Suburbs Bonnyrigg Heights

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Bonnyrigg Heights NSW — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Bonnyrigg Heights NSW is 7,369 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Bonnyrigg Heights is $568 per week ($29,536 per year). Median rent in Bonnyrigg Heights is $450 per week ($1,950 per month). Bonnyrigg Heights has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Bonnyrigg Heights has a population density of 3421.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Bonnyrigg Heights is Cambodia. The most common religion is Catholic (34% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Vietnamese. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bonnyrigg Heights is $2,038.

There were 48 recorded offences in Bonnyrigg Heights in 2025-26, a rate of 7 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (16 offences).

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📍 Bonnyrigg Heights, New South Wales — 33.8910°S, 150.8701°E

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Bonnyrigg Heights Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Bonnyrigg Heights Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$568/wk
$29,536 per year
#7519 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$450/wk
$1,950 per month
#1049 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,038/mo
Avg household size: 3.6 · 0.9 per bedroom

Bonnyrigg Heights Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.6% (3,652) Female 50.4% (3,718)

Population Density

3421.6
people per km²
7,369 people · 2.2 km²

Households

3.6
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$1,849
Family income/wk

Bonnyrigg Heights 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)

Bonnyrigg Heights Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
51.5% 787 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
48.5% 741 dwellings

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Country of Birth

Australia
82.6%
Cambodia
6.2%
Fiji
3.2%
Croatia
2.3%
China
1.9%
Iran
1.4%
Chile
0.9%
India
0.6%
Indonesia
0.6%
Afghanistan
0.5%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Religion

Catholic
34.1%
Buddhism
23.2%
No Religion
13.2%
Eastern Orthodox
8.7%
Islam
7.5%
Not stated
5.1%
Christian (other)
4.7%
Asyrin Apstlic
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
71.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
18.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.9%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Languages Spoken at Home

Vietnamese
30.9%
Other
26.8%
Arabic
12.6%
Serbian
10.8%
Khmer
6.9%
Italian
4.2%
Cantonese
4.0%
Mandarin
3.8%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Employment

💼
Employed full-time
28.0% 1,485 people
⏰
Employed part-time
13.6% 722 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.0% 214 people
🏠
Not in labour force
54.4% 2,891 people

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
36.5%
Certificate III/IV
31.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.4%
Postgraduate Degree
5.6%
Certificate I/II
2.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.0%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Occupation

Professionals
29.5%
Clerical & Administrative
15.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
14.1%
Managers
11.8%
Community & Personal Service
10.3%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.6%
Labourers
6.1%
Sales Workers
5.7%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Field of Study

Management & Commerce
29.8%
Engineering
17.0%
Society & Culture
11.8%
Health
9.2%
Education
8.7%
Architecture & Building
6.6%
Information Technology
5.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.9%
Creative Arts
3.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.0%
Agriculture & Environment
0.9%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Dwelling Types

Separate house
96.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.8%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
1.3%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
4.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.0%
$650-$799/wk
6.2%
$800-$999/wk
5.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
10.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.8%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.0%
$4,000+/wk
14.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Marital Status

💍
Married
49.5% 3,011
↔️
Separated
3.5% 213
📋
Divorced
6.8% 413
🕊️
Widowed
4.4% 268
👤
Never married
35.8% 2,182

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Ancestry

Other
35.4%
Vietnamese
16.7%
Chinese
12.4%
Australian
7.9%
Italian
7.1%
Serbian
6.4%
English
5.7%
Lebanese
2.2%
Indian
2.0%
Filipino
1.7%
Croatian
1.3%
Samoan
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
29.2%
Primary — Government
26.8%
Vocational Education
10.9%
Secondary — Catholic
10.4%
Primary — Catholic
8.6%
Pre-school
7.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.1%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
8.5% 1,196
✅
No need for assistance
91.5% 12,920

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
5.4% 314
—
Not a volunteer
94.6% 5,514

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.4%
$300-$449/mo
2.3%
$450-$599/mo
0.9%
$600-$799/mo
5.2%
$800-$999/mo
3.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
11.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
11.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
26.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
16.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
67.2%
Did not go to work
21.8%
Car (passenger)
5.7%
Truck
1.3%
Train
1.0%
Bus
1.0%
Walked only
0.8%
Bicycle
0.5%
Other
0.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.6%
1 vehicle
24.6%
2 vehicles
36.6%
3 vehicles
19.4%
4+ vehicles
15.8%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.6%
2 bedrooms
3.7%
3 bedrooms
30.3%
4 bedrooms
49.0%
5 bedrooms
13.1%
6+ bedrooms
3.3%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Population Mobility

7.8%
moved in the last year
23.6%
moved in the last 5 years
7.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
48.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Indigenous Population

0.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
87
Indigenous residents
14,197
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
296
Diabetes
272
Asthma
219
Arthritis
166
Heart disease
162
Kidney disease
65
Lung condition
64
Stroke
57
Cancer
45
Dementia
9

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
18.7%
$1-$149/wk
3.9%
$150-$299/wk
8.4%
$300-$399/wk
6.5%
$400-$499/wk
3.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
8.5%
$800-$999/wk
10.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.0%
$3,500+/wk
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
34.9%
Couple — no children under 15
31.7%
Couple — no children
15.1%
One parent — no children under 15
10.2%
One parent — children under 15
8.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 4
🏅
Previously served
0.3% 16
👤
Never served
99.7% 5,830

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.1% 758
—
Did not provide
86.9% 5,042

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Children Ever Born

No children
33.5%
1 child
8.9%
2 children
27.5%
3 children
18.5%
4 children
8.8%
5+ children
2.8%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
9
1951–1960
53
1961–1970
218
1971–1980
588
1981–1990
978
1991–2000
771
2001–2010
532
2011–2015
238
2016
101
2017
98
2018
58
2019
111
2020
31
2021
6

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.6%
5–14 hours
20.1%
15–29 hours
10.2%
30+ hours
8.7%
Did not do domestic work
43.4%

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Household Size

1 person
9.2%
2 persons
22.6%
3 persons
18.8%
4 persons
22.4%
5 persons
14.7%
6+ persons
12.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Where Residents Moved From

Same address
6,524
Moved from NSW
431
Moved — same area (SA2)
71
Moved from overseas
30
Moved from QLD
7

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
92.1%
Step family — no other children
3.5%
Intact family — other children present
2.4%
Blended family — no other children
1.7%
Other couple — children only
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Bonnyrigg Heights Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 48 total

Theft
16
Other Against Property
11
Assault
7
Property Damage
6
Other Against Person
5
Drug Offences
2
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Bonnyrigg Heights Schools

29
schools nearby
23
government
957
avg ICSEA score
19,111
total students
John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 843 students
1059
ICSEA
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 819 students
1053
ICSEA
Freeman Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,411 students
1038
ICSEA
St Johns Park Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 673 students
1023
ICSEA
Cecil Hills Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 721 students
1017
ICSEA
Minarah College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,129 students
1014
ICSEA
Middleton Grange Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 465 students
1010
ICSEA
St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 315 students
1003
ICSEA
Bonnyrigg Heights Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 769 students
989
ICSEA
Cecil Hills High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,342 students
986
ICSEA
Governor Philip King Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 568 students
979
ICSEA
Green Valley Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 365 students
973
ICSEA
Edensor Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 286 students
963
ICSEA
Bonnyrigg High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,642 students
962
ICSEA
Bossley Park High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,106 students
961
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 29 schools

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

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Bonnyrigg Heights Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,930/wk
Median Rent $450/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.3%

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

If you earn X in Bonnyrigg Heights

≈ $8,363/month
Median rent $450/wk
Left after rent $1,480/wk
Rent share 23.3%

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Bonnyrigg Heights vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Hammondville
Pop: 3,691 Income: $827/wk Rent: $440/wk
Werrington County
Pop: 3,698 Income: $863/wk Rent: $415/wk
Tregear
Pop: 3,700 Income: $518/wk Rent: $300/wk
East Lindfield
Pop: 3,710 Income: $1,132/wk Rent: $990/wk
Mount Hutton (NSW)
Pop: 3,712 Income: $710/wk Rent: $395/wk
Burraneer
Pop: 3,719 Income: $1,209/wk Rent: $660/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bonnyrigg Heights

What is the population of Bonnyrigg Heights NSW?

The population of Bonnyrigg Heights NSW is 7,369 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3421.6 people per km².Bonnyrigg Heights is ranked #985 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Bonnyrigg Heights?

The median personal income in Bonnyrigg Heights NSW is $568 per week, or $29,536 per year.The median household income is $1,930 per week.Family income is $1,849 per week.Bonnyrigg Heights is ranked #7,519 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Bonnyrigg Heights?

Median rent in Bonnyrigg Heights NSW is $450 per week ($1,950 per month).Rent represents 23.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Bonnyrigg Heights ranks #1,049 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Bonnyrigg Heights?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bonnyrigg Heights NSW is $2,038. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Bonnyrigg Heights?

The median age in Bonnyrigg Heights NSW is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Bonnyrigg Heights a good suburb to live in?

Bonnyrigg Heights is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 7,369.The median income is $568/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.3% 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: 10470. All dollar figures in AUD.