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Bowen Mountain, 2753

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,630

Growth (1 yr)

+0.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.6%

Median age

35

Median income

$2,235/wk

Employment rate

68.9%

University qualified

22%

Work from home

27.6%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,076,000

Languages at home

5%non-English

Most common: Spanish

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

47.4/100
Average

Top 41% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Rural living
What Bowen Mountain is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Bowen Mountain is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Hawkesbury Council.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 21% above the peer median. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, well above typical levels for rural localities. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 61% above the peer median, and recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 94% below the peer median. Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group. Median house prices have risen 16% year on year.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising daily services and open space over lower housing costs.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Bowen Mountain compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.08M

+16% change

Median rent

$660/wk

Houses $695 · Units $460

Population (ERP)

1,630

+0.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#66

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

31st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

41st

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

9%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
47.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 41% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
2548th in Australia
State rank
872nd in NSW
Peer rank
#66 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#262 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$460
Houses (January to March 2026)
$695
All types (January to March 2026)
$660
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
100
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,076,000
Median price change
+15.7%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

1,630(June 2025)

+0.2% annual · +0.6% over 5 years · 41th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.2%
5-year growth
+0.6%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+10
Growth rank in NSW
41th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,650), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,609
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$2,235
Dwelling vacancy
4.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
26 of 552
Median monthly mortgage
$2,158
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
25.9% / 65.1% / 9%
Employment rate
68.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
27.6% / 0% / 56.1%
Walked or cycled to work
0.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
528 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

22% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 25.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified22% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified10.8% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational25.4% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below41.8% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce18.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.3%
  • Society and culture14%
  • Education13.5%
  • Health11.4%
  • Architecture and building7.2%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$59,958

63rd percentile in NSW · +2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,589

60th percentile in NSW · +1% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

66th percentile in NSW · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$66,039

43rd percentile in NSW · +4% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

49th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2753 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
10,742
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,749
Median net rent
$190
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,090
Taxable income vs state median
+7%
Salary / wages vs state median
+5%
Rental investment vs state median
+14%
Super vs state median
-6%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

5% speak a language other than English at home; 14.1% born overseas

Language at home
1,475 English only · 78 other
Non-English at home
5%
Born overseas
221 (14.1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
75 (4.7%)
Australian citizens
1,482
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Spanish3 · 100%

Religion

47.6%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 47.6%, while 43.8% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion43.8%32.8%
Christianity47.6%47.6%
Other / not stated8.6%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19%22.4%
Anglican14.2%11.9%
Christian (not further defined)4.2%2.4%
Uniting Church3.1%2.1%
Baptist2.2%1.2%
Presbyterian and Reformed2%1.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2753, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
83
Against the person
26
Against property
38
Rate per 1,000 residents
50.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 62 residents
State crime-rate percentile
31.3th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-15.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
2
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
1.23

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault5
  • Fraud6
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment10
  • Malicious Damage To Property7
  • Steal From Retail Store7

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

School list
School catchments
  • Colo HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Grose View PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kurrajong NPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

  • NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published

Public transport

42 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 49 Bowen Mountain Rd
  • Bowen Mountain Rd After Wattle St
  • Bowen Mountain Rd At Serpentine Lane
  • Bowen Mountain Rd Opp Wattle St
  • Pamela Cres At Lieutenant Bowen Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

13 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Well connected by public transport — 42 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.62
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Bowen Mountain ParkPark
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Burralow Creek CampgroundCampground
Transport(10)

10 bus stops

Other(1)
  • Grose Vale Bowen Mountain Rural Fire BrigadeFire station

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bowen Mountain ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
St John Of God Hospital (7.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
39
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 2 proposals

  • July 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    6 MAPLE STREET BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • May 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures)
    367 LIEUTENANT BOWEN DRIVE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined
2025· 3 proposals

  • May 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    101 SERPENTINE LANE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • April 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    252 LIEUTENANT BOWEN DRIVE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • January 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Air-conditioning units; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Hot water systems; Rainwater tanks; Stairway
    383 LIEUTENANT BOWEN DRIVE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined
2024· 3 proposals

  • September 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    120 LIEUTENANT BOWEN ROAD BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • July 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Carport
    262 LIEUTENANT BOWEN DRIVE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • January 2024

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    10 BELLBIRD CRESCENT BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Operational consent issued
2023· 5 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    17 CURRAWONG CRESCENT BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • October 2023

  • Dwelling
    44 WATTLE STREET BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • September 2023

  • Dwelling
    5 WARATAH STREET BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • May 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    3 GRANDVIEW LANE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • February 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    3 GRANDVIEW LANE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined
2022· 5 proposals

  • November 2022

  • Dwelling
    47 BOWEN MOUNTAIN ROAD BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • September 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    3 GRANDVIEW LANE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • May 2022

  • Dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    27 WARATAH STREET BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • April 2022

  • Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development
    2 CRAG CRESCENT BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • January 2022

  • Pools / decks / fencing; Retaining walls, protection of trees
    22 BELLBIRD CRESCENT BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined
2021· 7 proposals

  • December 2021

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    71 GUNBOWER ROAD BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • October 2021

  • Telecommunications and communication facilities
    18 LIEUTENANT BOWEN ROAD BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • September 2021

  • Pools / decks / fencing; Retaining walls, protection of trees
    22 BELLBIRD CRESCENT BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Operational consent issued

  • August 2021

  • Shed
    332 LIEUTENANT BOWEN DRIVE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • April 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    37 BOWEN MOUNTAIN ROAD BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Withdrawn

  • February 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    57 BOWEN MOUNTAIN ROAD BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined
  • Shed
    36 BELLBIRD CRESCENT BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined
2020· 2 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Change of use
    384 LIEUTENANT BOWEN DRIVE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

  • August 2020

  • Retaining walls, protection of trees
    345 LIEUTENANT BOWEN DRIVE BOWEN MOUNTAIN 2753Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Macquarie
Member of Parliament
Susan TEMPLEMAN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,939
Turnout (2025)
93.9%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.3%Labor 57.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.4 km away).

Coalition 51.1%Labor 48.9%

8.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -2.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Grose WoldLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
  • KurrajongLabor 53.3% · Coalition 46.7% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
  • KurmondLabor 42.5% · Coalition 57.5% TPP (2025)7.2 km away
  • YarramundiLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)7.2 km away
  • North RichmondLabor 50.3% · Coalition 49.7% TPP (2025)8.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Hawkesbury Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.