Bonnet Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bonnet Bay (2226) is a suburb of Sydney, Sutherland, New South Wales. It is about 21 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bonnet Bay is in the federal electorate of Cook.

In the 2011 census the population of Bonnet Bay was 2,133 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bonnet Bay is 43 years of age.

79.0% of people living in the suburb of Bonnet Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 1.3% New Zealand, 0.8% China , 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Germany, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Chile, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Egypt, 0.4% Canada, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Poland, 0.3% Philippines.

89.8% of people living in Bonnet Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.9% Spanish, 0.7% Greek, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.5% Italian, 0.5% German, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Bonnet Bay is 31.9% Catholic, 25.2% Anglican, 15.4% No religion, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.7% Uniting Church, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Eastern Orthodox, 2.3% Baptist, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Lutheran.

65.5% of people are married, 26.3% have never married and 3.7% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 39 widowed people living in Bonnet Bay.

62.2% of the people living in Bonnet Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.1% are working on a part time basis. Bonnet Bay has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Bonnet Bay are 27.1% Professionals, 20.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 18.6% Managers, 9.3% Technicians & trades workers, 8.5% Sales workers, 7.5% Community & personal service workers, 4.3% Labourers, 2.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bonnet Bay work in are 12.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Education and training, 8.6% Financial and insurance services, 8.0% Retail trade, 6.8% Construction, 6.3% Manufacturing, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

49.7% of homes are fully owned, and 45.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 3.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $840 per week and the median household income is $2396 per week.

The median rent in Bonnet Bay is $538 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

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