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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Bowmans Forest then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Bowmans Forest, VIC (postcode 3735) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+7.1% over 10 years

2011992016962021106
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population9996106+7 · +7.1%
Median age525053+1 · +1.9%
Median household income$780/wk$1,399/wk$2,071/wk+$1,291 · +165.5%
Median personal income$489/wk$716/wk$892/wk+$403 · +82.4%
Median rent$123/wk$160/wk+$37 · +30.1%
Median mortgage$1,454/mo$1,759/mo$1,083/mo$371 · -25.5%
Average household size2.32.12.4+0.1 · +4.3%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

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

Population

106

was 96 in 2016

+10 · +10.4%

Household income

$2,071/wk

was $1,399/wk in 2016

+$672 · +48%

Median age

53

was 50 in 2016

+3 · +6%

Dig deeper: Bowmans Forest population growth · Bowmans Forest then and now

Full suburb profileBowmans Forest population growth

2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.