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Bowenfels NSW 2790

1,135 addresses · 54 streets

Calare Electorate › Lithgow LGA › Bowenfels · 109 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bowenfels is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,049 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $917 a week, with median rent near $185 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 46% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,049Population
41Median age
$917Median household income / wk
$185Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lithgow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bowenfels itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lithgow, 2.4 km east · Airport: Bathurst Airport, 45 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 74.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 10.9% · Labour-force participation 40.4%

Population by age in Bowenfels
Population by age, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4117
5-14313
15-19137
20-24101
25-34206
35-44217
45-54274
55-64253
65-74209
75-84151
85+71
Dwelling types in Bowenfels
Dwelling types, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House684
Townhouse55
Apartment6
Other7
Households by weekly income in Bowenfels
Households by weekly income, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650227
$650-1,499242
$1,500-2,999137
$3,000+82
Top ancestries in Bowenfels
Top ancestries, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian846
English765
Ancestry NS244
Irish205
Scottish200
Aboriginal189
Housing tenure in Bowenfels
Housing tenure, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned215
Mortgage176
Rented342
Other4
Cars per household in Bowenfels
Cars per household, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0121
1294
2220
366
4+34
Commute to work in Bowenfels
Commute to work, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car416
Train7
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home44
Top countries of birth in Bowenfels
Top countries of birth, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England36
New Zealand17
Philippines15
India11
China8
Italy8
Languages used at home in Bowenfels
Languages used at home, Bowenfels NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic12
Australian Indigenous12
Italian10
Punjabi8
Filipino6
Spanish6

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