The 2016 census recorded a population of 505 for the state suburb of Bonnet Hill.

[1] The suburb, on the massive hill of the same name in the greater Hobart area, overlooks Kingston; the famous Taroona Shot Tower is on it.

The sides of the hill are riddled with small paths mostly leading to the nearby Kingston Beach.

The Alum Cliffs along Bonnet Hill's cliffed coast reach heights of up to 30 metres (98 ft) above sea level and have vistas facing the Derwent Estuary, Storm Bay, South Arm and Bruny Island.

[2] The waters of the River Derwent estuary form the eastern and south-eastern boundaries.