1,609 ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,459
- 2016: 1,571
- 2021: 1,609
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bowen Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bowen Mountain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of residents in Bowen Mountain are married, reflecting a community where family ties are strong. This is a noticeably young place with a typical resident aged 35, which is four years younger than the New South Wales average. High numbers of children and few seniors give the area a distinct family feel.
1,609
▲ +10.3%
- 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 Bowen Mountain — higher than 76% of areas.
| Bowen Mountain | 1,609 |
|---|---|
| 2753, NSW | 17,587 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,609, which is larger than about 78% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than those in the rest of the state and country.
35 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 21.8% of the population, well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, with seniors aged 65 and over representing just 10.9%, which is well below the state average.
10.9% ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bowen Mountain splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.7% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 14.5%.
4.7% ▲ +277.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bowen Mountain, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bowen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10526/bowen-mountain/topic/demographics-identity