Bonnie Doon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Bonnie Doon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Bonnie Doon than in most similar areas, making it a place where households are typically larger. Most of the community lives in family groups, with 64.7% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Bonnie Doon, Suburb / Locality

Where Bonnie Doon sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bonnie Doon — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Bonnie Doon2.7
4873, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. Only 15.1% of people live alone, a rate far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.1% ▼ -41.1%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.6%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Bonnie Doon, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are common here, as 64.7% of families are couples with children. One-parent families make up only 5.3% of the total, which is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

5.3% ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Bonnie Doon, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bonnie Doon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30311/bonnie-doon/topic/family-households