Bondi Beach

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,656 people in Bondi Beach. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Bondi Beach was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.7% of the population.

Of people in Bondi Beach aged 15 years and over, 27.0% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Bondi Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 26.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 23.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bondi Beach 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.7% were in primary school, 7.0% in secondary school and 22.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bondi Beach, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bondi Beach were English 22.2%, Australian 14.0%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 5.8% and Italian 4.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bondi Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bondi Beach, 45.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.7%, New Zealand 3.4%, South Africa 2.3%, United States of America 2.0% and Brazil 2.0%.

In Bondi Beach, 26.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bondi Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 32.1%, England 9.0%, New Zealand 4.0%, Italy 2.5% and South Africa 2.5%.

In Bondi Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 33.7%, England 8.2%, New Zealand 3.9%, South Africa 2.8% and Brazil 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Bondi Beach were No Religion, so described 41.2%, Catholic 18.9%, Not stated 17.7%, Anglican 6.9% and Judaism 6.5%. In Bondi Beach, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bondi Beach 64.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 3.5%, French 2.4%, Portuguese 2.1%, Italian 1.9% and Russian 1.7%.

Employment

There were 7,225 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bondi Beach. Of these 70.4% were employed full time, 22.0% were employed part-time and 3.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Bondi Beach, 6.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bondi Beach included Professionals 40.0%, Managers 20.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.6%, Sales Workers 8.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.5%, Labourers 3.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.2%.

Of the employed people in Bondi Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Advertising Services 3.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.4%, Banking 3.3% and Legal Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bondi Beach was $1,241.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Bondi Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 32.3%, Train, bus 21.4%, Bus 10.4%, Walked only 6.4% and Worked at home 5.5%. On the day, 38.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 37.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bondi Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.1% provided care for children and 6.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bondi Beach, 21.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bondi Beach, 31.7% were couple families with children, 56.0% were couple families without children and 10.5% were one parent families.

In Bondi Beach, 23.6% of single parents were male and 76.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bondi Beach, of couple families with children, 39.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 21.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bondi Beach, 83.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bondi Beach, 4.5% were separate houses, 11.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 83.9% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In Bondi Beach, of occupied private dwellings 22.9% had 1 bedroom, 49.5% had 2 bedrooms and 15.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bondi Beach, 16.5% were owned outright, 17.7% were owned with a mortgage and 61.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Bondi Beach, of all households, 51.6% were family households, 32.5% were single person households and 16.0% were group households.

In Bondi Beach, 11.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 36.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Bondi Beach, 48.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bondi Beach, 88.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Bondi Beach, 69.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 30.6% were female. The median age was 32 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Bondi Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Bondi Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $640 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,730.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)