Bow Bowing

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,602 people were usually resident in Bow Bowing: of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.5% of people usually resident in Bow Bowing were children aged 0-14 years, and 11.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 31 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.6% of people usually resident in Bow Bowing were Australian citizens, 32.3% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Bow Bowing were married, 10.9% were either separated or divorced, 3.1% were widowed and 31.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 62.5% of people usually resident in Bow Bowing, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Philippines 4.9%, Fiji 4.2%, England 2.2%, New Zealand 2.0% and India 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Bow Bowing were Catholic 35.5%, Anglican 19.9%, No Religion 7.1%, Hinduism 6.0% and Islam 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Bow Bowing were Hindi 6.4%, Spanish 3.2%, Filipino 2.7%, Tagalog 2.6% and Arabic 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 62.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 843 people aged 15 years and over in Bow Bowing were in the labour force. Of these 66.9% worked full-time, 23.3% worked part-time, 2.1% were away from work, 3.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.9% were unemployed. 285 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Bow Bowing were Clerical and Administrative Workers 22.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.0%, Professionals 10.7%, Labourers 9.8%, Managers 9.6%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bow Bowing, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 3.5%, Depository Financial Intermediation 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Hospitals 2.5% and School Education 2.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Bow Bowing, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $555, the median family income was $1,297 and the median household income was $1,229.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 423 families in Bow Bowing: of these 19.1% were couple families without children, 64.5% were couple families with children, 14.7% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 497 occupied private dwellings were counted in Bow Bowing.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Bow Bowing, 98.8% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Bow Bowing, 21.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 59.0% were owned with a mortgage and 15.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Bow Bowing, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 73.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 21.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Bow Bowing, the median weekly rent was $230. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600. The average people per household was 3.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Bow Bowing, 82.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.