Suburb in Karoonda East Murray

Bowhill, SA

Bowhill had a population of 127 at the 2021 Census (−8.0% since 2016). Median age 50.9. Median weekly household income $1,219. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bowhill at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bowhill's population shrank by 8.0% to 127, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 50.9, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 5.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.9%.

24.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 36.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 49 households.

The median household earns $1,219 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $125 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $633 a month.

11.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 40.3% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bowhill beside SA and Australia.

MeasureBowhillSAAustralia
Population1271,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−8.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age50.940.938.2
Households49691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting24.5%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright36.7%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,219$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$125$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$633$1,505$1,866
Born overseas11.5%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion40.3%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−8.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1482011
  2. 1382016
  3. 1272021

Age

Median age 50.9, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Bowhill South Australia
Share of people by age, Bowhill and South Australia
0–95.5%
10–1914.2%
20–2912.6%
30–398.7%
40–499.4%
50–5923.6%
60–6923.6%
70–795.5%
80+2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bowhill at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.0%
  2. English41.7%
  3. German17.3%
  4. Scottish5.5%
  5. Irish3.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England9.1%
  2. Scotland4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Bowhill

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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