ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Bonner, ACT, 2914
Current weather
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82% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.8° today · 20.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#5 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Bonner is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 7,339 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 30 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-46%), roughly 4.1 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 7,339
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $2,811
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 63 of 2,182
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 75.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 126 / 268 / 4
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 (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 30
- Against the person
- 13
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 4.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 565 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -45.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv4
- Assault - Non-Fv3
- Other Offences13
- Other Offences Against A Person3
- Sexual Assault2
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,058
- Neville Bonner Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
13 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
March 2026
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2024· 3 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
November 2024
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2023· 4 proposals
July 2023
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2022· 2 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2020· 2 proposals
December 2020
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2020
- SUBCBONNER · GUNGAHLINCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2022… · Updated on site
Amenities
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (3)
- Bench (16)
- Bonner Shops Mabo BoulevardBus stop
- Essie Coffey Street after Henry WilliamsBus stop
- Essie Coffey Street before Mumshirl StreetBus stop
- Essie Coffey Street before Quagliotti StreetBus stop
- Essie Coffey Street before Roy Marika StreetBus stop
- Henry Williams Street after Mabo BoulevardBus stop
- Henry Williams Street before Duguid StreetBus stop
- Mabo Boulevard Bonner ShopsBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
6 state heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinC5/IF2 (WPIF2)3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTC5/9; ST21 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal RecordingsJK24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsJK14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsJK124 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsJKPAD14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 26
- Parks (OSM)
- 26
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 96.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #5 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinheritageC5/IF2 (WPIF2)3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTheritageC5/9; ST21 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageJK24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageJK14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageJK124 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageJKPAD14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- SUBCplanningBONNER · GUNGAHLINLodged 16 Mar 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONNER · GUNGAHLINLodged 27 Feb 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONNER · GUNGAHLINLodged 16 Dec 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningBONNER · GUNGAHLINLodged 26 Nov 2024 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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