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Cowan NSW 2081

292 addresses · 11 streets

Berowra Electorate › Hornsby LGA › Cowan · 31 km from Sydney

Living Here

Cowan is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 631 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,250 a week, with median rent near $515 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

631Population
41Median age
$2,250Median household income / wk
$515Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cowan, 550 m south · Ferry wharf: Berowra Waters Ferry Berowra Ramp, 4.5 km west · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 14.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 91.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cowan

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

Tree cover measures, Cowan NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202091.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201993.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202198.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 66.9%

Population by age in Cowan
Population by age, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-433
5-1493
15-1959
20-2441
25-3448
35-4475
45-5498
55-6493
65-7468
75-8436
85+6
Dwelling types in Cowan
Dwelling types, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House204
Townhouse3
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cowan
Households by weekly income, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65025
$650-1,49939
$1,500-2,99967
$3,000+63
Top ancestries in Cowan
Top ancestries, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English291
Australian260
Scottish92
Irish81
Other56
German40
Housing tenure in Cowan
Housing tenure, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned83
Mortgage108
Rented22
Other4
Cars per household in Cowan
Cars per household, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
09
157
290
335
4+21
Commute to work in Cowan
Commute to work, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car137
Train5
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home113
Top countries of birth in Cowan
Top countries of birth, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England22
South Korea10
South Africa10
New Zealand9
Philippines8
Iran6
Languages used at home in Cowan
Languages used at home, Cowan NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Korean7
Persian6
German4
Nepali4
Filipino4
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,003 bird observations recorded near Cowan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cowan

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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