Bonnyrigg Heights, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

25/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Bonnyrigg Heights is more socio-economically advantaged than about 25% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 940, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Bonnyrigg Heights at a glance

Population (2021): 7,369
Median age: 38
Median weekly household income: $1,930
SEIFA score: 940
Coordinates: -33.8910, 150.8705

Bonnyrigg Heights demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Bonnyrigg Heights using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 20% of homes are rented, and 54% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	1,279	17%
Youth (15–24)	1,109	15%
Young adults (25–44)	1,815	25%
Mid-life (45–64)	2,025	27%
Seniors (65+)	1,139	15%

Share of the 7,367 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	787	40%
Owned with a mortgage	741	37%
Rented	399	20%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,901	96%
Townhouses & semis	65	3%
Flats & apartments	16	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,989 occupied private dwellings in Bonnyrigg Heights.

Median weekly rent: $450
Median monthly mortgage: $2,038
Average household size: 3.6 people
Median weekly family income: $1,849
Median weekly personal income: $568

Community and culture

Born overseas: 3,873 (54%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 5,067 (72%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 39 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 3,301 (58%)
Labour-force participation: 48.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%
Employed full-time: 1,486
Employed part-time: 720

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Bonnyrigg Heights

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bonnyrigg Heights is January (average daytime high around 29°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.9°C). The area receives roughly 777 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	29°C	18.5°C	75 mm
Feb	27.6°C	18°C	83 mm
Mar	25.7°C	16.8°C	128 mm
Apr	23.1°C	13.2°C	65 mm
May	19.8°C	9.6°C	34 mm
Jun	16.9°C	7.5°C	48 mm
Jul	16.9°C	6.2°C	53 mm
Aug	18°C	6.8°C	49 mm
Sep	21.2°C	9°C	34 mm
Oct	24°C	12.1°C	72 mm
Nov	25.7°C	14.3°C	67 mm
Dec	28°C	16.7°C	69 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Bonnyrigg Heights

Where is Bonnyrigg Heights?

Bonnyrigg Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Bonnyrigg Heights?

At the 2021 Census, Bonnyrigg Heights had a population of about 7,369.

Is Bonnyrigg Heights an advantaged area?

Bonnyrigg Heights has an ABS SEIFA score of 940, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 25 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 25% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Bonnyrigg Heights?

Bonnyrigg Heights has average daytime highs of about 23°C and overnight lows of about 12.4°C, with roughly 777 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).