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Bowen
This Bowen suburb profile includes demographic data and planning information to help you make an informed property decision.
An average home in Bowen is rented by couples without children. The average age in Bowen is 42. Separate houses are common in Bowen and the area is mostly Rural (82.72%), Industry Investigation Area (9.9%) and Environmental Management And Conservation (1.89%).

Bowen demographics

Population

11205

Average Age

42

Age Distribution

Employment Type

Median Weekly Income

Traveled to Work

Car

78.9%

Tram

0.0%

Bicycle

0.6%

Train

0.0%

Walking

4.6%

Bus

2.7%

Bowen property information

Number of Bedrooms

Tenure Type

Property Types in Bowen

Separate house

Semi detached house

Unit/Apartment

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$1,500

Median weekly rental payments

$270

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

3.0

Average number of people per household

2

Household Composition

Family Composition

Couple family without children

One parent family

Couple family with children

BOWEN planning zones

BOWEN
Zone CodeZone NamePercentage CoveredArea Covered
COMMUNITY FACILITIESCommunity Facilities0.39%6,464,126.91
DISTRICT CENTREDistrict Centre0%47,832.81
EMERGING COMMUNITYEmerging Community0.13%2,223,183.34
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATIONEnvironmental Management And Conservation1.89%31,259,174.65
HIGH IMPACT INDUSTRYHigh Impact Industry0%7,963.49
INDUSTRY INVESTIGATION AREAIndustry Investigation Area9.9%163,707,068.96
LOCAL CENTRELocal Centre0.01%151,586.29
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIALLow Density Residential0.34%5,622,611.03
LOW IMPACT INDUSTRYLow Impact Industry0.06%909,744.92
LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIALLow-Medium Density Residential0.13%2,077,183.26
MAJOR CENTREMajor Centre0.01%198,037.24
MEDIUM IMPACT INDUSTRYMedium Impact Industry0.03%438,725.51
MIXED USEMixed Use0.01%122,545.8
NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRENeighbourhood Centre0%22,176.21
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACERecreation And Open Space0.44%7,347,005.55
RURALRural82.72%1,366,108,411.14
RURAL RESIDENTIALRural Residential0.14%2,379,907.48
SPECIAL INDUSTRYSpecial Industry0.01%161,107.7
TOURIST ACCOMMODATIONTourist Accommodation0.02%355,939.65
WATERFRONT AND MARINE INDUSTRYWaterfront And Marine Industry0.02%367,358.1

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