9,612 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8,604
- 2016: 5,727
- 2021: 9,612
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bowen · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bowen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Growth and a shifting age profile have shaped Bowen since 2011, with the population climbing 12% to 9,612 people. The area is now noticeably older than the national figure, and it has a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents than most similar places.
9,612
▲ +11.7%
- 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 — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bowen | 9,612 |
|---|---|
| 4805, QLD | 11,646 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by about 1,008 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 41, which is two years older than in 2011 and noticeably older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 now make up 20.3% of the population, a figure that rose 5.2 points since 2011 and is well above the national average. Children under 15 make up 18.3%, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
20.3% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bowen splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure and rose 3.3 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 15.4%.
10.8% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bowen splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314006/bowen/topic/demographics-identity