Suburbs Bonnet Bay

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Bonnet Bay NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Bonnet Bay, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Bonnet Bay NSW is 2,238 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Bonnet Bay is $1,104 per week ($57,408 per year). Median rent in Bonnet Bay is $700 per week ($3,033 per month). Bonnet Bay has a median age of 44 years, older than the national median of 38. Bonnet Bay has a population density of 1980.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Bonnet Bay is England. The most common religion is No Religion (37% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Cantonese. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bonnet Bay is $3,000.

There were 10 recorded offences in Bonnet Bay in 2025-26, a rate of 4 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against person (5 offences).

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📍 Bonnet Bay, New South Wales — 34.0105°S, 151.0540°E

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Bonnet Bay Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Bonnet Bay Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,104/wk
$57,408 per year
#690 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$700/wk
$3,033 per month
#85 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
44years
6 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$3,000/mo
Avg household size: 3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Bonnet Bay Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.9% (1,144) Female 49.1% (1,102)

Population Density

1980.7
people per km²
2,238 people · 1.1 km²

Households

3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$3,169
Family income/wk

Bonnet Bay Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Bonnet Bay Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
47.5% 329 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
52.5% 363 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Bonnet Bay Country of Birth

Australia
87.9%
England
7.6%
China
1.1%
Germany
0.9%
Chile
0.7%
Canada
0.4%
Fiji
0.4%
India
0.4%
Croatia
0.3%
France
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Bonnet Bay Religion

No Religion
37.2%
Catholic
30.9%
Anglican
17.9%
Eastern Orthodox
3.7%
Not stated
3.4%
Uniting Church
3.2%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.2%
Christian (other)
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Bonnet Bay Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
73.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
20.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Bonnet Bay Languages Spoken at Home

Cantonese
14.7%
Greek
14.7%
Other
14.7%
Spanish
12.6%
Mandarin
12.6%
Russian
10.5%
French
8.4%
Italian
7.4%
Polish
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Bonnet Bay Employment

💼
Employed full-time
41.7% 696 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.9% 349 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.3% 38 people
🏠
Not in labour force
35.1% 585 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Bonnet Bay Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
38.1%
Certificate III/IV
21.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.4%
Postgraduate Degree
12.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.7%
Certificate I/II
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Bonnet Bay Occupation

Professionals
37.7%
Managers
21.5%
Clerical & Administrative
14.8%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.8%
Community & Personal Service
6.1%
Sales Workers
5.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.1%
Labourers
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Bonnet Bay Field of Study

Management & Commerce
29.9%
Engineering
12.4%
Society & Culture
11.7%
Health
11.6%
Education
8.2%
Architecture & Building
7.1%
Creative Arts
5.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.1%
Information Technology
4.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
2.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Bonnet Bay Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Bonnet Bay Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
1.0%
$150-$299/wk
0.6%
$300-$399/wk
0.8%
$400-$499/wk
1.8%
$500-$649/wk
1.5%
$650-$799/wk
3.9%
$800-$999/wk
3.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
3.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
4.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.6%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
10.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.5%
$4,000+/wk
34.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Bonnet Bay Marital Status

💍
Married
64.3% 1,167
↔️
Separated
2.1% 39
📋
Divorced
5.1% 93
🕊️
Widowed
3.2% 58
👤
Never married
25.3% 459

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Bonnet Bay Ancestry

English
31.7%
Australian
27.3%
Irish
11.3%
Scottish
8.9%
Other
6.8%
Chinese
3.0%
Italian
2.7%
German
2.3%
Greek
2.2%
Dutch
1.5%
Polish
1.2%
New Zealander
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Bonnet Bay School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.1%
Secondary — Government
20.3%
Pre-school
11.8%
Primary — Catholic
10.5%
Vocational Education
9.4%
Secondary — Catholic
9.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Bonnet Bay Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
2.5% 110
✅
No need for assistance
97.5% 4,277

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Bonnet Bay Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
19.4% 347
—
Not a volunteer
80.6% 1,442

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Bonnet Bay Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.5%
$300-$449/mo
1.1%
$450-$599/mo
1.9%
$600-$799/mo
2.3%
$800-$999/mo
2.3%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
5.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
5.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
16.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
18.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
39.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Bonnet Bay How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
65.0%
Did not go to work
27.4%
Car (passenger)
3.4%
Train
1.8%
Truck
0.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.6%
Walked only
0.5%
Other
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Bonnet Bay Car Ownership

1 vehicle
21.0%
2 vehicles
50.7%
3 vehicles
17.4%
4+ vehicles
10.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Bonnet Bay Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms
1.6%
3 bedrooms
29.4%
4 bedrooms
52.1%
5 bedrooms
15.8%
6+ bedrooms
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Bonnet Bay Population Mobility

7.4%
moved in the last year
23.0%
moved in the last 5 years
3.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
66.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Bonnet Bay Indigenous Population

1.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
48
Indigenous residents
4,343
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Bonnet Bay Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
128
Asthma
92
Arthritis
82
Heart disease
70
Diabetes
53
Cancer
44
Kidney disease
30
Lung condition
25
Stroke
17
Dementia
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Bonnet Bay Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.0%
$1-$149/wk
4.3%
$150-$299/wk
4.3%
$300-$399/wk
2.3%
$400-$499/wk
2.1%
$500-$649/wk
2.7%
$650-$799/wk
6.8%
$800-$999/wk
8.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
14.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.7%
$3,500+/wk
8.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Bonnet Bay Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
42.8%
Couple — no children under 15
26.4%
Couple — no children
25.7%
One parent — children under 15
2.5%
One parent — no children under 15
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Bonnet Bay Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.6% 47
👤
Never served
97.4% 1,743

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Bonnet Bay Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.2% 219
—
Did not provide
87.8% 1,571

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Bonnet Bay Children Ever Born

No children
26.7%
1 child
11.2%
2 children
37.9%
3 children
19.3%
4 children
4.3%
5+ children
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Bonnet Bay When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
11
1951–1960
21
1961–1970
59
1971–1980
60
1981–1990
60
1991–2000
63
2001–2010
105
2011–2015
55
2016
7
2017
15
2018
6
2020
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Bonnet Bay Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.9%
5–14 hours
33.6%
15–29 hours
17.1%
30+ hours
10.5%
Did not do domestic work
14.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Bonnet Bay Household Size

1 person
9.6%
2 persons
35.0%
3 persons
18.1%
4 persons
24.6%
5 persons
9.6%
6+ persons
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Bonnet Bay Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,022
Moved from NSW
122
Moved — same area (SA2)
29
Moved from overseas
13

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Bonnet Bay Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
92.3%
Step family — no other children
5.9%
Blended family — no other children
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Bonnet Bay Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 10 total

Other Against Person
5
Sexual Offences
2
Theft
2
Other Against Property
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Bonnet Bay Schools

26
schools nearby
19
government
1087
avg ICSEA score
10,135
total students
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 219 students
1131
ICSEA
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 414 students
1127
ICSEA
Oatley Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 365 students
1126
ICSEA
Inaburra School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,211 students
1123
ICSEA
St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 596 students
1109
ICSEA
Como West Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 275 students
1109
ICSEA
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 603 students
1106
ICSEA
Kareela Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 272 students
1102
ICSEA
Sutherland Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 344 students
1101
ICSEA
Lugarno Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 272 students
1099
ICSEA
Oyster Bay Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 416 students
1098
ICSEA
St Patrick's College Sutherland Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,227 students
1093
ICSEA
Bonnet Bay Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 197 students
1090
ICSEA
Tharawal Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 328 students
1085
ICSEA
Jannali East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 313 students
1081
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 26 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Bonnet Bay Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $3,087/wk
Median Rent $700/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.7%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Bonnet Bay

≈ $13,377/month
Median rent $700/wk
Left after rent $2,387/wk
Rent share 22.7%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $912/wk Rent: $400/wk Save: $300/wk
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Income: $1,182/wk Rent: $450/wk Save: $250/wk
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Income: $996/wk Rent: $451/wk Save: $249/wk
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Income: $899/wk Rent: $500/wk Save: $200/wk
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Income: $953/wk Rent: $550/wk Save: $150/wk
Woronora
Income: $1,027/wk Rent: $580/wk Save: $120/wk
Ashbury
Income: $892/wk Rent: $600/wk Save: $100/wk

Bonnet Bay vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Yellow Rock (Blue Mountains - NSW)
Pop: 1,119 Income: $1,018/wk Rent: $400/wk
Moruya Heads
Pop: 1,125 Income: $714/wk Rent: $350/wk
Abercrombie
Pop: 1,127 Income: $1,029/wk Rent: $393/wk
Nana Glen
Pop: 1,132 Income: $688/wk Rent: $350/wk
Burwood Heights
Pop: 1,134 Income: $903/wk Rent: $475/wk
West Haven
Pop: 1,139 Income: $524/wk Rent: $400/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bonnet Bay

What is the population of Bonnet Bay NSW?

The population of Bonnet Bay NSW is 2,238 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1980.7 people per km².Bonnet Bay is ranked #2,865 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Bonnet Bay?

The median personal income in Bonnet Bay NSW is $1,104 per week, or $57,408 per year.The median household income is $3,087 per week.Family income is $3,169 per week.Bonnet Bay is ranked #690 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Bonnet Bay?

Median rent in Bonnet Bay NSW is $700 per week ($3,033 per month).Rent represents 22.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Bonnet Bay ranks #85 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Bonnet Bay?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bonnet Bay NSW is $3,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Bonnet Bay?

The median age in Bonnet Bay NSW is 44 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Bonnet Bay a good suburb to live in?

Bonnet Bay is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 2,238.The median income is $1,104/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10467. All dollar figures in AUD.