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Bowes, WA

Bowes had a population of 104 at the 2021 Census (−8.0% since 2016). Median age 59.0. Median weekly household income $1,042. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bowes at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bowes's population shrank by 8.0% to 104, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 59.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 5.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 23.1%.

11.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 53.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 43 households.

The median household earns $1,042 a week, below the WA average of $1,815.

12.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 3.2% use a language other than English at home. 42.4% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bowes beside WA and Australia.

MeasureBowesWAAustralia
Population1042,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−8.0%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age59.038.038.0
Households43964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting11.6%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright53.5%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,042$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week–$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,708$1,842$1,863
Born overseas12.5%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.2%19.6%23.6%
No religion42.4%46.7%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. 792011
  2. 1132016
  3. 1042021

Age

Median age 59.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Bowes Western Australia
Share of people by age, Bowes and Western Australia
0–95.8%
10–196.7%
20–293.8%
30–393.8%
40–4910.6%
50–5915.4%
60–6923.1%
70–7919.2%
80+3.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bowes at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian61.2%
  2. English36.7%
  3. Scottish8.2%
  4. Dutch7.1%
  5. German7.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.3%
  2. New Zealand5.3%

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

Around Bowes

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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