Suburb in Victoria Plains

Bolgart, WA

Bolgart had a population of 128 at the 2021 Census (−15.8% since 2016). Median age 56.0. Median weekly household income $1,458. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bolgart at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Wheat Belt

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bolgart's population shrank by 15.8% to 128, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 56.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 5.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 25.8%.

8.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 55.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 49 households.

The median household earns $1,458 a week, below the WA average of $1,815.

12.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 36.8% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bolgart beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBolgartWAAustralia
Population1282,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−15.8%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age56.038.038.0
Households49964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting8.2%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright55.1%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,458$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week–$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$540$1,842$1,863
Born overseas12.3%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%19.6%23.6%
No religion36.8%46.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−15.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1562011
  2. 1522016
  3. 1282021

Age

Median age 56.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bolgart Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bolgart and Western Australia
0–95.5%
10–1911.7%
20–294.7%
30–395.5%
40–4912.5%
50–5927.3%
60–6917.2%
70–7920.3%
80+5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bolgart at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English57.3%
  2. Australian47.9%
  3. Scottish14.5%
  4. Irish12.0%
  5. Italian7.7%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.3%
  2. England2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Bolgart

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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