33 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39
- 2021: 33
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bowgada · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bowgada
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bowgada is 52 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. Despite this, the small population of 33 people has a surprising number of children, with a third of the community aged under 15.
33
—
- 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 Bowgada — lower than 80% of areas.
| Bowgada | 33 |
|---|---|
| 6623, WA | 575 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bowgada is a sparsely populated area with only 33 residents. The typical person living here is 52, which is far older than the typical person in Western Australia or across Australia.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 33.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.2%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
18.2% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
33.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bowgada splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 25% of people in one, which is far above the Western Australian figure. No one in the community identifies 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.
25.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bowgada, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bowgada
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bowgada [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50166/bowgada/topic/demographics-identity