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Bonner vs Forde

Name: Bonner vs Forde — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Bonner profile · Forde profile

Bonner Forde

Bonner and Forde are neighbouring areas in the ACT with distinct profiles. Bonner is a younger community where the typical resident is 30, and it has a much higher share of people born overseas (40.4%) and those using another language at home (44.4%). Forde is more affluent, with a typical household income of $3,553 per week compared to $2,811 in Bonner, and a higher proportion of residents with bachelor degrees (47.6%).

Both areas share very similar profiles in terms of the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, each sitting around 2% or less. They are also alike in their household sizes, with about 3.3 people per home. While both are well above the national figure for typical incomes, Forde has a higher concentration of high earners, with 58.9% of households earning $3,000 or more per week compared to 43.4% in Bonner.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 13.6 pts higher in Bonner People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Bonner Population: 2,904 larger in Bonner Renting: 9.8 pts higher in Bonner Born overseas: 9.4 pts higher in Bonner

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bonner in Forde +2,904 larger in Bonner gap widening

7,339 87th pct 4,435 86th pct

Median age in Bonner in Forde +5 yrs older in Forde gap widening

30 yrs 5th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

37.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.5 pts 30.9%

29.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.6 pts 26.6%

16.8% Older adults (45–64) +7.4 pts ▸ 24.2%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

4.4% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

Marital status

56.3% Married +5.2 pts ▸ 61.6%

33.5% Never married ◂ +5.1 pts 28.4%

5.8% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.4% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

2.0% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

Bonner Forde

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.4% Australia +9.8 pts ▸ 66.3%

10.5% India ◂ +4.6 pts 5.9%

1.8% China +1.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.4% England +1.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.5% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.9% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

24.2% Australian +6.4 pts ▸ 30.6%

20.4% English +6.9 pts ▸ 27.3%

11.6% Indian ◂ +3.7 pts 7.9%

5.8% Irish +2.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.6% Chinese +3.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.2% Scottish +1.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

2.1% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.6% German +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.7% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.0% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Vietnamese even 1.8%

0.8% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

51.4% English only +14.7 pts ▸ 66.1%

2.3% Mandarin +3.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.5% Punjabi ◂ +3.2 pts 1.3%

3.1% Hindi ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

2.1% Arabic ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

1.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.9% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.8% Christianity +11.6 pts ▸ 46.3%

30.6% No religion +5.0 pts ▸ 35.6%

12.5% Hinduism ◂ +5.4 pts 7.2%

9.7% Islam ◂ +7.3 pts 2.4%

5.1% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

3.8% Other religions ◂ +2.3 pts 1.5%

3.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bonner in Forde

0.47 0th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Bonner in Forde +4 more in Forde

9 78th pct 13 83rd pct

Avg size in Bonner in Forde +5 larger in Forde

841 97th pct 846 97th pct

ICSEA in Bonner in Forde +3 higher in Bonner

1,091 89th pct 1,087 89th pct

Highest year of school

79.6% Year 12 +2.6 pts ▸ 82.2%

8.7% Year 10 +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

3.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.4 pts 2.0%

Highest qualification level

32.7% Bachelor degree +2.6 pts ▸ 35.3%

20.4% Postgraduate degree +2.2 pts ▸ 22.6%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.4 pts 13.5%

15.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.0 pts 12.0%

4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

Field of qualification

23.9% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 26.3%

15.3% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 16.4%

12.1% Information technology ◂ +1.7 pts 10.4%

8.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 8.0%

6.8% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.8% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.6%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

3.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Bonner in Forde +$365 higher in Forde gap widening

$1,183 90th pct $1,548 100th pct

Household income in Bonner in Forde +$742 higher in Forde gap widening

$2,811 94th pct $3,553 100th pct

Family income in Bonner in Forde +$882 higher in Forde gap widening

$2,848 89th pct $3,730 100th pct

Household income distribution

23.5% $4,000 or more +16.4 pts ▸ 39.9%

35.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.2 pts 24.0%

19.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 19.0%

12.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.3 pts 9.0%

3.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

Personal income distribution

29.0% $1,500–$2,999 +7.6 pts ▸ 36.7%

32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.5 pts 22.4%

27.5% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 23.6%

6.0% $3,000 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.4% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.5% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.5% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 7.0%

3.8% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

1.5% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Lung condition even 0.5%

0.3% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.5% None ◂ +1.5 pts 73.0%

15.1% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 16.9%

3.5% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.1% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bonner in Forde +91 larger in Bonner

145 86th pct 54 78th pct

Median age in Bonner in Forde +2 yrs older in Forde

19 yrs 21st pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Bonner in Forde +$60 higher in Forde

$982 78th pct $1,042 81st pct

Household income in Bonner in Forde +$1,209 higher in Forde

$2,416 76th pct $3,625 92nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bonner in Forde +0.2 larger in Bonner gap steady

3.4 93rd pct 3.2 89th pct

Family composition

74.8% Couples with children +1.7 pts ▸ 76.4%

13.3% Couples without children +2.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.0% One-parent families ◂ +3.4 pts 7.6%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Household size

28.0% 4 people +2.1 pts ▸ 30.2%

19.8% 2 people +4.6 pts ▸ 24.5%

20.8% 3 people +0.3 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.1% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 10.3%

11.3% 1 person ◂ +0.1 pts 11.2%

7.3% 6 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bonner in Forde +$70 higher in Forde gap widening

$520 94th pct $590 99th pct

Mortgage in Bonner in Forde +$314 higher in Forde gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,481 87th pct

People / bedroom in Bonner in Forde +0.10 higher in Bonner gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

56.6% Owned with a mortgage +3.0 pts ▸ 59.7%

32.6% Rented ◂ +9.8 pts 22.8%

9.3% Owned outright +7.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

0.9% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Types of homes

87.0% Separate house ◂ +2.3 pts 84.7%

12.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.2% Flat or apartment +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.9% 4 bedrooms +8.9 pts ▸ 57.8%

36.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.9 pts 22.3%

8.0% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.3% 2 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.9% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

37.2% $550–$749 +17.4 pts ▸ 54.6%

43.2% $350–$549 ◂ +22.4 pts 20.8%

8.6% $200–$349 +3.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

2.9% $750 or more +7.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

4.3% Under $200 ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.2 pts 38.8%

21.5% $3,000 or more +11.7 pts ▸ 33.2%

21.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.2 pts 14.7%

6.9% Under $1,000 +1.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bonner in Forde +8 more in Forde

10 80th pct 18 86th pct

Stops/1k in Bonner in Forde +2.70 more in Forde

1.36 63rd pct 4.06 74th pct

Departures/1k in Bonner in Forde +343.0 more in Forde

171.5 72nd pct 514.5 79th pct

PT routes in Bonner in Forde +2 more in Forde

2 75th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Bonner in Forde +3 longer in Bonner

3 21st pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Bonner in Forde +2 longer in Bonner

19 16th pct 17 14th pct

Reach 30 min in Bonner in Forde +1,210 more in Bonner

11,774 62nd pct 10,564 59th pct

Reach 45 min in Bonner in Forde +12,082 more in Forde

27,201 54th pct 39,283 60th pct

Transit to city in Bonner in Forde +4 longer in Bonner

71 76th pct 67 69th pct

How people get to work

66.4% Car (driver) ◂ +1.1 pts 65.3%

11.5% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

4.9% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.2% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

49.1% 2 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 51.5%

27.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 25.2%

15.0% 3 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 15.1%

6.9% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

1.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.9% Public administration & safety +6.4 pts ▸ 34.4%

10.4% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.1 pts 8.2%

8.0% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.2% Retail trade +0.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

7.0% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 5.7%

3.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

3.3% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

2.8% Administrative & support ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

1.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

1.6% Media & telecommunications +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Occupations people work in

28.5% Professionals +4.6 pts ▸ 33.1%

14.0% Managers +8.2 pts ▸ 22.2%

15.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 14.7%

12.5% Community & personal service ◂ +3.2 pts 9.3%

10.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.3 pts 7.3%

7.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.4%

6.3% Labourers ◂ +2.8 pts 3.5%

3.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 1.5%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Bonner in Forde +182 higher in Bonner

2,167 29th pct 1,984 25th pct

Assault/100k in Bonner in Forde +133 higher in Forde

341 19th pct 474 32nd pct

Sexual/100k in Bonner in Forde +46 higher in Bonner

68 30th pct 23 0th pct

Burglary/100k in Bonner in Forde +103 higher in Forde

55 0th pct 158 10th pct

Theft/100k in Bonner in Forde +261 higher in Bonner

531 28th pct 271 11th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Bonner in Forde +64 higher in Bonner

177 49th pct 113 28th pct

Property damage/100k in Bonner in Forde +147 higher in Forde

259 11th pct 406 25th pct

5-yr change in Bonner in Forde +21.7 pts higher in Bonner

-14.1% 41st pct -35.8% 20th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bonner in Forde +0.4 higher in Forde

5.4 85th pct 5.8 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bonner in Forde +0.3 more in Forde

4.5 80th pct 4.8 82nd pct

15-min city in Bonner in Forde +13.8 pts higher in Forde

70.7% 85th pct 84.5% 91st pct

Walk to shops in Bonner in Forde +15.2 pts higher in Forde

71.4% 85th pct 86.5% 93rd pct

Walk to transit in Bonner in Forde +0.9 pts higher in Forde

99.1% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Bonner in Forde +12.5 pts higher in Forde

72.3% 83rd pct 84.8% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Bonner in Forde even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bonner in Forde +23.1 pts higher in Bonner

28.8% 79th pct 5.7% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Bonner in Forde +11.9 more in Forde

6.4 33rd pct 18.3 59th pct

Intersections/km² in Bonner in Forde +68 higher in Forde

578 100th pct 646 100th pct

Mean slope in Bonner in Forde +0.9 pts higher in Bonner

6.9% 62nd pct 6.0% 54th pct

Compare Bonner with nearby areas

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Compare Forde with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bonner vs Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80025/bonner/vs/SAL80056/forde