Bonniefield

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 425 people in Bonniefield of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Bonniefield was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8% of the population.

Of people in Bonniefield aged 15 years and over, 62.7% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bonniefield was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

In Bonniefield, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bonniefield was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Bonniefield 26.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.8% were in primary school, 21.4% in secondary school and 10.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bonniefield were Australian 36.0%, English 33.7%, Irish 7.6%, Scottish 6.7% and German 3.9%.

In Bonniefield, 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 2.1%, Scotland 1.9%, Thailand 0.9% and Canada 0.7%.

In Bonniefield, 63.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bonniefield were No Religion 31.8%, Anglican 26.8%, Catholic 17.4%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%.

In Bonniefield 94.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Thai 0.7% and Filipino 0.7%.

Employment

There were 211 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bonniefield. Of these 61.1% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bonniefield, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bonniefield was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Bonniefield included Managers 33.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Professionals 12.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.9%, Labourers 9.5%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Bonniefield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 22.2%, Road Freight Transport 4.4%, Metal Ore Mining 3.9%, Recreational Goods Retailing 3.9% and Depository Financial Intermediation 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bonniefield was $542.

In Bonniefield, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 59.7%, Car, as passenger 7.5% and Walked only 3.0%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bonniefield, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 6.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bonniefield, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bonniefield, 54.6% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 2.5% were one parent families.

In Bonniefield 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bonniefield, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,468 and those without children was $1,849.

Employment status of couple families

In Bonniefield, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 25.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bonniefield, 87.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bonniefield, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bonniefield, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 13.1% had 2 bedrooms and 40.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bonniefield, 38.2% were owned outright, 45.1% were owned with a mortgage and 16.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Bonniefield, of all households, 83.2% were family households, 11.9% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

In Bonniefield, 20.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Bonniefield, 18.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bonniefield, there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 50.0%) were male and 4 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 11 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Bonniefield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

In Bonniefield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $700.