104 ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 276
- 2016: 113
- 2021: 104
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bowes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bowes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bowes is 59, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This small community of 104 people is shaped by a high number of seniors and a much smaller proportion of children than seen across Australia.
104
▼ -62.3%
- 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 Bowes — lower than 58% of areas.
| Bowes | 104 |
|---|---|
| 6535, WA | 1,609 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 104 people. Residents are far older than those in Western Australia and the rest of the country, with a typical age of 59.
59 yrs ▲ +25.5%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 38.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 8.7%.
38.5% ▲ +130.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.7% ▼ -60.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bowes, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.7% of the population, which is well above the state and national averages. Most residents are married (73.9%), while those in de facto relationships are much fewer than in most other areas.
8.7% ▲ +166.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bowes, Married is the majority at 74%; Never married is next at 15%.
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 Bowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50165/bowes/topic/demographics-identity