Bow Bowing

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10526
People 1,602
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 34
Families 446
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 523
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,797
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,863
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 805 50.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 803 49.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38 2.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,602 people in Bow Bowing. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

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Age Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 92 5.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 119 7.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 124 7.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 116 7.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 127 8.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 101 6.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 122 7.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 107 6.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 117 7.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 128 8.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 130 8.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 99 6.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 86 5.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 64 4.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 27 1.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 17 1.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 11 0.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 0.2 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bow Bowing was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 644 50.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 54 4.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 95 7.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 36 2.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 443 34.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bow Bowing aged 15 years and over, 50.6% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 607 50.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 125 10.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 477 39.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bow Bowing, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 29 6.1 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 122 25.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 22 4.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 9 1.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 80 16.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 50 10.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 11 2.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 28 5.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 65 13.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 17 3.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 41 8.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Bow Bowing 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.5% were in primary school, 28.4% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 215 17.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 138 10.9 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 38 3.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 163 12.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 266 21.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 54 4.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 180 14.3 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 102 8.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 11 0.9 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 69 5.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bow Bowing, 21.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 425 20.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 350 16.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Indian 130 6.2 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0
Irish 114 5.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Filipino 109 5.2 117,356 1.2 304,015 1.0

The most common ancestries in Bow Bowing were Australian 20.4%, English 16.8%, Indian 6.2%, Irish 5.5% and Filipino 5.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bow Bowing (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 975 61.6 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 88 5.6 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Fiji 60 3.8 33,879 0.5 61,469 0.3
India 51 3.2 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 39 2.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Iraq 24 1.5 40,271 0.5 67,352 0.3

In Bow Bowing, 61.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 5.6%, Fiji 3.8%, India 3.2%, New Zealand 2.5% and Iraq 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 841 52.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 123 7.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 94 5.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 506 31.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Bow Bowing, 31.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 52.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 597 37.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Philippines 109 6.8 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
Fiji 98 6.1 49,567 0.7 88,598 0.4
India 72 4.5 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Lebanon 63 3.9 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8

In Bow Bowing, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 37.2%, Philippines 6.8%, Fiji 6.1%, India 4.5% and Lebanon 3.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 637 40.2 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Philippines 124 7.8 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Fiji 96 6.1 50,223 0.7 90,329 0.4
India 68 4.3 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 51 3.2 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6

In Bow Bowing, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 40.2%, Philippines 7.8%, Fiji 6.1%, India 4.3% and New Zealand 3.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 503 31.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 223 13.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 213 13.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Islam 133 8.3 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6
Hinduism 122 7.6 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Bow Bowing were Catholic 31.4%, No Religion, so described 13.9%, Anglican 13.3%, Islam 8.3% and Hinduism 7.6%. In Bow Bowing, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hindi 103 6.4 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Arabic 71 4.4 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Tagalog 54 3.4 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Spanish 29 1.8 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Samoan 26 1.6 16,544 0.2 44,869 0.2
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English only spoken at home 989 61.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 217 42.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Bow Bowing 61.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hindi 6.4%, Arabic 4.4%, Tagalog 3.4%, Spanish 1.8% and Samoan 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 569 61.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 249 27.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 47 5.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 55 6.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 920 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bow Bowing. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 84 9.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 80 9.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 82 9.4 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 210 24.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 361 41.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bow Bowing, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 170 19.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 130 15.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 118 13.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 115 13.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 99 11.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 82 9.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 75 8.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 69 8.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Bow Bowing included Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.6%, Professionals 15.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Labourers 11.4%, Managers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7% and Sales Workers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Road Freight Transport 32 4.2 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Aged Care Residential Services 25 3.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 21 2.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 21 2.7 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
State Government Administration 21 2.7 45,546 1.3 158,980 1.5

Of the employed people in Bow Bowing, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Takeaway Food Services 2.7% and State Government Administration 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 744 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,908 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,797 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bow Bowing was $744.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 556 64.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 95 11.0 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 45 5.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 25 2.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 17 2.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 141 16.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 639 73.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Bow Bowing, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.2%, Train 11.0%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Worked at home 2.9% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 16.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 888 70.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 402 31.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 118 9.3 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 206 16.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Bow Bowing, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.7% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 301 23.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 348 27.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 139 11.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 104 8.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bow Bowing, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 115 25.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 260 58.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 66 14.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 7 1.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bow Bowing, 58.0% were couple families with children, 25.7% were couple families without children and 14.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 25.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 75.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Bow Bowing, 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 108 29.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 77 20.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 76 20.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 20 5.4 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 40 10.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 23 6.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 13 3.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Bow Bowing, of couple families with children, 29.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 20.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 492 96.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 17 3.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Bow Bowing, 96.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 492 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bow Bowing, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 5 1.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 257 51.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 222 44.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 2.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bow Bowing, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 1.0% had 2 bedrooms and 51.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 129 25.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 280 55.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 81 16.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 13 2.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bow Bowing, 25.6% were owned outright, 55.7% were owned with a mortgage and 16.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 418 85.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 70 14.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 0.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Bow Bowing, of all households, 85.0% were family households, 14.2% were single person households and 0.8% were group households.

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Household income Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 10.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Bow Bowing, 10.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,863 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.6 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 12 2.4 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 123 24.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 215 43.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 138 27.6 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 12 2.4 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Bow Bowing, 24.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 44 8.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 438 88.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 12 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Bow Bowing, 88.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 20 51.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 19 48.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Bow Bowing, 51.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.7% were female. The median age was 18 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,458 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Bow Bowing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bow Bowing % Bow Bowing New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 405 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bow Bowing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $405 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.