563 ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 321
- 2016: 372
- 2021: 563
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 much higher share of children than most areas now defines Bonnie Doon, where 26.1% of the population are under 15. The community has a young feel, with a typical resident aged 39 and a small number of seniors compared to national figures.
563
▲ +75.4%
- 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 66% of areas.
| Bonnie Doon | 563 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 6,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bonnie Doon is home to 563 people, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +21.9%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 26.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to a young age structure, while the 14% of people aged 65 and over is well below the Australian average.
14.0% ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bonnie Doon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national rate of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 23.3% of the population, a figure far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
7.5% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.3% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bonnie Doon, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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/SAL30311/bonnie-doon/topic/demographics-identity