17.4% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bolivar · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bolivar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse family histories shape daily life in Bolivar, where a strong English and Australian heritage is mixed with significant Italian and Irish roots. While over half the population was born in Australia, nearly one in five residents was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 32.5% and 28.0% respectively. Other notable roots include Italian at 7.3%, Irish at 5.0%, and Scottish at 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common birthplaces are Australia at 55.2% and England at 5.0%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bolivar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40133/bolivar/topic/ancestry-heritage