368 ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 477
- 2016: 330
- 2021: 368
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Bolac · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Bolac
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older age profile defines the daily life of Lake Bolac, where the typical resident is 48. This is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. There are 368 people living in the area, with a high proportion of seniors and older adults.
368
▼ -22.9%
- 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 Lake Bolac — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, which is far older than the typical person in Australia or Victoria by 10 years. This puts the area's age much higher than most similar places.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 23.9% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. In contrast, the proportion of children under 15 is 17.4%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
23.9% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake Bolac, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 17.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Residents who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander account for 0.8%, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.8% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +151.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Bolac, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Lake Bolac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21428/lake-bolac/topic/demographics-identity