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Bolivar, SA 5110

Property data updated June 2026·357 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
1 sales · 0 leases · Refreshed June 2026

Bolivar, SA 5110 market activity

Bolivar sees very little activity — the figures here cover a small handful of recent deals, with 1 sales at around —.

Low-incomeRetirement communityRenter-heavyMulticulturalTrades & blue-collarGreat public transport

Who lives hereA low-income, renter-heavy, retirement-age suburb — multicultural, with a strong trades and blue-collar workforce, with great public transport.

House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.

Census · ABS 2021

Snapshot

Population
357
Median age
61yrs
Avg household
1.6people
Male · Female
62% · 38%
Owner-occupied
61%
Renting
38%
Lone person
57%
Couples, no kids
29%
Born overseas
24%
Year 12+ⓘ
21%

Bolivar on the map

10.9 km²
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Ranked against all suburbs
How well-off · ABS SEIFA 2021 · vs Australia
Overall advantageⓘ
Bottom 2%
decile 1/10
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage & Disadvantage. Combines income, education, occupation and housing. Higher = more advantaged overall.
Economic resourcesⓘ
Bottom 2%
decile 1/10
IER — Index of Economic Resources. Household income, rent/mortgage costs and dwelling size. Higher = more economic resources (lots of renters or students pulls it down).
Education & jobsⓘ
Bottom 1%
decile 1/10
IEO — Index of Education and Occupation. Residents’ qualifications and skilled occupations. Higher = a more educated, higher-skilled workforce.
IncomeMedian household incomeProfessionalsShare who are managers or professionalsDiversityBirthplace diversityMortgage stressMortgage repayments as a share of incomeTrain / busCommute by public transportNo carHouseholds with no carNew moversMoved in within the last yearRent stressRent as a share of income
Hover a point for its percentile · – – – median
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median household incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of all households — half earn more, half less.Bottom 1%Median household income · $756/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, lower household income than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.Top 3%Rent stress · 32% — among the highest: in the top 3%, more rent stress than 97% of Aussie suburbs.
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.Top 8%Mortgage stress · 32% — among the highest: in the top 8%, more mortgage stress than 92% of Aussie suburbs.
Birthplace diversityⓘChance two random residents were born in different countries — 0 = everyone the same, 1 = all different.Top 29%Birthplace diversity · 0.41 — above average: in the top 29%, more diverse than 71% of Aussie suburbs.
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, of those who stated a birthplace.Top 28%Born overseas · 24% — above average: in the top 28%, more overseas-born residents than 72% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Bottom 1%Managers & professionals · 10% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more professionals than this suburb.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Top 2%Unemployment rate · 15% — among the highest: in the top 2%, more unemployment than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Top 7%Public transport to work · 9.4% — among the highest: in the top 7%, more public-transport commuters than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Top 7%No motor vehicle · 14% — among the highest: in the top 7%, more car-free households than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
High-rise apartmentsⓘOccupied dwellings that are apartments in 4-storey-or-higher blocks.Bottom 1%High-rise apartments · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more high-rise apartments than this suburb.
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Bottom 26%Settled 5+ years · 56% — below average: in the bottom 26%, 74% of Aussie suburbs have more long-settled residents than this suburb.
This suburb Typical range · 25–75th Median
How this suburb comparesPosition among all Australian suburbs — “Top 10%” means higher than 90% of them.
LowMedianHighPercentile
LowMedianHighPercentile
Owner-occupiedⓘHouseholds that own their home — outright or with a mortgage.Bottom 19%Owner-occupied · 61% — well below average: in the bottom 19%, 81% of Aussie suburbs have more owner-occupiers than this suburb.
RentingⓘHouseholds renting their home.Top 17%Renting · 38% — well above average: in the top 17%, more renters than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
Owned outrightⓘHouseholds that own their home outright, with no mortgage.Top 6%Owned outright · 56% — among the highest: in the top 6%, more outright owners than 94% of Aussie suburbs.
Owned with mortgageⓘHouseholds buying their home with a mortgage.Bottom 2%Owned with mortgage · 4.5% — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, 98% of Aussie suburbs have more mortgaged owners than this suburb.
Separate housesⓘOccupied dwellings that are standalone (detached) houses.Bottom 2%Separate houses · 11% — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, 98% of Aussie suburbs have more detached houses than this suburb.
ApartmentsⓘOccupied dwellings that are flats or apartments, any height.Bottom 1%Apartments · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more apartments than this suburb.
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Bottom 10%Median personal income · $541/wk — well below average: in the bottom 10%, lower personal income than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Bottom 2%Median family income · $883/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, lower family income than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Low earners (<$500/wk)ⓘResidents earning under $500 per week.Top 7%Low earners · 50% — among the highest: in the top 7%, more low earners than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
Low-income households (<$650/wk)ⓘHouseholds with a total income under $650 per week.Top 1%Low-income households · 43% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more low-income households than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Bottom 3%Full-time workers · 18% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more full-time workers than this suburb.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 1%Part-time workers · 49% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more part-time workers than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Top 4%Not in labour force · 57% — among the highest: in the top 4%, more out of the workforce than 96% of Aussie suburbs.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Bottom 16%Community & personal service · 8.3% — well below average: in the bottom 16%, 84% of Aussie suburbs have more care and service workers than this suburb.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Bottom 1%Clerical & admin · 3.1% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 99% of Aussie suburbs have more clerical and admin workers than this suburb.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Bottom 8%Sales workers · 4.1% — among the lowest: in the bottom 8%, 92% of Aussie suburbs have more sales workers than this suburb.
Completed Year 12+ⓘResidents aged 15+ whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.Bottom 1%Completed Year 12+ · 21% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, less Year-12 completion than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
In educationⓘResidents currently attending school, TAFE or university — full or part time.Bottom 1%In education · 4.8% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 99% of Aussie suburbs have more students than this suburb.
Children (0–14)ⓘResidents aged 0–14.Bottom 1%Children · 5.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 99% of Aussie suburbs have more children than this suburb.
Seniors (65+)ⓘResidents aged 65 and over.Top 2%Seniors · 40% — among the highest: in the top 2%, more seniors than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Youth dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Bottom 2%Youth dependency · 8.96 — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, fewer children per worker than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Total dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) plus seniors (65+) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Top 12%Total dependency · 80.10 — well above average: in the top 12%, more dependants per worker than 88% of Aussie suburbs.
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — Australian-born and naturalised.Bottom 3%Australian citizens · 66% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more Australian citizens than this suburb.
Both parents born overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the second generation.Top 25%Both parents born overseas · 33% — well above average: in the top 25%, more second-generation residents than 75% of Aussie suburbs.
Established migrants (pre-2011)ⓘOf overseas-born residents, the share who arrived before 2011 — higher = a long-settled migrant community.Bottom 10%Established migrants · 56% — well below average: in the bottom 10%, 90% of Aussie suburbs have more long-settled migrants than this suburb.
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.Top 19%Vehicles per dwelling · 1.01 — well above average: in the top 19%, more vehicles per home than 81% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Who lives here

The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.

Age & sex357 residentsMaleFemale
85+1.2% · 40.0% · 080-842.0% · 71.7% · 675-794.6% · 173.5% · 1270-747.5% · 274.9% · 1865-6910.4% · 376.6% · 2460-646.6% · 244.3% · 1555-595.2% · 192.6% · 950-545.2% · 193.8% · 1345-495.5% · 201.7% · 640-443.8% · 132.6% · 935-391.4% · 50.0% · 030-341.7% · 61.7% · 625-293.5% · 120.0% · 020-240.0% · 02.9% · 1015-191.4% · 50.0% · 010-140.0% · 00.9% · 35-90.0% · 00.9% · 30-40.9% · 30.9% · 3◀ MaleFemale ▶

Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split

Life stage
25%
19%
40%
Children0–145.0%Youth15–244.5%Young adults25–347.3%Midlife35–5425%Mature55–6419%Seniors65+40%
Household composition
57%
29%
Lone person57%Couples, no kids29%Families with kids1.8%Other families9.8%Group / share5.7%
1.6 people / household1.1 persons / bedroom0.0% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
57%1
35%2
6.3%3
2.5%4
0.0%5
0.0%6+
Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, as a share of those who stated a birthplace.24%
Other language at homeⓘResidents who mainly speak a language other than English at home — counts the language used, not how well English is spoken.11%
Limited EnglishⓘResidents who speak English “not well” or “not at all”. A language-barrier measure, not bilingualism — many who speak another language at home still speak English well.3.1%
Both parents overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the Australian-born-to-migrants “second generation”, distinct from being born overseas yourself.33%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.66%
Birthplace diversity41%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity17%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity53%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were bornoverseas origins
Elsewhere7.3%
England7.0%
Italy2.7%
Netherlands1.5%
New Zealand1.2%
Born in Australia76%
Languages at homeother than English
Italian4.3%
Other4.3%
English only91%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
English32%
Australian28%
Italian7.3%
Irish5.0%
German4.8%
Scottish4.8%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
▸Christianity56%
No religion40%
Islam1.5%

7.3% report Italian ancestry, but only 2.7% were born in Italy — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Italian community, invisible in birthplace alone.

Family originsparents’ birthplace
33%
59%
Both parents overseas33%One parent overseas11%Both parents in Australia59%

A mix of established and newer migrant families.

When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 198151%
1981-20000.0%
2001-20105.1%
2011-20156.8%
2016-202137%

2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Affordability, Ownership & Housing

What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.

Affordability at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median weekly rentⓘMiddle weekly rent paid by renting households.Bottom 18%Median weekly rent · $240/wk — well below average: in the bottom 18%, lower rent than 82% of Aussie suburbs.
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.Bottom 10%Median monthly mortgage · $1,040/mo — well below average: in the bottom 10%, lower mortgages than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.Top 3%Rent stress · 32% — among the highest: in the top 3%, more rent stress than 97% of Aussie suburbs.
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.Top 8%Mortgage stress · 32% — among the highest: in the top 8%, more mortgage stress than 92% of Aussie suburbs.
High mortgage (≥$3k/mo)ⓘMortgaged households repaying $3,000 or more per month.Bottom 1%High mortgage · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more big mortgages than this suburb.
Social housingⓘHouseholds renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider.Bottom 1%Social housing · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, less social housing than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
14%0
50%1
20%2
13%3
5.2%4
0.0%5
0.0%6+
Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
56%
38%
Owned outright56%Mortgage4.5%Renting38%Other2.6%
What’s built heredwelling types
90%
House11%Townhouse3.3%Other90%
11% separate houses0.0% apartments0.0% high-rise

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Economy & Work

Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.

Income & work at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Bottom 10%Median personal income · $541/wk — well below average: in the bottom 10%, lower personal income than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Bottom 2%Median family income · $883/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, lower family income than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Bottom 1%Managers & professionals · 10% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more professionals than this suburb.
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.Bottom 2%High earners · 2.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, 98% of Aussie suburbs have more high earners than this suburb.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
LowMedianHighPercentile
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Bottom 1%Managers & professionals · 10% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more professionals than this suburb.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Bottom 1%Clerical & admin · 3.1% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 99% of Aussie suburbs have more clerical and admin workers than this suburb.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Bottom 16%Community & personal service · 8.3% — well below average: in the bottom 16%, 84% of Aussie suburbs have more care and service workers than this suburb.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Bottom 8%Sales workers · 4.1% — among the lowest: in the bottom 8%, 92% of Aussie suburbs have more sales workers than this suburb.
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.Top 1%Technicians, trades & labourers · 73% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more trades and labourers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
% of households$0$300$650$1.5k$2.5k$4k+
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
% of residents 15+$0$300$650$1k$1.8k$3.5k+

A typical household earns about 1.4× the typical individual here.

Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
18%
19%
57%
Employed full-time18%Employed part-time19%Employed (away/other)1.6%Unemployed6.4%Not in labour force57%
LowMedianHighPercentile
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Bottom 3%Full-time workers · 18% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more full-time workers than this suburb.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 1%Part-time workers · 49% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more part-time workers than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Top 2%Unemployment rate · 15% — among the highest: in the top 2%, more unemployment than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Top 4%Not in labour force · 57% — among the highest: in the top 4%, more out of the workforce than 96% of Aussie suburbs.
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.Bottom 5%Labour-force participation · 44% — among the lowest: in the bottom 5%, less workforce participation than 95% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Getting Around

How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.

Transport at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Top 7%Public transport to work · 9.4% — among the highest: in the top 7%, more public-transport commuters than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.Top 49%Walked or cycled to work · 3.5% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.Bottom 19%Worked from home · 7.2% — well below average: in the bottom 19%, less working from home than 81% of Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Top 7%No motor vehicle · 14% — among the highest: in the top 7%, more car-free households than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.Top 19%Vehicles per dwelling · 1.01 — well above average: in the top 19%, more vehicles per home than 81% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)68%
Car (passenger)12%
Bus9.4%
Walked3.5%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households
14%0
58%1
26%2
8.3%3
1.9%4+

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.


Education · ACARA My School 2025

Schools in and around Bolivar

No school inside Bolivar itself — the closest options around it are shown. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.

Within Bolivar0schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools13within 5 km · nearest 1.3 km
Secondary schools4within 5 km · nearest 3.1 km
Median ICSEA rank25thenrolment-weighted
What is ICSEA Rank?

ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.

Nearby within15 schools
  • Nearby · within 5 km · 15Order by
  • 1
    Settlers Farm Campus R-6Government · Primary · Co-ed · Years R-6 · Paralowie · 1.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students597Multilingual39%ICSEA Rank25th
  • 2
    Bethany Christian School IncorporatedIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years R-6 · Paralowie · 1.9 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students531Multilingual47%ICSEA Rank45th
  • 3
    The Pines SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years U, R-6 · Parafield Gardens · 2.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students671Multilingual71%ICSEA Rank32nd
  • 4
    Riverdale Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years U, R-6 · Salisbury Downs · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students241Multilingual33%ICSEA Rank20th
  • 5
    Burton Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years U, R-6 · Burton · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students422Multilingual46%ICSEA Rank23rd
  • 6
    Holy Family Catholic SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years R-6 · Parafield Gardens · 3.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students539Multilingual61%ICSEA Rank47th
  • 7
    Garden CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years R-12 · Parafield Gardens · 3.1 km
    State RankP Top 14%S Top 11%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students351Multilingual98%ICSEA Rank59th
  • 8
    Paralowie SchoolGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years R-12 · Paralowie · 3.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,373Multilingual41%ICSEA Rank13th
  • 9
    Salisbury Downs Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years R-6 · Salisbury Downs · 3.6 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students271Multilingual45%ICSEA Rank17th
  • 10
    Parafield Gardens Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years U, R-6 · Parafield Gardens · 3.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students575Multilingual64%ICSEA Rank32nd
  • 11
    Parafield Gardens High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years U, 7-12 · Parafield Gardens · 4.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,277Multilingual52%ICSEA Rank17th
  • 12
    Lake Windemere B-6 SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years U, R-6 · Salisbury North · 4.1 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students426Multilingual37%ICSEA Rank16th
  • 13
    Karrendi Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years U, R-6 · Parafield Gardens · 4.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students259Multilingual52%ICSEA Rank27th
  • 14
    Thomas More CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Salisbury Downs · 4.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,132Multilingual55%ICSEA Rank35th
  • 15
    Salisbury North Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years U, R-6 · Salisbury North · 4.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual65%ICSEA Rank10th
GovernmentCatholicIndependent

Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.

School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.


Census · ABS 2021

Turnover

How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.

Settledness at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Bottom 26%Settled 5+ years · 56% — below average: in the bottom 26%, 74% of Aussie suburbs have more long-settled residents than this suburb.
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.Top 35%Moved in past year · 15% — above average: in the top 35%, more recent movers than 65% of Aussie suburbs.
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.Top 11%Arrived from overseas · 7.6% — well above average: in the top 11%, more recent migrants than 89% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
56%
34%
Same address56%Moved within area2.4%From elsewhere in Australia34%From overseas7.6%
Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.15%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.44%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.7.6%
Property market
Market data

Snapshot

Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Bolivar — choose a property type and size below.

Active segment
Houses
Units
Median priceⓘLast 12 months
—k
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
—
SoldⓘLast 12 months
1
Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
0.0mo
Median rentⓘLast 12 months
—
Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
—
LeasedⓘLast 12 months
—
Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
—%
Annualised
Data confidenceSales sample1Too thinLease sample0Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.
Market data

Segment breakdown

Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.

Year-on-year growth · demand percentile rank 0–100
Segment
Sales
Price
DOM
Leased
Rent
DOM
Yield
Market demand
01
Houses · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases
Sales—
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased—
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02
Houses · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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03
Houses · 4 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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04
Units · 1 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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05
Units · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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06
Units · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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All houses
Sales1
Price—
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Market data

Where each segment ranks

Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.

Metric
Ranked against

Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.

Houses
0/3above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs SA
Value
Units
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs SA
Value
Market data

The buy-versus-rent equation

What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.

Property
Compare to
SA MEDIAN · +52%
Rent covers itRenting matches or beats the cost of owning−10% to 0%
BalancedMortgage roughly matches asking rent+30% to +60%
Far pricier to ownBuying costs much more than renting+100% to +130%+
BreakdownLast 12 months
Holding cost
Mortgage
Rent
Premium
Band
Assumes 80% LVR·6.0% rate·30y P&I
Premium = (weekly mortgage − weekly rent) ÷ weekly rent. Band thresholds are national breakpoints across ~11,400 eligible Australian segments — the Typical premium band spans national P25 to P75, so it’s literally what’s typical.
Market data

How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?

Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.

Side
View
Property
Compared against
Sales demand
0 segments · sales · vs Australia
rising
DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?
falling
median
median
Recoveryweak but rising
Boomstrong and rising
Troughweak and falling
Peakstrong but easing
weakSales demandhow strong sales demand isstrong
Property segments · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Sales demand
How strong is sales demand — and is it rising or falling?
What this shows

Each dot is one of this suburb's property segments on the sales side. Left-right shows how strong sales demand is — combining how many properties sold in the last 12 months with how quickly they sold (median days on market). Top-bottom shows whether that demand is rising or falling compared to 12 months ago.

The two axes
Sales demandX axis
how strong sales demand is

A composite of 12-month sales volume and median days on market. Higher means more sales completed faster — stronger sales demand right now.

Days on market change (Year-on-year)Y axis
is demand rising or falling?

How much faster (or slower) sales are completing compared to 12 months ago. Top half means sales are completing faster than a year ago (demand growing).

Market data

Bolivar against the neighbourhood

Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Bolivar in blue, peers in colour.

Pair
View
Property
How fast — and is it getting faster?
0 peer segments · Total house
faster
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
slower
median
median
Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Bolivar · this suburb
Demand index
—vs Australia
Days on market
150 days—
Median price
—▲ +50.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
1▲ +175.0% YoY
Gross yield
8.00%
slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast
This suburb Property segments · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
PAIR 01 OF 08
How fast — and is it getting faster?
What this shows

Combines the current median days on market with how much faster or slower it is changing compared to last year. Top-right means a fast-selling market that is getting faster compared to last year — peak demand.

The two axes
Days on marketX axis
median days to sell

Median days a property sits on the market before selling. Right side = fewer days (faster).

Days on market change (Year-on-year)Y axis
vs 12 months ago

How much faster (or slower) sales are completing compared to 12 months ago. Top = sales completing faster than a year ago.

Market data

How much stock is available right now?

How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.

View
Sales market
SegmentBandMonths of supply leftYoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening.ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate.SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months.Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months.
median
Rental market
SegmentBandMonths of supply leftYoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening.ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate.LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months.Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months.
median
Severe
Very Tight
Tight
Balanced
Loose
Very Loose
Saturated
Under-suppliedOver-supplied
Market data

Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?

Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.

Property
Bolivar — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Aug 2021 – Apr 2026 · each point = a 12-month window
0%25%50%75%100%20242026
Sales · buyer transactions
Leases · tenant transactions
Latest tenant share · trailing year
0.0%

of Bolivar's transactions in the year to Apr 2026 were leases.

5-year shift

Tenant share moved ↑ 0.0 pts since the 12 months ending Aug 2021, from 0.0% to 0.0%.

Market data

Five-year arc — how this market has moved

Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.

Property
Bedrooms
Median price
No data
Total sales (trailing year)
Apr 2026
1+Infinity%
5y median 1vs last year 0
Days on market (trailing year)
Dec 2025
78 days+44
5y median 34 daysvs last year 34 days
Median rent
No data
Total leases
No data
Days on market (rental) (trailing year)
Jun 2025
34 days+0
5y median 34 daysvs last year 34 days
Gross yield (trailing year)
Mar 2026
3.80%+0.60 pt
5y median 3.90%vs last year 3.20%
Months of supply
Apr 2026
0.0 monthsNaN%
5y median 0.0 monthsvs last year 0.0 months
Months of supply (rental)
No data
Market data

Nearby markets

Every market within reach of Bolivar, ranked by distance — each compared against this suburb's Houses · Total segment so divergence reads at a glance.

Market
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Colour by
This marketBolivarSA 5110 · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM—
Sold1
10 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
01
Globe Derby ParkSA 5110 · 2.5km · Houses · Total
Price$1.01M
DOM150 days
Sold2
02
ParalowieSA 5108 · 2.6km · Houses · Total
Price$754k
DOM19 days
Sold269
03
BurtonSA 5110 · 3.3km · Houses · Total
Price$716k
DOM22 days
Sold92
04
St KildaSA 5110 · 3.3km · Houses · Total
Price$786k
DOM36 days
Sold1
05
Parafield GardensSA 5107 · 3.4km · Houses · Total
Price$826k
DOM19 days
Sold249
06
Green FieldsSA 5107 · 3.7km · Houses · Total
Price$900k
DOM39 days
Sold4
07
Salisbury DownsSA 5108 · 3.9km · Houses · Total
Price$749k
DOM21 days
Sold86
08
Salisbury NorthSA 5108 · 4.1km · Houses · Total
Price$651k
DOM18 days
Sold196
09
DirekSA 5110 · 4.9km · Houses · Total
Price$752k
DOM26 days
Sold8
10
SalisburySA 5108 · 4.9km · Houses · Total
Price$793k
DOM22 days
Sold119
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Houses · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Bolivar
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher
Market data

Frequently asked · Bolivar

8 data-driven answers about Bolivar's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.

Browse by
  • How the market is movingSpeed, supply, growth, cycle phase1
  • How it comparesVs state, vs nearby, vs popular1
  • About the areaPopulation, income, who lives here, schools5
  • About this dataMethodology and update cadence1

How the market is moving

Speed, supply, growth, cycle phase
01

Is Bolivar a tight or loose property market right now?

#

Bolivar's sales market sits at 0.0 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.

How it compares

Vs state, vs nearby, vs popular
02

How many properties were sold and leased in Bolivar last year?

#

Bolivar recorded 1 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 1 transactions. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.

About the area

Population, income, who lives here, schools
03

What is the population of Bolivar?

#

Bolivar, SA 5110 is home to 357 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 61, and the average household holds 1.6 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.

04

What is the median household income in Bolivar?

#

The median household in Bolivar earns $756 per week — roughly $39k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $541/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.

05

Do people own or rent in Bolivar?

#

Bolivar is mostly owner-occupied: about 61% of households are owner-occupiers and 38% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 56% own outright and 4% are paying off a mortgage.

06

What schools are near Bolivar?

#

Bolivar has 60 schools within reach — including Settlers Farm Campus R-6, Bethany Christian School Incorporated, The Pines School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).

07

Is Bolivar a good place to live?

#

Bolivar, SA 5110 has a population of 357, a median age of 61, a median household income around $756/week, 38% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 60 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.

About this data

Methodology and update cadence
08

When was this Bolivar market data last updated?

#

This Bolivar market data was last updated June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.

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Suburbs near Bolivar

  • Globe Derby Park2.5km
  • Paralowie2.6km
  • Burton3.3km
  • St Kilda3.3km
  • Parafield Gardens3.4km
  • Green Fields3.7km
  • Salisbury Downs3.9km
  • Salisbury North4.1km
  • Direk4.9km
  • Salisbury4.9km
  • Mawson Lakes5.5km
  • Parafield5.6km
  • Torrens Island5.6km
  • Salisbury South5.7km
  • Waterloo Corner5.8km
  • Dry Creek6.1km
  • Brahma Lodge6.4km
  • Garden Island6.5km
  • Edinburgh6.8km
  • Salisbury Plain6.9km
Disclaimer

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