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Bonshaw vs Mount Pleasant

Name: Bonshaw vs Mount Pleasant — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Bonshaw profile · Mount Pleasant profile

Bonshaw Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant (Vic.) and Bonshaw (Vic.) are neighbouring areas with very different living patterns. Mount Pleasant is more walkable and has better access to public transport, with nearly all homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. It has a higher number of renters, with 41.7% of homes rented, and more people living alone (32.7%). In contrast, Bonshaw is mostly car-dependent and has a younger population, with a typical age of 28 compared to 35 in Mount Pleasant. Bonshaw also has far more large homes, with 92.4% having three or more bedrooms, and a much higher share of people caring for children unpaid (33.7%).

Both areas share a similar level of education, with about a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. They also have similar proportions of First Nations residents and people who speak little or no English. While they are similar in these ways, the two areas are moving in different directions; Bonshaw has seen a huge surge in new residents, with 81.1% moving in during the last five years, compared to 45.3% in Mount Pleasant.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,276 larger in Mount Pleasant Recent movers: 35.9 pts higher in Bonshaw PT commute: 0.7 pts higher in Mount Pleasant 3+ bedrooms: 16.0 pts higher in Bonshaw Participation: 15.5 pts higher in Bonshaw

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +1,276 larger in Mount Pleasant gap narrowing

949 72nd pct 2,225 79th pct

Median age in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +7 yrs older in Mount Pleasant gap widening

28 yrs 2nd pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

39.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.7 pts 29.8%

23.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.7 pts 16.3%

18.5% Older adults (45–64) +4.6 pts ▸ 23.1%

14.3% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

4.8% Seniors (65+) +9.9 pts ▸ 14.7%

Marital status

49.4% Never married +1.3 pts ▸ 50.6%

37.5% Married ◂ +7.3 pts 30.2%

6.2% Divorced +4.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.1% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%

2.2% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Age & sex structure

Bonshaw Mount Pleasant

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.0% Australia +4.3 pts ▸ 82.3%

9.4% India ◂ +7.6 pts 1.8%

1.1% England +1.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Nepal ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.7% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

39.5% English +5.0 pts ▸ 44.5%

37.3% Australian even 37.3%

8.6% Irish +6.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

8.4% Scottish +6.8 pts ▸ 15.2%

7.4% Indian ◂ +6.4 pts 0.9%

6.0% German ◂ +1.5 pts 4.5%

2.2% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.0% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

80.5% English only +6.5 pts ▸ 87.0%

5.5% Punjabi ◂ +4.9 pts 0.6%

2.0% Hindi ◂ +1.6 pts 0.4%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.5% No religion +5.4 pts ▸ 52.9%

34.4% Christianity +1.8 pts ▸ 36.1%

9.3% Hinduism ◂ +8.3 pts 0.9%

3.2% Not stated +3.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.0% Other religions ◂ +3.1 pts 0.9%

1.4% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.5% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant

— 2.76 40th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +17 more in Mount Pleasant

8 77th pct 25 87th pct

Avg size in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +100 larger in Mount Pleasant

433 63rd pct 533 76th pct

ICSEA in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +68 higher in Mount Pleasant

980 43rd pct 1,047 77th pct

Highest year of school

63.2% Year 12 ◂ +7.1 pts 56.0%

15.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.5 pts 14.9%

10.7% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.8% Year 9 or below +4.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

Highest qualification level

34.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.5 pts 30.0%

27.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.5 pts 26.3%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.2 pts 14.4%

9.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 8.6%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

12.4% Society & culture +3.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

15.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 12.9%

14.3% Health ◂ +3.4 pts 11.0%

12.8% Engineering & related ◂ +2.1 pts 10.8%

8.6% Education +2.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.0% Architecture & building ◂ +3.0 pts 5.0%

7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.9 pts 4.7%

6.1% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 3.6%

1.9% Creative arts +4.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +$201 higher in Bonshaw gap widening

$891 72nd pct $690 39th pct

Household income in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +$504 higher in Bonshaw gap widening

$1,854 68th pct $1,350 36th pct

Family income in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +$275 higher in Bonshaw gap narrowing

$1,937 53rd pct $1,662 36th pct

Household income distribution

42.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.0 pts 29.9%

27.7% $650–$1,499 +5.1 pts ▸ 32.8%

5.8% Under $650 +15.1 pts ▸ 20.9%

10.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 7.1%

7.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 4.6%

Personal income distribution

45.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +12.8 pts 33.2%

32.3% Under $650 +12.5 pts ▸ 44.8%

15.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 14.8%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.2% Mental health +3.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

10.2% Asthma +2.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.8% Arthritis +4.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.5% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.3% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.3% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.5% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.8% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.3% Stroke +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.6% None ◂ +11.1 pts 54.5%

19.2% One condition +4.5 pts ▸ 23.7%

7.1% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.1% Three or more +2.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +41 larger in Mount Pleasant

17 65th pct 58 79th pct

Median age in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +1 yrs older in Bonshaw

26 yrs 50th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +$381 higher in Bonshaw

$900 73rd pct $519 35th pct

Household income in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +$1,074 higher in Bonshaw

$2,124 67th pct $1,050 20th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +0.4 larger in Bonshaw gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

52.1% Couples with children ◂ +7.2 pts 44.8%

24.5% Couples without children +4.1 pts ▸ 28.6%

20.9% One-parent families +3.8 pts ▸ 24.7%

2.4% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Household size

32.9% 2 people +1.5 pts ▸ 34.4%

17.5% 1 person +15.2 pts ▸ 32.7%

21.0% 3 people ◂ +4.5 pts 16.5%

17.5% 4 people ◂ +7.6 pts 9.9%

5.8% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 4.9%

3.8% 6 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +$118 higher in Bonshaw gap widening

$398 81st pct $280 50th pct

Mortgage in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +$200 higher in Bonshaw gap widening

$1,500 42nd pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +25.2 pts 28.2%

29.7% Rented +12.0 pts ▸ 41.7%

16.9% Owned outright +11.7 pts ▸ 28.6%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

0.0% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

93.6% Separate house ◂ +9.3 pts 84.3%

5.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +39.6 pts 19.3%

30.3% 3 bedrooms +23.9 pts ▸ 54.3%

6.1% 2 bedrooms +12.9 pts ▸ 19.0%

0.0% 1 bedroom +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

79.4% $350–$549 ◂ +60.8 pts 18.6%

8.8% $200–$349 +48.3 pts ▸ 57.1%

2.9% Under $200 +15.4 pts ▸ 18.3%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.6 pts 51.0%

21.3% Under $1,000 +4.0 pts ▸ 25.3%

17.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 13.0%

7.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +12 more in Mount Pleasant

0 0th pct 12 82nd pct

Stops/1k in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +5.39 more in Mount Pleasant

0.00 0th pct 5.39 79th pct

Departures/1k in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +613.5 more in Mount Pleasant

0.0 0th pct 613.5 80th pct

PT routes in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +1 more in Mount Pleasant

0 0th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +20 longer in Bonshaw

21 60th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +5 longer in Bonshaw

79 56th pct 74 53rd pct

How people get to work

67.5% Car (driver) ◂ +8.6 pts 58.9%

12.2% Worked at home +4.7 pts ▸ 16.9%

4.1% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.9% Walked +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Bicycle +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

46.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +15.1 pts 31.2%

29.8% 1 vehicle +13.3 pts ▸ 43.1%

11.2% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.8% 4 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 6.0%

1.5% No vehicle +5.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.0 pts 16.8%

11.1% Construction ◂ +4.7 pts 6.4%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 10.0%

8.1% Education & training +2.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

7.6% Accommodation & food +2.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.9% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 6.4%

5.5% Public administration & safety +2.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 7.0%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

2.0% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Arts & recreation +2.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

19.6% Professionals +5.1 pts ▸ 24.7%

17.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.4 pts 13.0%

15.0% Community & personal service even 15.0%

11.5% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.8% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.1% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.6% Managers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 5.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +2.3 higher in Mount Pleasant

3.2 74th pct 5.5 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +2.0 more in Mount Pleasant

3.7 76th pct 5.7 86th pct

15-min city in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +40.7 pts higher in Mount Pleasant

20.6% 72nd pct 61.3% 82nd pct

Walk to shops in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +25.7 pts higher in Mount Pleasant

15.1% 68th pct 40.8% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +78.7 pts higher in Mount Pleasant

21.3% 64th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +16.5 pts higher in Mount Pleasant

79.5% 85th pct 96.0% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +9.7 pts higher in Mount Pleasant

90.2% 80th pct 99.9% 95th pct

Walk to health in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +10.9 pts higher in Mount Pleasant

19.9% 76th pct 30.8% 79th pct

Amenities/1k in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +3.0 more in Mount Pleasant

7.4 35th pct 10.3 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +27 higher in Bonshaw

131 87th pct 103 86th pct

Mean slope in Bonshaw in Mount Pleasant +1.9 pts higher in Mount Pleasant

5.5% 47th pct 7.3% 65th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bonshaw vs Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20284/bonshaw/vs/SAL21807/mount-pleasant