Bowden SA 5007
1,773 addresses · 35 streets
Adelaide Electorate › Charles Sturt LGA › Bowden · 3 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Bowden is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,808 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,628 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 40% of households own their home and 59% 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. The median house sells for about $1,455,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Hindmarsh - Brompton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bowden itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: North Adelaide, 300 m south-east · Tram stop: Entertainment Centre, 550 m south-west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 5.8 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 6 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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.
Median Sale Prices
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 6.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 6.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 69.6%
Population by age in Bowden
| 0-4 | 51 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 82 |
| 15-19 | 41 |
| 20-24 | 251 |
| 25-34 | 585 |
| 35-44 | 261 |
| 45-54 | 152 |
| 55-64 | 205 |
| 65-74 | 137 |
| 75-84 | 37 |
| 85+ | 10 |
Dwelling types in Bowden
| House | 131 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 209 |
| Apartment | 578 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Bowden
| <$650 | 168 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 235 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 332 |
| $3,000+ | 138 |
Top ancestries in Bowden
| English | 617 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 451 |
| Other | 279 |
| Irish | 186 |
| Chinese | 165 |
| Scottish | 157 |
Housing tenure in Bowden
| Owned | 117 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 250 |
| Rented | 534 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Bowden
| 0 | 115 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 576 |
| 2 | 181 |
| 3 | 27 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Bowden
| Car | 579 |
|---|---|
| Train | 15 |
| Bus | 24 |
| Tram/ferry | 127 |
| Walked | 29 |
| Bicycle | 44 |
| Home | 144 |
Top countries of birth in Bowden
| England | 83 |
|---|---|
| China | 74 |
| Malaysia | 37 |
| India | 27 |
| New Zealand | 24 |
| Hong Kong | 20 |
Languages used at home in Bowden
| Mandarin | 90 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 39 |
| Spanish | 24 |
| Arabic | 21 |
| Korean | 17 |
| Greek | 16 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
103,482 bird observations recorded near Bowden — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (7,691)
- Australian Magpie (6,897)
- Rock Dove (5,427)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,393)
- Australian Wood Duck (5,117)
- Galah (4,498)
- Magpie-lark (3,998)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,737)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3,725)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,495)
- Little Raven (3,402)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,320)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (3,167)
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- Dusky Moorhen (3,154)
- Australian White Ibis (3,049)
- Crested Pigeon (2,950)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,897)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,844)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,686)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2,671)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,617)
- Eastern Rosella (2,606)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (2,479)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,407)
- European Common Starling (2,383)
- Masked Lapwing (2,310)
- Welcome Swallow (2,226)
- Crimson Rosella (2,225)
- Eurasian Coot (2,081)
- Western Striated Pardalote (2,030)
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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Streets
- Cadence Place (11)
- Colwell Lane (5)
- Drayton Street (132)
- East Street (3)
- Eighth Street (77)
- Eleventh Street (37)
- Fifth Street (225)
- Foundry Lane (12)
- Fourteenth Street (18)
- Fourth Street (203)
- Gething Crescent (27)
- Gibson Street (231)
- Guild Place (11)
- Hawker Street (35)
- Karra Tapa Lane (14)
- Kevin Taylor Lane (36)
- Leighton Lane (6)
- Market Place (26)
- Muriel Matters Walk (27)
- Ninth Street (37)
- Park Terrace (84)
- Plenty Place (11)
- Quin Street (9)
- Red Brick Lane (6)
- Second Street (57)
- Seventeenth Street (2)
- Seventh Street (118)
- Sixth Street (168)
- Tailor Lane (6)
- Tapestry Lane (2)
- Tenth Street (34)
- Third Street (19)
- Thirteenth Street (10)
- Torrens Road (15)
- Trembath Street (59)