10,764 ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,022
- 2016: 10,335
- 2021: 10,764
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bowral · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bowral
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bowral is 55, making the area far older than the national figure. This town of 10,764 people is one of the largest of its kind in the region, though it is defined by a significantly older population profile than the rest of the state.
10,764
▲ +34.2%
- 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 Bowral — higher than 87% of areas.
| Bowral | 10,764 |
|---|---|
| 2576, NSW | 14,189 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 55, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This makes the population much older than most similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 37.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 14.2%.
37.9% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bowral, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 54.8% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 7.3%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 1.2% of the population.
1.2% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bowral, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10534/bowral/topic/demographics-identity