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Bonogin suburb profile

Bonogin sits in the Gold Coast hinterland, a semi-rural pocket shaped by rolling hills, paddocks and stands of eucalypt. Bonogin Creek runs through the area and patches of bushland frame many properties, creating a quiet, country lifestyle while remaining within reach of the Gold Coast and its coastal amenities.

Housing is a mix of acreage blocks, timber cottages and low-density suburban lots, with gardens and occasional equestrian properties. A small village atmosphere provides basic shops and community facilities, and local roads and bus services link the suburb to major road corridors and nearby hinterland attractions.

Bonogin property market performance

Bonogin recorded 10 house sales over the last 3 months. No reliable median price is published for houses or units because too few properties of either type have sold recently, so the suburb is primarily a house market.

In Bonogin the average house rent is $1,300 a week and rose moderately, up 3.2% over 12 months.

HousesUnits
Median price
Past 3 months
N/AN/A
Change in value
Past 12 months
7.5%N/A
Sold
Past 3 months
10N/A
Median days on market
Past 12 months
30N/A
Average rent
Past 12 months
$1300N/A
Change in rent
Past 12 months
3.2%N/A

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Bonogin demographics

Bonogin is a community with incomes above the median for Queensland, characterised by many households buying their homes and families with children.

Couples with children make up 61.0% of families and 64.1% of homes are owned with a mortgage. At the 2021 Census 4,896 people lived in Bonogin.

Bonogin and Queensland
SuburbQLD
Median age
years
4038
Median household income
weekly
$2,680$1,675
Couples with children
share of families
61.0%41.2%
Couples without children
share of families
31.2%40.3%
One-parent families
share of families
7.8%16.8%
Homes owned outright
share of homes
29.2%30.1%
Homes with a mortgage
share of homes
64.1%35.6%
Homes rented
share of homes
6.6%34.3%
Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Bonogin infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Bonogin is linked to the Austinville Conservation Area Trailhead project, whose landscape concept plan was finalised after community consultation in 2026 and proposes a formalised car park to support the Austinville-Bonogin trail network. Separately, a Commonwealth-funded Bonogin Road black-spot upgrade was announced in 2016, with construction scheduled to begin in early 2017 and works to widen the sealed shoulder planned as part of the upgrade.

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Common questions about Bonogin

  • Is Bonogin a nice place to live?

    Bonogin is a Gold Coast hinterland semi-rural pocket of rolling hills and paddocks, with Bonogin Creek and a small village of shops and community facilities.

    It is a community with incomes above the median for Queensland and many households buying their homes, with couples with children making up 61.0% of families. Housing ranges from acreage blocks and timber cottages to low-density suburban lots, and local roads and bus services link the village to major road corridors and nearby hinterland attractions. A landscape concept plan for the Austinville Conservation Area Trailhead has been finalised after community consultation, proposing a formalised car park to support the Austinville-Bonogin trail network.

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  • Is it expensive to live in Bonogin?

    A typical local household in Bonogin earned about $2,680 a week at the last Census. With house rents around $1,300 a week, rent would take roughly 49% of a typical local household's weekly income, which is a large share of income. If you're renting rather than buying, that rent share is the figure that matters; whether it feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

    Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

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  • Is Bonogin a good place to invest?

    House values in Bonogin rose 7.5% over the past 12 months, a solid increase, while house rents grew 3.2%, a modest rise. For houses, the 7.5% figure represents capital growth and the 3.2% figure represents rental income growth, with capital growth outpacing rent growth in this period.

    This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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