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Bow Bowing NSW 2566

548 addresses · 24 streets

Macarthur Electorate › Campbelltown LGA › Bow Bowing · 38 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bow Bowing is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,606 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,108 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,606Population
36Median age
$2,108Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Minto - St Andrews statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bow Bowing itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Minto, 1.2 km south · Airport: Camden Airport, 14.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bow Bowing

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Bow Bowing NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20195.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 63.7%

Population by age in Bow Bowing
Population by age, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4112
5-14207
15-19129
20-24111
25-34212
35-44222
45-54238
55-64202
65-74127
75-8435
85+9
Dwelling types in Bow Bowing
Dwelling types, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House496
Townhouse6
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bow Bowing
Households by weekly income, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65039
$650-1,499112
$1,500-2,999180
$3,000+138
Top ancestries in Bow Bowing
Top ancestries, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other397
Australian354
English298
Indian131
Filipino128
Irish95
Housing tenure in Bow Bowing
Housing tenure, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned141
Mortgage266
Rented88
Other3
Cars per household in Bow Bowing
Cars per household, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
013
1120
2206
391
4+62
Commute to work in Bow Bowing
Commute to work, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car399
Train18
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home212
Top countries of birth in Bow Bowing
Top countries of birth, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines93
Fiji52
India51
New Zealand49
Bangladesh34
England20
Languages used at home in Bow Bowing
Languages used at home, Bow Bowing NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic86
Hindi74
Tagalog54
Bengali51
Spanish37
Samoan30

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,019 bird observations recorded near Bow Bowing — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bow Bowing

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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