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Bridgewater - Gagebrook

Tasmania · Brighton · Hobart

Why “Bridgewater - Gagebrook”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Bridgewater into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Bridgewater - Gagebrook is a locality in the Brighton area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Bridgewater - Gagebrook SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 800 (gov)
Childcare
7
NQS-rated services
Population
8,732
+0.8% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Bridgewater - Gagebrook SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

JRLF - East Derwent Primary School Government · 337 students
ICSEA 800
JRLF - Senior School Government · 315 students
ICSEA 800
JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School Government · 144 students
ICSEA 772
JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School Government · 123 students
ICSEA 787

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Paul's Catholic School
Catholic 178 students
ICSEA 895 intake context
Northern Christian School
Independent 149 students
ICSEA 952 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Bridgewater - Gagebrook

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Discovery Early Learning Centres - Green Point
    Centre-Based Care · 130 places · Bridgewater
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bagdad Education and Care
    Centre-Based Care · 36 places · Bagdad
    Exceeding NQS
  • Ludo Early Learning - St Paul's
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Bridgewater
    Exceeding NQS
  • Aura Early Learning Brighton
    Centre-Based Care · 76 places · Brighton
    Meeting NQS
  • Lady Gowrie-Brighton Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Brighton
    Meeting NQS
  • Bagdad Uniting Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Bagdad
    Working Towards NQS
  • Brighton Family Day Care
    Family Day Care · Mangalore
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
2
Parks
7
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Bridgewater - Gagebrook SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
8,732
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.80%
2024→25
Net change
+69
people / yr
Density
157
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+69
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+60
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+6
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+3

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Bridgewater - Gagebrook
+0.80%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%

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