Bona Vista
VIC 3820 · Baw Baw
107 (2021) → 118 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bona Vista is a high growth suburb in Baw Baw, VIC 3820, about 98km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Bona Vista are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 40km inland. Bona Vista has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1016 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Bona Vista Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1016
Nearby (within 10km)
- Darnum Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 1008
- Community College Gippsland Ltd | ECG Secondary College - Community College Gippsland LtdSecondary · Independent · 4.4kmICSEA 969
- Nilma Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 989
- Ellinbank Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1075
- Warragul Regional CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 983
- Warragul & District Specialist SchoolCombined · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 956
- Warragul Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 989
- Warragul North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1015
- Marist-Sion CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.7kmICSEA 1030
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.9kmICSEA 1044
- St Paul's Anglican Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 7kmICSEA 1100
- St Angela of the Cross Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 1028
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Bona Vista
How far is Bona Vista from Melbourne CBD?
Bona Vista is about 97.9 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Bona Vista?
Bona Vista has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1016 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bona Vista?
Bona Vista has a transport score of 0/100.