Bolivar

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 181 people in Bolivar of these 59.1% were male and 40.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Bolivar was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 1.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.1% of the population.

Of people in Bolivar aged 15 years and over, 41.6% were married and 36.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bolivar was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 52 years.

In Bolivar, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bolivar was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Bolivar 11.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 0.0% were in primary school, 13.6% in secondary school and 27.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bolivar were English 35.5%, Australian 28.1%, Scottish 6.6%, Irish 6.6% and German 5.7%.

In Bolivar, 70.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 14.3%, Netherlands 2.7%, Italy 1.6%, New Zealand 1.6% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Bolivar, 60.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bolivar were No Religion 21.4%, Anglican 19.2%, Catholic 18.1%, Uniting Church 8.2% and Lutheran 5.5%.

In Bolivar 87.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Aboriginal English, so described 2.8% and Italian 1.7%.

Employment

There were 88 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bolivar. Of these 67.0% were employed full time, 14.8% were employed part-time and 10.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bolivar, 4.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bolivar was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Bolivar were Machinery Operators And Drivers 37.3%, Labourers 21.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%, Managers 5.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.3% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Bolivar, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 18.7%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 5.3%, Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing 4.0%, Other Transport Equipment Manufacturing 4.0% and Waste Collection Services 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bolivar was $503.

In Bolivar, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 72.0%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Walked only 5.3% and Train, bus 4.0%. On the day, 3.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bolivar, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.9% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.4% 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 Bolivar, 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bolivar, 6.2% were couple families with children, 81.2% were couple families without children and 6.2% were one parent families.

In Bolivar 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bolivar, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Bolivar, of couple families with children, 13.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 10.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bolivar, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bolivar, 2.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 93.9% were other dwellings.

In Bolivar, of occupied private dwellings 48.3% had 1 bedroom, 21.6% had 2 bedrooms and 10.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.2. The average household size was 1.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bolivar, 64.3% were owned outright, 2.6% were owned with a mortgage and 30.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Bolivar, of all households, 36.2% were family households, 61.2% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Bolivar, 41.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Bolivar, 67.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bolivar, there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 4 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 52 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 Bolivar, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,750.

In Bolivar, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $245.