Bonner Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Bonner (2914) is a suburb of Canberra, Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 13 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Bonner is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Bonner was 1,494 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bonner is 28 years of age.

61.4% of people living in the suburb of Bonner were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% India, 3.5% Sri Lanka, 3.0% South Africa, 2.1% China , 1.7% England, 1.6% Pakistan, 1.4% Bangladesh, 1.3% Philippines, 1.3% New Zealand, 1.2% Vietnam, 0.7% Fiji, 0.7% Hong Kong , 0.6% Nepal, 0.5% Singapore.

59.1% of people living in Bonner speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.8% Other, 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Sinhalese, 2.5% Other, 2.4% Urdu, 2.3% Mandarin, 2.1% Bengali, 1.9% Croatian, 1.8% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Bonner is 23.3% Catholic, 22.7% No religion, 11.3% Anglican, 8.6% Hinduism, 6.5% Islam, 5.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Buddhism, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Uniting Church.

59.7% of people are married, 33.8% have never married and 4.4% are divorced and 1.3% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Bonner.

75.7% of the people living in Bonner over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 16.3% are working on a part time basis. Bonner has an unemployment rate of 2.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Bonner are 29.1% Professionals, 22.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Managers, 12.4% Technicians & trades workers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 6.4% Sales workers, 3.3% Labourers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.7% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Bonner work in are 34.8% Public administration and safety, 11.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.3% Construction, 7.9% Health care and social assistance, 7.7% Education and training, 6.1% Retail trade, 3.6% Accommodation and food services, 3.4% Other services, 3.0% Administrative and support services.

3.3% of homes are fully owned, and 76.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1131 per week and the median household income is $2097 per week.

The median rent in Bonner is $495 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2321 per month.

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