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Bowral NSW 2576

7,865 addresses · 217 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wingecarribee LGA › Bowral · 99 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Bowral is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,764 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,535 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

10,764Population
55Median age
$1,535Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bowral, 1.3 km north-west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 34.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 24.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bowral

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

Tree cover measures, Bowral NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202147.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 48.6%

Population by age in Bowral
Population by age, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4369
5-141,160
15-19519
20-24367
25-34648
35-44947
45-541,291
55-641,383
65-741,820
75-841,613
85+662
Dwelling types in Bowral
Dwelling types, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,646
Townhouse727
Apartment130
Other13
Households by weekly income in Bowral
Households by weekly income, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650768
$650-1,4991,325
$1,500-2,9991,139
$3,000+1,010
Top ancestries in Bowral
Top ancestries, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English4,979
Australian3,657
Irish1,723
Scottish1,528
Other980
Ancestry NS472
Housing tenure in Bowral
Housing tenure, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,307
Mortgage1,125
Rented853
Other188
Cars per household in Bowral
Cars per household, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0196
11,910
21,636
3482
4+257
Commute to work in Bowral
Commute to work, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,248
Train15
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked179
Bicycle14
Home1,276
Top countries of birth in Bowral
Top countries of birth, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England774
New Zealand187
South Africa106
Nepal105
India99
Scotland82
Languages used at home in Bowral
Languages used at home, Bowral NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali110
Italian62
Spanish55
Mandarin41
German40
Greek35

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

25,363 bird observations recorded near Bowral — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bowral

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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