1,606 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,583
- 2016: 1,602
- 2021: 1,606
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bow Bowing · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bow Bowing
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
The typical resident in Bow Bowing is just 36, making the area noticeably younger than both New South Wales and Australia. This youthful profile is driven by a high number of children and a small senior population, creating a community that feels much younger than the state average.
1,606
▲ +1.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bow Bowing — higher than 76% of areas.
| Bow Bowing | 1,606 |
|---|---|
| 2566, NSW | 27,796 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,606 residents, this area is larger than about 78% of similar places. Its typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39.
36 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, those aged 65 and over are well below the state average at just 11.3%.
11.3% ▲ +112.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bow Bowing splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships account for 6.5%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
3.1% ▲ +79.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.5% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bow Bowing, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bow Bowing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10524/bow-bowing/topic/demographics-identity