Bondi Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bondi (2026) is a suburb of Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 6 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bondi is in the federal electorate of Wentworth.

In the 2011 census the population of Bondi was 9,614 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bondi is 33 years of age.

45.1% of people living in the suburb of Bondi were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.0% England, 3.5% New Zealand, 3.4% Ireland, 2.5% South Africa, 1.6% Ukraine, 1.4% Brazil, 1.3% United States of America, 1.1% Germany, 1.1% Russian Federation, 1.1% Italy, 1.0% Hungary, 0.9% France, 0.9% Poland, 0.9% Israel.

64.9% of people living in Bondi speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.1% Russian, 3.4% Other, 1.6% Portuguese, 1.4% Italian, 1.4% Spanish, 1.4% French, 1.2% German, 1.0% Greek.

The religious makeup of Bondi is 24.3% No religion, 22.7% Catholic, 16.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 15.2% Judaism, 9.6% Anglican, 2.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Uniting Church.

31.3% of people are married, 53.9% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 352 widowed people living in Bondi.

68.8% of the people living in Bondi over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.9% are working on a part time basis. Bondi has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Bondi are 38.6% Professionals, 16.7% Managers, 11.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.2% Technicians & trades workers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.4% Sales workers, 3.9% Labourers, 1.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bondi work in are 17.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.6% Health care and social assistance, 8.3% Financial and insurance services, 7.8% Education and training, 7.7% Retail trade, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.6% Construction, 5.8% Information media and telecommunications, 5.0% Administrative and support services.

22.0% of homes are fully owned, and 20.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 54.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $948 per week and the median household income is $1782 per week.

The median rent in Bondi is $500 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2708 per month.

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