Bridport TAS, 7262
Bridport Real Estate: Suburb Profile
Searching for property in Bridport, TAS 7262? It's a good first step to understand whether the suburb is a worthwhile consideration. The Homes.com.au suburb profile focuses on providing the best information on Bridport property prices, market trends & demographics so we can help you make an intelligent decision about your next home or investment.
Whether you are upsizing or downsizing to Bridport, continue reading for a brief history lesson to discover more about the amazing lifestyle and what the suburb has to offer.
Overview Bridport is located in the northeast seaside of Tasmania. This small village is a crowd-favourite when it comes to holiday destinations. The population of Bridport as of the 2011 census is 1710. However, during the summertime of each year, the town's population increases up to 5,000 due to the surge of tourists in the area.
Living in Bridport Being a typical seaside destination, Bridport is a great place to go swimming, sunbathing, surfing, sailing, and experiencing other water sports and activities. Aside from these water adventures, tourists and locals are also free to walk, play golf, and visit nature parks around the local village. Supermarkets, bakeries, hotels, meat shops, boutiques, lawn bowls, medical institutions, a sailing club, a visitor's information desk, a caravan park, and various accommodation levels ranging from backpackers to bed and breakfast to a holiday resort are all available in the town.
History of Bridport Bridport originally comes from a village in Dorset, England, also called Bridport. The Pyemmairrener Aboriginal people, mainly the Leenerrerter tribe, had resided in the territory for centuries before European colonisation in the Bridport area. During their survey of the Tasmanian coastline in 1798, Bass and Flinders travelled along the shore near the present front-country. Surveyor Thomas Lewis was the first European to pass through the region around 1830.
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