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Bolwarra VIC 3305

403 addresses · 28 streets

Wannon Electorate › Glenelg LGA › Bolwarra · 298 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Bolwarra is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 647 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,394 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

647Population
49Median age
$1,394Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Portland Airport, 12.8 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Bolwarra.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 24.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bolwarra

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

Tree cover measures, Bolwarra VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 56.8%

Population by age in Bolwarra
Population by age, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-432
5-1469
15-1936
20-2414
25-3455
35-4478
45-5486
55-64120
65-7490
75-8451
85+10
Dwelling types in Bolwarra
Dwelling types, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House228
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other14
Households by weekly income in Bolwarra
Households by weekly income, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65046
$650-1,49967
$1,500-2,99970
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Bolwarra
Top ancestries, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English297
Australian274
Scottish88
Irish69
Ancestry NS49
German31
Housing tenure in Bolwarra
Housing tenure, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned126
Mortgage87
Rented25
Other8
Cars per household in Bolwarra
Cars per household, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03
145
299
349
4+47
Commute to work in Bolwarra
Commute to work, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car207
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home22
Top countries of birth in Bolwarra
Top countries of birth, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand12
England11
Netherlands6
Canada4
Philippines4
South Africa4
Languages used at home in Bolwarra
Languages used at home, Bolwarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino4
Greek3
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,777 bird observations recorded near Bolwarra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bolwarra

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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Streets

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