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Bonnyrigg

Ranked #41 of 422 Sydney suburbs for green space. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Sydney
Bonnyrigg suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Sydney
Green space80#41 of 422
Parks64#134 of 422
Transit63#157 of 422
Schools nearby (OSM)55#186 of 422

Bonnyrigg suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
35
#301 of 422
Safety
37
#265 of 422
Wealth
7
#391 of 422
Value
16
#350 of 422
Parks
64
#134 of 422
Cafés
34
#284 of 422
Transit
63
#157 of 422
Green space
80
#41 of 422
Active & healthy
40
#290 of 422
Schools nearby (OSM)
55
#186 of 422

Bonnyrigg crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population9,785
Area2.98 km²
Postcode2177
Median household income$1,393/wk
Median rent$374/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)$1,320,000 (low sales volume; up 5.6% YoY, up 2.7% QoQ; postcode 2177, not suburb-level)
Crime rate46.4 incidents per 1,000 people — 66% of offences are against property, 34% against the person
Parks15 (3.43 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)2 — 1 primary, 1 secondary; nearest primary 0.59 km, secondary 0.38 km
Families score62/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park100.0% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues15
Public transport stops74 (74 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunCasula Parklands parkrun (6.57 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)3 schools in the suburb — nearest is Bonnyrigg High School (0.42 km)

Sale prices: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, January - March 2026 quarter — © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), Rent and Sales Report, CC BY 4.0; suburb-to-postcode mapping © GeoNames.org, CC BY 4.0. NSW publishes no free suburb-level sale medians, so this is the median for the suburb's POSTCODE (non-strata sales = houses, strata = units), which can span several suburbs. Low-volume figures rest on 30 or fewer sales in the quarter; postcodes with 10 or fewer sales are withheld by DCJ.

Who lives in Bonnyrigg

Population
9,785
Median age
37 years
Median household income
$1,393/wk
Median rent
$374/wk
Median house price (Jan–Mar 2026)
$1,320,000

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, January - March 2026 quarter. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Bonnyrigg — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Bonnyrigg

What is the postcode for Bonnyrigg?

The postcode for Bonnyrigg, Sydney is 2177.

Is Bonnyrigg a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Bonnyrigg is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is green space, ranking #41 of 422 Sydney suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Sydney for 4 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Bonnyrigg safe?

It is on the less safe side of Sydney, scoring 37/100 for safety and ranking #265 of 422 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 46 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Bonnyrigg good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 37/100, parks 64/100 and green space 80/100, with a median age of 37. It has 2 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.6 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Sydney families ranking for the full method.

Is Bonnyrigg expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $1,320,000 in Jan–Mar 2026 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, postcode-level), up 5.6% YoY, up 2.7% QoQ. Median rent is $374 a week, and household income ranks #391 of 422 in Sydney. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 16/100 for value.

Does Bonnyrigg have good public transport?

It scores 63/100 for transit, #157 of 422 in Sydney. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Bonnyrigg?

100% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 3.4 hectares per 1,000 residents — 80/100 for green space.

Is Bonnyrigg good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Casula Parklands parkrun, 6.6 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 35/100 for how much walking, running and riding actually happens there.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-12). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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