VIC · Mansfield Council
Bonnie Doon, 3720
Current weather
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94% humidity · 29.3 km/h wind · 11.5° / 9.8° today · 18.3 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Bonnie Doon (Vic.) is a small locality in the Mansfield area, home to around 666 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 32 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-27%), roughly 48.0 offences per 1,000 residents, limited but present public transport access, and fewer mapped amenities than nearby suburbs. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 666
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,315
- Dwelling vacancy
- 57%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 365 of 640
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 55%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 38 / 0 / 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 (2026)
- 32
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 18
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 48
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 166 residents
- State safety percentile
- 44.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -27.3%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage3
- B49 Other Theft3
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception5
- C32 Drug Possession3
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order6
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Phillip St/Bon Cres
- Phillip St/Bon Cres
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Bonnie Doon HotelPub
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
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Maintongoon G49 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Tallangallook Bushland ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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 Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay 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)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 22.9/100
- National rank
- 6201st in Australia
- State rank
- 1178th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #358 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #663 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 65%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime3
- B49 Other Theftcrime3
- B53 Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime5
- C32 Drug Possessioncrime3
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime6
- Maintongoon G49 Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Tallangallook Bushland Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Phillip St/Bon Crestransport
- Phillip St/Bon Crestransport
- Benchamenitiesbench
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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