1,498 ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,047
- 2016: 2,770
- 2021: 1,498
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bowen Mountain · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bowen Mountain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of all residents in Bowen Mountain are married, making it a community with a strong focus on family life. The area is noticeably younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged 35 and a high proportion of children.
1,498
▼ -26.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bowen Mountain — higher than 65% of areas.
| Bowen Mountain | 1,498 |
|---|---|
| 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 of 1,498 is larger than about 67% of similar areas, though it shrank by 27% since 2011. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the typical person in Australia.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 33 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, a figure well above the national average. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 11.1%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure.
11.1% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 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) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. About 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a little above the New South Wales average.
4.5% ▼ -87.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 48%, followed by Never married (37%) 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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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/ucl/UCL115025/bowen-mountain/topic/demographics-identity