QLD · Douglas Council
Bonnie Doon, 4873
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Updated
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Bonnie Doon wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Sea breezes and coastal air are part of everyday life, especially on warmer evenings.
Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar coastal suburbs, even with housing affordability and safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 563
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,690
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 219
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 68.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 15 / 7 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 24
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 10
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 42.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 63 residents
- State safety percentile
- 56.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -18.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault46
- Drug Offences27
- Good Order Offences56
- Other Property Damage46
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)44
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Swimming pool
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 41.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 49% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 3234th in Australia
- State rank
- 744th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #48 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #82 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Assaultcrime46
- Drug Offencescrime27
- Good Order Offencescrime56
- Other Property Damagecrime46
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime44
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
More in Douglas Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.