Bonshaw, VIC
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 949
- Median age
- 28
- Household income
- $1,854/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 70%
- Renting
- 30%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 5/10 in VIC
- Nearest train station
- Ballarat Railway Station · 5.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] · 5.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Community safety
150 recorded incidents in 2025–26 · up 63.0% vs 2024–25
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Delacombe Primary School
Secondary
Phoenix P-12 Community College
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Delacombe
District population (2025)
15,255
+123% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
515
houses 467 · other 48
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.