Bolivar vs Globe Derby Park

Globe Derby Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 61 in Bolivar. In both, most households own their home. In Bolivar, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Globe Derby Park, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Globe Derby Park is closer to the city centre: 21 km, against 32.7 km. On these figures, Bolivar tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Globe Derby Park suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Globe Derby Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 11%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 12%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Globe Derby Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bolivar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $380/wk)
  • But Globe Derby Park leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 32%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Globe Derby Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (27 min vs 61 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21 km vs 32.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bolivar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 31%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bolivar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.7% vs 4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bolivar and Globe Derby Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Walkability 0 / 5
Bolivar — Walkability: 0/100 Globe Derby Park — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 3 / 7
Bolivar — Safety: 3/100 Globe Derby Park — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bolivar — Low fire risk: 100/100 Globe Derby Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 15 / 5
Bolivar — Low flood risk: 15/100 Globe Derby Park — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Globe Derby Park has higher household incomes ($75,972 vs $39,312); Globe Derby Park rents higher ($380/wk vs $240/wk).

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Population 357 360
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.7% +4.0%
Median age 61 49
Median household income $39,312/yr $75,972/yr
+93% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $380/wk
+58% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
0-4 2.2% / 5.3%
Bolivar — 0-4: 2.2% Globe Derby Park — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 2.8% / 7.8%
Bolivar — 5-14: 2.8% Globe Derby Park — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 1.7% / 10.3%
Bolivar — 15-19: 1.7% Globe Derby Park — 15-19: 10.3%
20-24 2.8% / 6.9%
Bolivar — 20-24: 2.8% Globe Derby Park — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 7.3% / 6.9%
Bolivar — 25-34: 7.3% Globe Derby Park — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 9.5% / 10.0%
Bolivar — 35-44: 9.5% Globe Derby Park — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 16.0% / 13.6%
Bolivar — 45-54: 16.0% Globe Derby Park — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 19.0% / 11.9%
Bolivar — 55-64: 19.0% Globe Derby Park — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 28.3% / 16.1%
Bolivar — 65-74: 28.3% Globe Derby Park — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 10.9% / 11.9%
Bolivar — 75-84: 10.9% Globe Derby Park — 75-84: 11.9%
85+ 0.8% / 2.8%
Bolivar — 85+: 0.8% Globe Derby Park — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bolivar 79.6% lone person
Bolivar — Lone Person: 79.6% Bolivar — Couple Families: 7.1% Bolivar — One Parent Families: 5.3% Bolivar — Group Household: 8.0%
Globe Derby Park 25.6% lone person
Globe Derby Park — Lone Person: 25.6% Globe Derby Park — Couple Families: 56.1% Globe Derby Park — One Parent Families: 18.3% Globe Derby Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bolivar 38.7% renting
Bolivar — Owned Outright: 56.8% Bolivar — Mortgage: 4.5% Bolivar — Renting: 38.7%
Globe Derby Park 14.0% renting
Globe Derby Park — Owned Outright: 47.1% Globe Derby Park — Mortgage: 38.8% Globe Derby Park — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 15.8%
Bolivar — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Globe Derby Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 5.3%
Bolivar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Globe Derby Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 4.7%
Bolivar — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Globe Derby Park — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Bolivar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Globe Derby Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Bolivar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Globe Derby Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
England 5.0% / 2.2%
Bolivar — England: 5.0% Globe Derby Park — England: 2.2%
Italy 2.0% / 1.4%
Bolivar — Italy: 2.0% Globe Derby Park — Italy: 1.4%
India — / 2.2%
Bolivar — India: not among its largest Globe Derby Park — India: 2.2%
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Bolivar — Netherlands: 1.1% Globe Derby Park — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.1%
Bolivar — Philippines: not among its largest Globe Derby Park — Philippines: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Bolivar — New Zealand: 0.8% Globe Derby Park — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.8%
Bolivar — Vietnam: not among its largest Globe Derby Park — Vietnam: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bolivar 10.7% houses
Bolivar — Houses: 10.7% Bolivar — Flats / Apartments: 86.2% Bolivar — Townhouses: 3.1%
Globe Derby Park 100.8% houses
Globe Derby Park — Houses: 100.8% Globe Derby Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Globe Derby Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Globe Derby Park has more rural and farming land (52% vs 5%); Bolivar has more industrially zoned land (36% vs 10%).

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Rural and farming 5% 52%
Infrastructure and transport 39% 9%
Industrial 36% 10%
Parks and recreation 3% 29%
Environmental 9% 0%
Other and special use 7% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 91% of SA

Liveability

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Globe Derby Park carries more flood risk (95 vs 85).

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 High
93/100
Flood High
85/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.5 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.0% 2.5%

Amenities in the suburb

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Bolivar sits further from the CBD (32.7 km vs 21 km).

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Adelaide 32.7 km
+36% vs other
 21 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 27 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5110
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 5110
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Car (driver) 67.4% / 75.5%
Bolivar — Car (driver): 67.4% Globe Derby Park — Car (driver): 75.5%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / 9.4%
Bolivar — Car (passenger): 11.6% Globe Derby Park — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Worked from Home 8.1% / 12.9%
Bolivar — Worked from Home: 8.1% Globe Derby Park — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Bus 9.3% / 2.2%
Bolivar — Bus: 9.3% Globe Derby Park — Bus: 2.2%
Walked Only 3.5% / —
Bolivar — Walked Only: 3.5% Globe Derby Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km 3.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Connectivity score 63/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
66 premises
 57%
173 premises

Climate

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Average residential rate $1,722/yr
same for both
Council Salisbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Division Spence Makin
Member Matt Burnell Tony Zappia
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bolivar Globe Derby Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bolivar

Coastal Middle-Ring Retirees

Globe Derby Park

Acreage Middle-Ring Retirees

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