357 ▲ +97.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 181
- 2016: 269
- 2021: 357
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bolivar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bolivar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bolivar is far older than the national average, with the usual age being 61. This creates a community where older adults and seniors make up the vast majority of the population.
357
▲ +97.2%
- 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 Bolivar — higher than 61% of areas.
| Bolivar | 357 |
|---|---|
| 5110, SA | 9,345 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bolivar has 357 residents, which is larger than about 63% of similar areas. People here are far older than the typical Australian, with the usual age being 23 years higher than the national figure.
61 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 41.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 3.9%.
41.7% ▲ +69.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.9% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bolivar splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (40%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little below the national figure, 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.9% of the area, which is well below both the state and national figures.
1.1% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bolivar, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (20%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bolivar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40133/bolivar/topic/demographics-identity