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Lake Bolac VIC 3351

328 addresses · 31 streets

Wannon Electorate › Ararat LGA › Lake Bolac · 187 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Lake Bolac is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 368 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,230 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

368Population
48Median age
$1,230Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ararat Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lake Bolac itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Ararat Airport, 46.9 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Lake Bolac.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lake Bolac

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

Tree cover measures, Lake Bolac VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.2% · Labour-force participation 56.6%

Population by age in Lake Bolac
Population by age, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1450
15-1916
20-243
25-3427
35-4455
45-5446
55-6464
65-7447
75-8431
85+10
Dwelling types in Lake Bolac
Dwelling types, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House139
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lake Bolac
Households by weekly income, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49956
$1,500-2,99940
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Lake Bolac
Top ancestries, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian161
English130
Scottish65
Ancestry NS32
Irish30
Maori14
Housing tenure in Lake Bolac
Housing tenure, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned75
Mortgage34
Rented20
Other6
Cars per household in Lake Bolac
Cars per household, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
135
256
330
4+17
Commute to work in Lake Bolac
Commute to work, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car92
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home38
Top countries of birth in Lake Bolac
Top countries of birth, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand11
Scotland5
England4
Philippines3
Languages used at home in Lake Bolac
Languages used at home, Lake Bolac VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,092 bird observations recorded near Lake Bolac — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lake Bolac

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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