Census 2011 → 2021

Bowen population growth

How the population of Bowen, QLD (4805) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+9.1% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

10,269

2016 population

10,377

2021 population

11,205

2011 → 2021

+9.1%

+828 since 2016

Bowen trends (2016 → 2021)

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

11,205

was 10,377 in 2016

+828 · +8%

Median rent

$270/wk

was $250/wk in 2016

+$20 · +8%

Household income

$1,343/wk

was $1,093/wk in 2016

+$250 · +22.9%

Median age

was 41 in 2016

+1 · +2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology