106 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 96
- 2021: 106
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bowmans Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bowmans Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Bowmans Forest, where the typical person is 53. This sparsely populated place has a population of 106 people and is shaped by a high number of seniors.
106
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- 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 Bowmans Forest — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Bowmans Forest is smaller than about 57% of similar areas.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.5% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 36.8%.
25.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bowmans Forest, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 63.3% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are at 4.8%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bowmans Forest, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Bowmans Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20312/bowmans-forest/topic/demographics-identity