Bridgewater, TAS 7030

I have moved here in 2018. In the beginning, I really worried about the negative news about this suburb. But on the first day, my neighbor gave us a nice and warm welcome. While we are doing painting and gardening, they are willing to help always. After one and a half years of living here, I am pretty sure the bad news is not right. It is definitely stereotype. Although you can tell not so many people are well educated till the University level, it does not mean they are bad people. Most of our neighbors are working at laborers, they are working for TasWater, for transportation, for Brighton transportation centers. But they say hi to you on the streets while you are running. So I do not think any reason that stops you from the bad news to live here. Once I cried at the riverside and a man with a dog talked to me and stayed awhile with me. He may afraid that I am in deep depression and doing some stupid things. But I just had a small fight with my partner, not a big deal. Aha. Even though that time, I prefer to stay with myself for a while, I still appreciate the nice concerns from a stranger of my community.
And the shopping center is very convenient. It is just 5 mins drive from home to grocery. There are both coles and woolies. There are reject shop and domino pizza shops. There are both MacDough and KFC. So for young people, it would be an easy place to live in.
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I've lived in the Huon Valley all of my life and moved to Bridgewater in 2015 as my husband and I found a house 3x the size of ours for sale for $180,000 less then half the price of what we payed for our place in Huonville! I love living in Bridgewater & even though it has been known as a 'rough' place, I would much rather live and raise my children here than Huonville. It has every service you need and is only 20 minute drive tops to Hobart, the public transport is absolutely fantastic! The sense of community spirit is absolutely fantastic in Bridgewater and there are plenty of hard working people who love the place they live out here! The local public school (East Derwent Primary) is absolutely beautiful and after moving my son from a private school in the Huon Valley I am super impressed with East Derwent. There is Gymnastics, Dancing, Indoor Soccer & plenty of other great things for your children to partake out here (the local PCYC is great!) & I will happily live here for as long as I can! As for the rougher people out here, yes there are some but no one has ever shown us any violence or hostility out here & I feel safe enough to leave my car unlocked & my kids play with other children on the front lawn all afternoon. It may of been worse, but since 2015 we have had no issues & I'm very proud to live in Bridgewater. I am a university graduate, with my bachelors in Criminology and my Husband is a owner of a slaughter house (we are not your average bogans)

This place is Scarey. It has a reputation for a reason. It has high rates of violence, domestic & general. High alcoholism, drug abuse, abusive teenagers, vandalism & theft. Just take a drive around & admire the houses with broken windows & fire damage. Even make a leisurely trip to the shops or the library, where after 3 pm you will be subjected to foul mouthed gangs of kids with nothing better to do but shoplift and show disrespect because that's all they've ever known. There are no playgrounds (due to vandalism) and nothing for the kids to do. If you want to feel depressed, afraid and shocked, then move here. Oh, & if you have kids of school age, that's great because they offer part time schooling here!!!

Bridgewater is fairly rough but still isn't the worst suburb in Tasmania. If you don't mind it a little rough and can defend yourself there is a tight neighborhood community.

Bridgewater is a lovely little enclave which is suitable for any bogan families moving here (interstate). All bogan amenities are available with easy reach including: dealers,stolen goods, burn out areas for doughnuts etc. Hopefully soon someone will put a fence around this place and make people have visa's to get in/out etc.

Make no mistake, Bridgewater is filled with some good people, but it's certainly not a place that you could walk around by yourself of the night time, it's an adequate place to live while you're dreaming of living somewhere else, it's in a handy location as far as close to town goes but you would be better of buying somewhere else that's for sure.

I purchased my home 11 years ago because Bridgewater had more facilities available for seniors than any other suburb. We have never regretted our choice. Beside the river with clean air, open spaces with walking tracks, library, PCYC gym with low costs, and 2 supermarkets as well as other shops, public transport. Anything we need is only a short stroll from our front gate

I have lived in Bridgewater for 31 years, Like all places it has it good points and bad. But the god points far out way the bad. I live in a very quiet street, and have the most beautiful views. It's also a great place to get into the property market as you can still buy a house at a resonable price.

It's on the move with new supermarkets, community facilities, choice of schools and child care, magnificent views of the Derwent River and Mount Wellington, and a short drive or bus trip to the Hobart CBD

i have lived in bridgewater for 35 years has not had no bad experience dosn't mean every one has had one

Great place to live if you want your house broken into and your car stolen and burnt out!! If you are up for this then GO FOR IT!