for Bridgewater, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 162 km from Melbourne · Pop. 133
133
Population
49
Median Age
$1,771
Household Income/wk
$115
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
118.2
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Bridgewater ranks: SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bridgewater Compares

Bridgewater vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricBridgewaterVIC avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,771 ≈VIC $1,817 $1,836
Rent/wk $115 -VIC $375 $390
Mortgage/month $1,350 -VIC $1,933 $1,958
Median age 49 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +VIC 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -VIC 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the VIC average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Bridgewater is a locality 162 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3516. It falls within the Bendigo region. The local government area is Loddon.

According to the 2021 Census, Bridgewater has a population of 133 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $1,771, close to the VIC average.

Housing in Bridgewater includes a median weekly rent of $115, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,350, with 55 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 94.2% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Bridgewater scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Bridgewater is part of the Loddon - Elmore statistical area in Victoria.

Bridgewater Details

Postcode3516
StateVictoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)133
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,771/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$866/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$115
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,350
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area118.2 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings55
Australian Citizens94.7%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-36.6047192
Longitude143.9405609
Distance from Melbourne162 km
Region (SA4)Bendigo
Area (SA3)Loddon - Elmore
Local GovernmentLoddon
Federal ElectorateMallee

Age Profile

0–14 (18.8%) 15–24 (10.5%) 25–44 (18.0%) 45–64 (30.1%) 65+ (28.6%)
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0–14 years25 (18.8%)
15–24 years14 (10.5%)
25–44 years24 (18.0%)
45–64 years40 (30.1%)
65+ years38 (28.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (61.5%) Mortgaged (32.7%) Rented (5.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis22 (16.5%)
Cancer9 (6.8%)
Asthma7 (5.3%)
Heart Disease5 (3.8%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle3 (5.6%)
1 vehicle7 (13.0%)
2 vehicles13 (24.1%)
3+ vehicles31 (57.4%)

Suburbs Near Bridgewater

Bridgewater On Loddon 0.0 km Bullabul 4.4 km Inglewood 7.1 km Bridgewater North 7.6 km Derby 8.5 km Yarraberb 8.7 km Salisbury West 11.7 km Kurting 12.6 km Arnold 13.2 km Kingower 14.5 km Campbells Forest 15.6 km Arnold West 16.7 km

Same Postcode (3516)

Bridgewater North Bridgewater On Loddon Derby Leichardt Yarraberb

More Bridgewater Data

Loddon LGA 96 suburbs, 21 postcodes, 7,545 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bendigo (34.8 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Loddon LGA

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.