Bowen Mountain Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bowen Mountain (2753) is a suburb of Sydney, Hawkesbury, New South Wales. It is about 63 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bowen Mountain is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Bowen Mountain was 1,459 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bowen Mountain is 35 years of age.

83.5% of people living in the suburb of Bowen Mountain were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% South Africa, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% India, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Canada, 0.3% Switzerland, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% Greece.

94.5% of people living in Bowen Mountain speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% Croatian, 0.4% French, 0.4% German, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Maltese, 0.2% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Bowen Mountain is 26.9% Anglican, 26.0% No religion, 23.3% Catholic, 4.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.2% Baptist, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.1% Other religious affiliation .

54.6% of people are married, 31.0% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 27 widowed people living in Bowen Mountain.

64.9% of the people living in Bowen Mountain over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.9% are working on a part time basis. Bowen Mountain has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Bowen Mountain are 23.6% Professionals, 17.4% Technicians & trades workers, 13.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Community & personal service workers, 11.4% Managers, 8.1% Labourers, 7.0% Sales workers, 6.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bowen Mountain work in are 12.9% Education and training, 11.0% Construction, 10.8% Manufacturing, 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 8.9% Public administration and safety, 8.6% Retail trade, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.2% Wholesale trade, 5.2% Accommodation and food services.

21.9% of homes are fully owned, and 62.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $711 per week and the median household income is $1574 per week.

The median rent in Bowen Mountain is $335 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

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