Bowning Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bowning (2582) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 241 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bowning is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Bowning was 713 and is comprised of approximately 49.4% females and 50.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bowning is 40 years of age.

84.1% of people living in the suburb of Bowning were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% England, 1.7% New Zealand, 0.8% Canada, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Philippines.

94.2% of people living in Bowning speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Dari.

The religious makeup of Bowning is 27.5% Anglican, 25.3% Catholic, 20.1% No religion, 10.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.6% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Other Religious Groups, 1.1% Baptist, 1.0% Lutheran, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

53.4% of people are married, 28.8% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Bowning.

61.7% of the people living in Bowning over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.0% are working on a part time basis. Bowning has an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Bowning are 24.0% Managers, 15.0% Professionals, 11.9% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.6% Labourers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Sales workers, 6.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bowning work in are 23.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.0% Public administration and safety, 9.5% Retail trade, 9.0% Health care and social assistance, 7.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Construction, 4.5% Education and training, 3.7% Manufacturing, 3.4% Wholesale trade.

36.7% of homes are fully owned, and 41.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $618 per week and the median household income is $1235 per week.

The median rent in Bowning is $70 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bowning postcode 2582