647 ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 827
- 2016: 601
- 2021: 647
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bolwarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bolwarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bolwarra is 49 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is a defining feature of the local population, which totals 647 people. The community is largely made up of older adults and seniors, with far fewer children than the state average.
647
▼ -21.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bolwarra — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 647, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria or across Australia, with a typical age of 49.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up a smaller slice of the community at 15.5%, a little below the state average.
23.6% ▲ +70.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bolwarra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 15.7% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average of 11.2%. About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state figure.
1.7% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bolwarra, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bolwarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20274/bolwarra/topic/demographics-identity