Bonniefield vs Dongara

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

Bonniefield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 52/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Bonniefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 34%)

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

Dongara

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 238 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (351 km vs 358.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dongara

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)
  • But Bonniefield carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Bonniefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.7% vs 0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bonniefield Dongara
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.

Bonniefield Dongara
Walkability 0 / 17
Bonniefield — Walkability: 0/100 Dongara — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 86 / 48
Bonniefield — Safety: 86/100 Dongara — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bonniefield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dongara — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 46
Bonniefield — Low flood risk: 100/100 Dongara — Low flood risk: 46/100

Demographics

Dongara has more residents (1,393 vs 217); Bonniefield has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $56,784).

Bonniefield Dongara
Population 217 1,393
+542% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.7% +0.9%
Median age 51
same for both
Median household income $73,632/yr
+23% vs other
 $56,784/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+6% vs other
 $268/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonniefield Dongara
0-4 2.8% / 4.5%
Bonniefield — 0-4: 2.8% Dongara — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.3% / 11.6%
Bonniefield — 5-14: 14.3% Dongara — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.9% / 4.9%
Bonniefield — 15-19: 6.9% Dongara — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.7% / 3.1%
Bonniefield — 20-24: 3.7% Dongara — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 2.3% / 8.0%
Bonniefield — 25-34: 2.3% Dongara — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 5.1% / 10.2%
Bonniefield — 35-44: 5.1% Dongara — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 21.7% / 12.2%
Bonniefield — 45-54: 21.7% Dongara — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 21.2% / 18.0%
Bonniefield — 55-64: 21.2% Dongara — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 16.6% / 17.2%
Bonniefield — 65-74: 16.6% Dongara — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 4.1% / 9.0%
Bonniefield — 75-84: 4.1% Dongara — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / 1.7%
Bonniefield — 85+: not among its largest Dongara — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonniefield 36.4% lone person
Bonniefield — Lone Person: 36.4% Bonniefield — Couple Families: 40.9% Bonniefield — One Parent Families: 15.9% Bonniefield — Group Household: 6.8%
Dongara 46.6% lone person
Dongara — Lone Person: 46.6% Dongara — Couple Families: 39.1% Dongara — One Parent Families: 14.3% Dongara — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonniefield 19.4% renting
Bonniefield — Owned Outright: 41.8% Bonniefield — Mortgage: 38.8% Bonniefield — Renting: 19.4%
Dongara 24.6% renting
Dongara — Owned Outright: 46.6% Dongara — Mortgage: 28.8% Dongara — Renting: 24.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bonniefield Dongara
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 19.0%
Bonniefield — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Dongara — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.0%
Bonniefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Dongara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 4.7%
Bonniefield — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Dongara — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Bonniefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dongara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Bonniefield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dongara — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Bonniefield Dongara
England 5.1% / 6.0%
Bonniefield — England: 5.1% Dongara — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 2.3% / 3.2%
Bonniefield — New Zealand: 2.3% Dongara — New Zealand: 3.2%
India 1.8% / —
Bonniefield — India: 1.8% Dongara — India: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.7%
Bonniefield — South Africa: not among its largest Dongara — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Bonniefield — Scotland: not among its largest Dongara — Scotland: 0.4%
Indonesia — / 0.4%
Bonniefield — Indonesia: not among its largest Dongara — Indonesia: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonniefield 100.0% houses
Bonniefield — Houses: 100.0% Bonniefield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bonniefield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Dongara 88.1% houses
Dongara — Houses: 88.1% Dongara — Flats / Apartments: 7.3% Dongara — Townhouses: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bonniefield Dongara
Median house price — $615,000
Median unit price — $159,000
Median land price — $184,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

Bonniefield Dongara
New dwellings approved 43
across Irwin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +57%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bonniefield Dongara
Houses — 3.8%
$600/wk on $824K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bonniefield Dongara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 13% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 82% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 20% of WA

Liveability

Dongara is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Bonniefield Dongara
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Dongara carries more flood risk (54 vs 0); Dongara carries more crime risk (52 vs 14).

Bonniefield Dongara
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
69/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bonniefield Dongara
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bonniefield

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Dongara

  • Dongara District High School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bonniefield Dongara
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Bonniefield sits further from the CBD (358.4 km vs 351 km).

Bonniefield Dongara
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Perth 358.4 km
+2% vs other
 351 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 238 min 232 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6525
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6525
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.

Bonniefield Dongara
Car (driver) 73.8% / 73.5%
Bonniefield — Car (driver): 73.8% Dongara — Car (driver): 73.5%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 7.5%
Bonniefield — Worked from Home: 12.3% Dongara — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 8.2%
Bonniefield — Car (passenger): 9.2% Dongara — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Bus 4.6% / 2.3%
Bonniefield — Bus: 4.6% Dongara — Bus: 2.3%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Bonniefield — Walked Only: not among its largest Dongara — Walked Only: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Bonniefield Dongara
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.5 km 1.3 km
3.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bonniefield Dongara
Connectivity score 15/100 70/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 46%
939 premises

Council rates

Bonniefield Dongara
Average residential rate $3,719/yr
same for both
Council Irwin
same for both

Federal electorate

Bonniefield Dongara
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bonniefield Dongara
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bonniefield

Rural

Dongara

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