Suburb in Irwin

Bonniefield, WA

Bonniefield had a population of 217 at the 2021 Census (+16.7% since 2016). Median age 50.9. Median weekly household income $1,563. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bonniefield at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bonniefield's population grew by 16.7% to 217, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 50.9, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.4%.

19.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 41.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 73 households.

The median household earns $1,563 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,230 a month.

17.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 2.7% use a language other than English at home. 48.4% report no religion, close to the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bonniefield beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBonniefieldWAAustralia
Population2172,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+16.7%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age50.938.038.2
Households73965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting19.4%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright41.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,563$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$257$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,230$1,841$1,866
Born overseas17.6%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.7%19.7%23.6%
No religion48.4%46.6%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+16.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1892011
  2. 1862016
  3. 2172021

Age

Median age 50.9, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bonniefield Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bonniefield and Western Australia
0–97.4%
10–1915.7%
20–293.7%
30–395.1%
40–4913.8%
50–5920.7%
60–6917.1%
70–7910.6%
80+2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bonniefield at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian56.9%
  2. English45.2%
  3. Scottish8.0%
  4. Irish6.4%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans2.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.7%
  2. New Zealand2.6%
  3. India2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Bonniefield

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