666 ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 521
- 2016: 570
- 2021: 666
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bonnie Doon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bonnie Doon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bonnie Doon is 54 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. With 666 people living here, the population is older and smaller than in most similar areas.
666
▲ +27.8%
- 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 Bonnie Doon — higher than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the Victorian and national figures of 38. This community is larger than about 70% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults make up the largest group at 36.5%, while seniors account for 30.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure. Conversely, children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 9%.
30.2% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.0% ▼ -46.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bonnie Doon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are well above the national figure at 15.5%. About 1.8% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.8% ▲ +212.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bonnie Doon, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bonnie Doon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20283/bonnie-doon/topic/demographics-identity