Bolivar vs St Kilda
St Kilda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 61 in Bolivar. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Bolivar, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. In St Kilda, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Bolivar tends to suit older residents.
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
St Kilda
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 11%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
St Kilda
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 61 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (30.3 km vs 32.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bolivar
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (89% vs 26%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 22%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bolivar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (32.7% vs 25.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bolivar and St Kilda drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bolivar has more residents (357 vs 88); Bolivar skews older (61 vs 57).
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 357 +75% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +32.7% | +25.7% |
| Median age | 61 | 57 |
| Median household income | $39,312/yr +8% vs other | $36,244/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $250/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $493,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure and transport | 39% | 47% |
| Industrial | 36% | 35% |
| Environmental | 9% | 16% |
| Other and special use | 7% | 0% |
| Rural and farming | 5% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 1% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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 | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 949 across Salisbury same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -30% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 15% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 6% of SA | Higher than 4% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of SA | Higher than 32% of SA |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 9% of SA |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of SA | Higher than 61% of SA |
Liveability
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bolivar carries more flood risk (85 vs 66).
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 97/100 | High 93/100 |
| Flood | High 85/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Low 15/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Aircraft noise | Moderate 50/100 | None 0/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 6 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Bolivar sits further from the CBD (32.7 km vs 30.3 km).
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 32.7 km +7% vs other | 30.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 61 min | 30 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).
Setting
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.6 km | 99 m 98 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 63/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 29% 66 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 404 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.4°C | 30.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.5°C | 6.6°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,722/yr same for both | |
| Council | Salisbury same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Spence same for both | |
| Member | Matt Burnell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bolivar | St Kilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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