10,411 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,614
- 2016: 10,045
- 2021: 10,411
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bondi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bondi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 34 makes Bondi noticeably younger than most of Australia. With half the population aged between 25 and 44, this is a high-density area where young adults dominate the local landscape.
10,411
▲ +8.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bondi — higher than 87% of areas.
| Bondi | 10,411 |
|---|---|
| 2026, NSW | 32,693 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bondi is one of the largest areas at this level with 10,411 residents. The typical person living here is 34, which is five years younger than the New South Wales average.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults make up 50% of the population, which helps explain why children under 15 (12.7%) and seniors (12.2%) are both well below the national figures.
12.2% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bondi, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 50%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (18%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the country, at 22.7%. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure a little below the national average.
0.5% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.7% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bondi, Never married is the majority at 59%; Married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bondi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10462/bondi/topic/demographics-identity