Ancona vs Bonnie Doon

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bonnie Doon, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bonnie Doon tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bonnie Doon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Ancona is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 47%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Ancona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (161.9 km vs 173.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 150 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ancona has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 29%)
  • Bonnie Doon carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ancona and Bonnie Doon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Walkability 0 / 0
Ancona — Walkability: 0/100 Bonnie Doon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 55
Ancona — Safety: 34/100 Bonnie Doon — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 29 / 67
Ancona — Low fire risk: 29/100 Bonnie Doon — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 58 / 24
Ancona — Low flood risk: 58/100 Bonnie Doon — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Bonnie Doon has more residents (666 vs 99); Ancona skews older (56 vs 54).

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Population 99 666
+573% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.9% +16.8%
Median age 56 54
Median household income $73,632/yr
+7% vs other
 $68,380/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk $296/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ancona Bonnie Doon
0-4 4.0% / 3.2%
Ancona — 0-4: 4.0% Bonnie Doon — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 11.1% / 5.6%
Ancona — 5-14: 11.1% Bonnie Doon — 5-14: 5.6%
15-19 — / 5.6%
Ancona — 15-19: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.1% / 2.6%
Ancona — 20-24: 5.1% Bonnie Doon — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 4.0% / 11.3%
Ancona — 25-34: 4.0% Bonnie Doon — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 11.1% / 6.8%
Ancona — 35-44: 11.1% Bonnie Doon — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 14.1% / 16.5%
Ancona — 45-54: 14.1% Bonnie Doon — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 24.2% / 20.4%
Ancona — 55-64: 24.2% Bonnie Doon — 55-64: 20.4%
65-74 25.3% / 21.5%
Ancona — 65-74: 25.3% Bonnie Doon — 65-74: 21.5%
75-84 9.1% / 6.8%
Ancona — 75-84: 9.1% Bonnie Doon — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 0.8%
Ancona — 85+: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ancona 20.0% lone person
Ancona — Lone Person: 20.0% Ancona — One Parent Families: 53.3% Ancona — Couple Families: 26.7% Ancona — Group Household: 0.0%
Bonnie Doon 50.6% lone person
Bonnie Doon — Lone Person: 50.6% Bonnie Doon — One Parent Families: 11.7% Bonnie Doon — Couple Families: 35.1% Bonnie Doon — Group Household: 2.6%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ancona 15.6% renting
Ancona — Owned Outright: 50.0% Ancona — Mortgage: 34.4% Ancona — Renting: 15.6%
Bonnie Doon 9.7% renting
Bonnie Doon — Owned Outright: 59.3% Bonnie Doon — Mortgage: 31.0% Bonnie Doon — Renting: 9.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 20.3%
Ancona — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Bonnie Doon — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 9.5%
Ancona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Bonnie Doon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 9.6%
Ancona — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Bonnie Doon — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 1.4%
Ancona — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Bonnie Doon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Ancona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ancona Bonnie Doon
New Zealand 3.0% / 1.4%
Ancona — New Zealand: 3.0% Bonnie Doon — New Zealand: 1.4%
Scotland 4.0% / —
Ancona — Scotland: 4.0% Bonnie Doon — Scotland: not among its largest
England — / 2.9%
Ancona — England: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — England: 2.9%
India — / 0.9%
Ancona — India: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — India: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.9%
Ancona — Germany: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Germany: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Ancona — Netherlands: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Netherlands: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ancona 100.0% houses
Ancona — Houses: 100.0% Ancona — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bonnie Doon 97.8% houses
Bonnie Doon — Houses: 97.8% Bonnie Doon — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Median house price — $757,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $653,400
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Ancona has more rural and farming land (79% vs 64%).

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Rural and farming 79% 64%
Parks and recreation 21% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 15%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Ancona Bonnie Doon
New dwellings approved 76
across Mansfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Ancona Bonnie Doon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC

Liveability

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ancona carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 33); Bonnie Doon carries more flood risk (76 vs 42).

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Bushfire High
71/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Parks & reserves 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 11 13

Mobility

Bonnie Doon sits further from the CBD (173.4 km vs 161.9 km).

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 161.9 km 173.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 150 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3715
 0.0%
postcode 3720
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3715
 40
postcode 3720

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Car (driver) 61.9% / 70.5%
Ancona — Car (driver): 61.9% Bonnie Doon — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 20.8%
Ancona — Worked from Home: 38.1% Bonnie Doon — Worked from Home: 20.8%
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Ancona — Walked Only: not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Ancona — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bonnie Doon — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Elevation 438 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Connectivity score 16/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
521 premises

Climate

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Annual rainfall 865 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Mansfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ancona Bonnie Doon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ancona

Retirees Rural

Bonnie Doon

Retirees Rural

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