South Bowenfels Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
South Bowenfels (2790) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 108 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. South Bowenfels is in the federal electorate of Calare.
In the 2011 census the population of South Bowenfels was 1,004 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.
The median/average age of the population of South Bowenfels is 39 years of age.
87.5% of people living in the suburb of South Bowenfels were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.8% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.6% Belgium, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.4% India, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Singapore, 0.4% Iraq, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Germany.
93.4% of people living in South Bowenfels speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Cantonese, 0.6% Dutch, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Urdu, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Filipino , 0.3% Italian.
The religious makeup of South Bowenfels is 30.4% Catholic, 23.3% Anglican, 10.9% No religion, 8.2% Uniting Church, 8.0% Brethren, 7.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 0.7% Other Religious Groups.
63.2% of people are married, 22.5% have never married and 5.2% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 53 widowed people living in South Bowenfels.
61.0% of the people living in South Bowenfels over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.0% are working on a part time basis. South Bowenfels has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.
The main occupations of people living in South Bowenfels are 19.3% Technicians & trades workers, 17.2% Professionals, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.2% Managers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 5.4% Labourers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from South Bowenfels work in are 17.0% Mining, 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Education and training, 8.9% Retail trade, 8.4% Manufacturing, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Wholesale trade, 4.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.
38.3% of homes are fully owned, and 43.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.8% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $607 per week and the median household income is $1483 per week.
The median rent in South Bowenfels is $159 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.
Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for South Bowenfels postcode 2790
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