Bolton Point

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,119 people in Bolton Point. Of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Bolton Point was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.6% of the population.

Of people in Bolton Point aged 15 years and over, 40.9% were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Bolton Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bolton Point 31.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.6% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 10.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bolton Point, 9.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bolton Point were English 31.4%, Australian 31.0%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 8.3% and German 2.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bolton Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bolton Point, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.6%, South Africa 0.7%, Thailand 0.5% and Philippines 0.5%.

In Bolton Point, 68.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bolton Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.0%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.9%, Scotland 1.3% and Samoa 0.8%.

In Bolton Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.1%, England 4.3%, New Zealand 2.0%, Netherlands 0.8% and South Africa 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Bolton Point were No Religion, so described 29.8%, Anglican 20.8%, Catholic 15.8%, Not stated 12.7% and Uniting Church 5.5%. In Bolton Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bolton Point 86.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan 0.6%, Thai 0.5%, Vietnamese 0.3%, German 0.2% and Dutch 0.2%.

Employment

There were 797 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bolton Point. Of these 48.3% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 13.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Bolton Point, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bolton Point included Professionals 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.6%, Labourers 12.6%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.5% and Managers 8.4%.

Of the employed people in Bolton Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 6.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.4%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.5%, Takeaway Food Services 3.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bolton Point was $502.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Bolton Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.3%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Worked at home 3.8%, Walked only 1.3% and Train 0.9%. On the day, 2.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bolton Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% provided care for children and 15.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bolton Point, 21.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bolton Point, 30.9% were couple families with children, 38.0% were couple families without children and 30.6% were one parent families.

In Bolton Point, 15.0% of single parents were male and 85.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bolton Point, of couple families with children, 13.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bolton Point, 91.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bolton Point, 86.7% were separate houses, 7.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bolton Point, of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 9.7% had 2 bedrooms and 56.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bolton Point, 26.0% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 39.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Bolton Point, of all households, 70.9% were family households, 25.8% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In Bolton Point, 28.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Bolton Point, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bolton Point, 78.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Bolton Point, 49.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.8% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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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.

In Bolton Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Bolton Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $272 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,351.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)