Bowen (Qld)

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30800101
Total population 12,891
Total dwellings 6,755
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 862
Male 443
Female 418
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 389
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,197
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $207

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 700 81.2 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 57 6.6 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 105 12.2 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 862 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 443 51.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 418 48.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Bowen (Qld), there were 862 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 443 (or 51.5%) were male and 418 (or 48.5%) were female.

Age Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 103 12.0 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 202 23.5 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 127 14.8 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 311 36.1 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 66 7.7 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 52 6.0 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Bowen (Qld) the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 190 34.2 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 18 3.2 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 50 9.0 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 19 3.4 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 279 50.2 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Bowen (Qld) 34.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 73 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Bowen (Qld) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 179 34.8 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 90 17.5 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 245 47.7 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Bowen (Qld) 34.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 33 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Bowen (Qld) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

Education Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 21 7.3 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 131 45.5 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 74 25.7 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 14 4.9 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 2.1 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 39 13.5 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 288 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bowen (Qld), 33.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.5% were attending a primary school, 25.7% were attending a secondary school and 6.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 0.3 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 840 97.1 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bowen (Qld). The only other response for language at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 197 54.9 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 99 27.6 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 28 7.8 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 35 9.7 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 359 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 359 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bowen (Qld). Of these 54.9% were employed full time, 27.6% were employed part-time and 9.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 28 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bowen (Qld) who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 28 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 459 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,197 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bowen (Qld) was $459 and the median weekly household income was $1,197.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Bowen (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 207 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Bowen (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $207 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 338 87.1 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 16 4.1 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 25 6.4 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 6 1.5 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 388 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Bowen (Qld) there were 388 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.1% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.4% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bowen (Qld) % Bowen (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 78 20.1 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 97 24.9 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 204 52.4 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 10 2.6 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Bowen (Qld), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 20.1% were owned outright, 24.9% were owned with a mortgage and 52.4% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.