Bowden

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 602 people were counted in Bowden: of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Of the total population 1.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden there were 70 children aged 0-14 years and 94 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, 518 people were Australian citizens, 149 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, 22.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 21.2% were separated or divorced, 5.8% were widowed and 53.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, 67.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bowden were England 5.8%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, Italy 1.5% and Viet Nam 1.5%.

Of all people counted in Bowden on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 29.1%, Catholic 17.3%, Anglican 9.8%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Orthodox 5.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 3.5%, Italian 2.2%, Vietnamese 2.0%, Tagalog (Filipino) 1.0% and Bosnian 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 75.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 308 people aged 15 years and over in Bowden were in the labour force. Of these 56.8% worked full-time, 27.3% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.0% were unemployed. 194 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.6%, Associate Professionals 7.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.0%, Managers and Administrators 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bowden, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 7.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Education 4.8%, Government Administration 3.8% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, 139 families were counted: of these, 44.6% were couple families without children, 24.5% were couple families with children, 28.8% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, 325 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bowden, 38.8% were separate houses, 49.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, 15.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.8% were being purchased and 57.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 9.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 47.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bowden, 42.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 46.2% were single (or lone) person households and 7.1% were group households.