Bonython, ACT

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

85/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Bonython is more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1056, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Bonython at a glance

Population (2021): 3,839
Median age: 38
Median weekly household income: $2,223
SEIFA score: 1056
Coordinates: -35.4345, 149.0778

Bonython demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Bonython using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27%, 28% of homes are rented, and 25% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	733	19%
Youth (15–24)	482	13%
Young adults (25–44)	1,050	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	1,048	27%
Seniors (65+)	536	14%

Share of the 3,849 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	445	31%
Owned with a mortgage	573	40%
Rented	397	28%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	856	59%
Townhouses & semis	428	30%
Flats & apartments	162	11%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,446 occupied private dwellings in Bonython.

Median weekly rent: $445
Median monthly mortgage: $1,950
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $2,562
Median weekly personal income: $1,135

Community and culture

Born overseas: 942 (25%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 825 (22%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 98 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 2,119 (71%)
Labour-force participation: 68.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%
Employed full-time: 1,373
Employed part-time: 591

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Bonython

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bonython is January (average daytime high around 25.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 8.9°C). The area receives roughly 890 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	25.4°C	13.1°C	89 mm
Feb	23.9°C	12.1°C	71 mm
Mar	20.8°C	10.4°C	88 mm
Apr	17°C	7.1°C	61 mm
May	12.6°C	2.9°C	46 mm
Jun	9.5°C	1.2°C	66 mm
Jul	8.9°C	0.3°C	42 mm
Aug	10.1°C	0.3°C	70 mm
Sep	13.9°C	2.6°C	68 mm
Oct	17.6°C	5.8°C	87 mm
Nov	20.4°C	8.2°C	106 mm
Dec	23.4°C	10.9°C	96 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Bonython

Where is Bonython?

Bonython is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Bonython?

At the 2021 Census, Bonython had a population of about 3,839.

Is Bonython an advantaged area?

Bonython has an ABS SEIFA score of 1056, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 85 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Bonython?

Bonython has average daytime highs of about 17°C and overnight lows of about 6.2°C, with roughly 890 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).