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Bonshaw VIC 3352

1,388 addresses · 62 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Ballarat LGA › Bonshaw · 104 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Bonshaw is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 949 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $1,854 a week, with median rent near $398 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $515,000.

949Population
28Median age
$1,854Median household income / wk
$398Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Delacombe statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bonshaw itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ballarat, 5.9 km north-east · Bus interchange: Ballarat Station, 5.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$515,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bonshaw

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Bonshaw VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 76.5%

Population by age in Bonshaw
Population by age, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-480
5-14143
15-1936
20-24100
25-34241
35-44123
45-5487
55-6481
65-7429
75-8417
85+4
Dwelling types in Bonshaw
Dwelling types, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House321
Townhouse18
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bonshaw
Households by weekly income, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49995
$1,500-2,999147
$3,000+59
Top ancestries in Bonshaw
Top ancestries, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English375
Australian354
Other119
Irish82
Scottish80
Indian70
Housing tenure in Bonshaw
Housing tenure, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned58
Mortgage183
Rented102
Other0
Cars per household in Bonshaw
Cars per household, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
05
1101
2157
338
4+40
Commute to work in Bonshaw
Commute to work, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car387
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home66
Top countries of birth in Bonshaw
Top countries of birth, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India89
Nepal17
Philippines11
England10
New Zealand7
Sri Lanka7
Languages used at home in Bonshaw
Languages used at home, Bonshaw VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi52
Hindi19
Nepali19
Malayalam9
Gujarati6
Filipino5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

13,256 bird observations recorded near Bonshaw — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bonshaw

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.