Bonnie Doon vs Cassowary

Bonnie Doon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Cassowary. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bonnie Doon tends to suit families with children, while Cassowary suits share households.

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

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 76/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 58%)

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

Cassowary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bonnie Doon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1239 min vs 1251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1768.7 km vs 1775.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bonnie Doon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Bonnie Doon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (51.3% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
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.

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Walkability 4 / 0
Bonnie Doon — Walkability: 4/100 Cassowary — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 24
Bonnie Doon — Safety: 73/100 Cassowary — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bonnie Doon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cassowary — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bonnie Doon has more residents (563 vs 119); Cassowary has higher household incomes ($115,908 vs $87,880).

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Population 563
+79% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +51.3% +0.0%
Median age 39 46
Median household income $87,880/yr $115,908/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $405/wk $410/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
0-4 7.5% / 5.9%
Bonnie Doon — 0-4: 7.5% Cassowary — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 17.6% / 13.4%
Bonnie Doon — 5-14: 17.6% Cassowary — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 3.6% / 7.6%
Bonnie Doon — 15-19: 3.6% Cassowary — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 2.8% / 2.5%
Bonnie Doon — 20-24: 2.8% Cassowary — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 12.8% / 8.4%
Bonnie Doon — 25-34: 12.8% Cassowary — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 14.0% / 13.4%
Bonnie Doon — 35-44: 14.0% Cassowary — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 14.7% / 17.6%
Bonnie Doon — 45-54: 14.7% Cassowary — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 13.1% / 20.2%
Bonnie Doon — 55-64: 13.1% Cassowary — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 9.1% / 9.2%
Bonnie Doon — 65-74: 9.1% Cassowary — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 5.0% / 5.0%
Bonnie Doon — 75-84: 5.0% Cassowary — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / —
Bonnie Doon — 85+: not among its largest Cassowary — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Doon 62.0% couple families
Bonnie Doon — Couple Families: 62.0% Bonnie Doon — Lone Person: 23.3% Bonnie Doon — Group Household: 2.3% Bonnie Doon — One Parent Families: 12.4%
Cassowary 58.3% couple families
Cassowary — Couple Families: 58.3% Cassowary — Lone Person: 25.0% Cassowary — Group Household: 16.7% Cassowary — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Doon 17.1% renting
Bonnie Doon — Owned Outright: 29.8% Bonnie Doon — Mortgage: 53.2% Bonnie Doon — Renting: 17.1%
Cassowary 9.8% renting
Cassowary — Owned Outright: 53.7% Cassowary — Mortgage: 36.6% Cassowary — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
England 4.4% / 4.2%
Bonnie Doon — England: 4.4% Cassowary — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.5%
Bonnie Doon — New Zealand: 3.4% Cassowary — New Zealand: 2.5%
Scotland 2.0% / —
Bonnie Doon — Scotland: 2.0% Cassowary — Scotland: not among its largest
France 1.6% / —
Bonnie Doon — France: 1.6% Cassowary — France: not among its largest
Philippines 1.1% / —
Bonnie Doon — Philippines: 1.1% Cassowary — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 26.9%
Bonnie Doon — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Cassowary — Certificate III & IV: 26.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.2%
Bonnie Doon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Cassowary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 3.4%
Bonnie Doon — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Cassowary — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.5%
Bonnie Doon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Cassowary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Bonnie Doon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Cassowary — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Doon 95.5% houses
Bonnie Doon — Houses: 95.5% Bonnie Doon — Townhouses: 3.5% Bonnie Doon — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Cassowary 100.0% houses
Cassowary — Houses: 100.0% Cassowary — Townhouses: 0.0% Cassowary — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Median house price $658,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $285,000 —

Development activity

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Grade B —
Score 53/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cassowary carries more crime risk (76 vs 27).

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 High
76/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
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

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Cassowary sits further from the CBD (1775.7 km vs 1768.7 km).

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1768.7 km 1775.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1239 min 1251 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4873
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4873
same for both

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.

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Car (driver) 83.1% / 92.1%
Bonnie Doon — Car (driver): 83.1% Cassowary — Car (driver): 92.1%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 7.9%
Bonnie Doon — Worked from Home: 8.2% Cassowary — Worked from Home: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Bonnie Doon — Car (passenger): 5.8% Cassowary — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.9% / —
Bonnie Doon — Walked Only: 2.9% Cassowary — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).

Setting

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 360 m
4.5 km to a named beach
 4.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Connectivity score 72/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
273 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Annual rainfall 2,155 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Average residential rate $1,417/yr
same for both
Council Douglas
same for both

Federal electorate

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bonnie Doon Cassowary
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bonnie Doon

Acreage Affordable Coastal Family

Cassowary

Rural

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