56,471 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55,282
- 2016: 60,957
- 2021: 56,471
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bonney · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Bonney
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents than most similar areas define Bonney, where the typical person is 41. This shift is clear in the local age profile, with the number of seniors rising sharply while the proportion of children has fallen since 2011.
56,471
▲ +2.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bonney — higher than 51% of areas.
| Bonney | 56,471 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bonney has 56,471 residents, a population that grew by 2.2% to add about 1,189 people since 2011. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +7.9%
Older than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.9% of the population, a little above the national figure and 10 points higher than in 2011. This is consistent with the area having far fewer children under 15 than most other areas.
19.9% ▲ +105.4%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bonney splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 2.3%, a little below the Queensland figure.
2.3% ▼ -49.2%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bonney splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Bonney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30005/bonney/topic/demographics-identity