Bowen

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 8,368 people were counted in Bowen: of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Of the total population 6.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen there were 1,580 children aged 0-14 years and 2,623 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, 7,448 people were Australian citizens, 1,241 were born overseas and 182 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, 54.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.7% were separated or divorced, 7.9% were widowed and 26.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, 78.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bowen were New Zealand 3.6%, England 3.4%, Viet Nam 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and Turkey 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Bowen on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 24.4%, Catholic 23.4%, No Religion 13.3%, Uniting Church 10.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Vietnamese 0.9%, Turkish 0.8%, German 0.5%, Samoan 0.5% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,558 people aged 15 years and over in Bowen were in the labour force. Of these 58.4% worked full-time, 30.1% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.3% were unemployed. 2,922 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 13.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.2%, Professionals 4.6%, Associate Professionals 4.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.0%, Managers and Administrators 2.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bowen, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 10.2%, Education 3.3%, Food Retailing 2.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.7% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, 1,890 families were counted: of these, 41.7% were couple families without children, 41.4% were couple families with children, 15.7% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, 3,355 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bowen, 65.2% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.3% were flats, units or apartments and 17.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.1% were being purchased and 35.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 49.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bowen, 56.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.