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Bolivar SA 5110

132 addresses · 6 streets

Spence Electorate › Salisbury LGA › Bolivar · 19 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Bolivar is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 357 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $756 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

357Population
61Median age
$756Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
1.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Paralowie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bolivar itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Parafield, 4.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Salisbury Interchange, 4.9 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 20.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 32.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bolivar

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Bolivar SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 15.2% · Labour-force participation 32.5%

Population by age in Bolivar
Population by age, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1410
15-196
20-2410
25-3426
35-4434
45-5457
55-6468
65-74101
75-8439
85+3
Dwelling types in Bolivar
Dwelling types, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
House17
Townhouse5
Apartment0
Other139
Households by weekly income in Bolivar
Households by weekly income, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65065
$650-1,49975
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Bolivar
Top ancestries, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
English116
Australian100
Ancestry NS94
Italian26
Other24
Irish18
Housing tenure in Bolivar
Housing tenure, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned88
Mortgage7
Rented60
Other4
Cars per household in Bolivar
Cars per household, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
022
190
240
313
4+3
Commute to work in Bolivar
Commute to work, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car68
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Bolivar
Top countries of birth, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
England18
Italy7
Netherlands4
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Bolivar
Languages used at home, Bolivar SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

35,034 bird observations recorded near Bolivar — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bolivar

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.