128 ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 248
- 2016: 152
- 2021: 128
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bolgart · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bolgart
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population marks the recent trend in Bolgart, where the typical resident is now 56. This makes the community far older than the national figure of 38. Only 128 people live here, and the area is now dominated by residents aged 45 and over.
128
▼ -48.4%
- 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 Bolgart — lower than 55% of areas.
| Bolgart | 128 |
|---|---|
| 6568, WA | 210 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person in Bolgart is 56, which is far older than the typical resident in Western Australia or across Australia. This age is much higher than in most other similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +43.6%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 31.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at only 10.9%.
31.3% ▲ +188.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bolgart, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Those in de facto relationships are much lower than in other areas, at only 4.5%.
3.9% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.5% ▼ -69.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bolgart, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Bolgart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50140/bolgart/topic/demographics-identity