Bolton Point

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,298 people in Bolton Point of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bolton Point was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

Of people in Bolton Point aged 15 years and over, 42.2% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bolton Point was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Bolton Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bolton Point was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Bolton Point 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.5% were in primary school, 25.3% in secondary school and 14.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bolton Point were English 33.8%, Australian 33.5%, Scottish 7.4%, Irish 7.3% and German 2.8%.

In Bolton Point, 88.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, New Zealand 0.5%, Scotland 0.5%, Germany 0.4% and Netherlands 0.3%.

In Bolton Point, 79.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bolton Point were Anglican 28.0%, No Religion 21.2%, Catholic 19.7%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.3%.

In Bolton Point 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan 0.3%, Greek 0.3%, Spanish 0.3%, Dutch 0.2% and Croatian 0.2%.

Employment

There were 820 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bolton Point. Of these 51.3% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 9.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bolton Point, 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bolton Point was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Bolton Point included Professionals 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Labourers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.1%, Managers 9.7% and Sales Workers 8.9%.

Of the employed people in Bolton Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Residential Care Services 6.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.9%, School Education 4.3%, Road Freight Transport 3.2% and Hospitals 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bolton Point was $388.

In Bolton Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Car, as passenger 7.7%, Bus 1.6%, Train 1.2% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 4.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bolton Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.1% provided care for children and 16.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bolton Point, 22.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bolton Point, 33.3% were couple families with children, 37.0% were couple families without children and 29.1% were one parent families.

In Bolton Point 16.9% of single parents were male and 83.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bolton Point, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,323 and those without children was $1,905.

Employment status of couple families

In Bolton Point, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 14.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bolton Point, 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bolton Point, 84.9% were separate houses, 12.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bolton Point, of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 12.0% had 2 bedrooms and 54.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bolton Point, 27.9% were owned outright, 19.8% were owned with a mortgage and 46.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Bolton Point, of all households, 73.2% were family households, 24.8% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Bolton Point, 35.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Bolton Point, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bolton Point, there were 204 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 95 (or 46.6%) were male and 109 (or 53.4%) were female. The median age was 14 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Bolton Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $650.

In Bolton Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $209 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,495.