Lake Bolac

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 330 people in Lake Bolac. Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Lake Bolac was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 31.7% of the population.

Of people in Lake Bolac aged 15 years and over, 53.4% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Lake Bolac, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lake Bolac 21.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.9% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Bolac, 10.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lake Bolac were English 29.8%, Australian 29.6%, Scottish 12.0%, Irish 9.9% and Maori 4.0%.

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 Lake Bolac (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lake Bolac, 80.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.9%, England 1.9%, India 1.2% and Philippines 0.9%.

In Lake Bolac, 70.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lake Bolac, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.6%, New Zealand 3.5%, England 3.5%, India 2.2% and Scotland 0.9%.

In Lake Bolac, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.9%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 4.2%, India 1.9% and Scotland 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Lake Bolac were No Religion, so described 26.7%, Uniting Church 20.7%, Catholic 13.1%, Anglican 12.2% and Not stated 11.2%. In Lake Bolac, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lake Bolac 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.9%, Hindi 0.9%, Punjabi 0.9% and Filipino 0.9%.

Employment

There were 151 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Bolac. Of these 52.3% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 7.3% 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 Lake Bolac, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lake Bolac included Managers 37.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.7%, Labourers 12.9%, Professionals 8.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.8% and Sales Workers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Lake Bolac, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 17.1%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 16.2%, Other Grain Growing 11.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.3% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Bolac was $493.

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

In Lake Bolac, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.9%, Worked at home 17.3%, Walked only 8.3%, Truck 3.0% and Other 3.0%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lake Bolac, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.8% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 42.7% 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 Lake Bolac, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lake Bolac, 36.2% were couple families with children, 53.2% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

In Lake Bolac, 66.7% of single parents were male and 33.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lake Bolac, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 18.8% 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 Lake Bolac, 79.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Bolac, 95.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 4.5% were other dwellings.

In Lake Bolac, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 52.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Bolac, 55.4% were owned outright, 16.5% were owned with a mortgage and 20.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Lake Bolac, of all households, 62.8% were family households, 35.0% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Lake Bolac, 28.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.3% 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 Lake Bolac, 21.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lake Bolac, 69.3% 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 Lake Bolac, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Lake Bolac, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

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

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