25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40
- 2021: 25
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bonshaw · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Bonshaw, where 44% of the population falls into this bracket. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 53, making it far older than both Queensland and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bonshaw — lower than 83% of areas.
| Bonshaw | 25 |
|---|---|
| 4385 crosses QLD/NSW | 1,166 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Bonshaw is a very small community of just 25 people. This is smaller than about 83% of similar areas.
25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a small number of children and seniors, with both groups making up 12% of the population. These figures are well below the national and state averages.
12.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Bonshaw, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 65%; Children (0–14) is next at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Bonshaw identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6% and the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bonshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30313/bonshaw/topic/demographics-identity