Bowraville Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bowraville (2449) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 391 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bowraville is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Bowraville was 1,208 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bowraville is 44 years of age.

86.7% of people living in the suburb of Bowraville were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 1.3% New Zealand, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Fiji, 0.5% Papua New Guinea, 0.5% Scotland.

93.0% of people living in Bowraville speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.5% German, 0.5% French, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Bowraville is 24.4% Catholic, 22.9% Anglican, 20.7% No religion, 9.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Uniting Church, 5.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Pentecostal, 0.9% Baptist, 0.7% Other Religious Groups.

38.5% of people are married, 35.1% have never married and 12.2% are divorced and 5.6% are separated. There are 83 widowed people living in Bowraville.

43.0% of the people living in Bowraville over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.9% are working on a part time basis. Bowraville has an unemployment rate of 11.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Bowraville are 18.5% Labourers, 18.2% Community & personal service workers, 14.7% Technicians & trades workers, 11.1% Professionals, 10.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.6% Managers, 7.3% Sales workers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bowraville work in are 17.9% Health care and social assistance, 13.2% Retail trade, 11.8% Manufacturing, 9.7% Education and training, 7.9% Construction, 7.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

41.5% of homes are fully owned, and 29.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $354 per week and the median household income is $647 per week.

The median rent in Bowraville is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bowraville postcode 2449