Bow Bowing vs Minto

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Minto tends to suit families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Minto

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 2)
  • But Bow Bowing carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bow Bowing

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Minto

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $420/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Minto

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Minto

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 65/100)
  • But Bow Bowing carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bow Bowing returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.1%)
  • Minto is growing faster (11.1% vs 0.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bow Bowing and Minto drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bow Bowing Minto
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bow Bowing Minto
Walkability 65 / 88
Bow Bowing — Walkability: 65/100 Minto — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 68 / 22
Bow Bowing — Safety: 68/100 Minto — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 47 / 63
Bow Bowing — Low fire risk: 47/100 Minto — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Minto has more residents (13,940 vs 1,606); Bow Bowing has higher household incomes ($109,616 vs $85,592).

Bow Bowing Minto
Population 1,606 13,940
+768% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +11.1%
Median age 36 35
Median household income $109,616/yr
+22% vs other
 $85,592/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+17% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bow Bowing Minto
0-4 7.0% / 7.2%
Bow Bowing — 0-4: 7.0% Minto — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 12.9% / 17.0%
Bow Bowing — 5-14: 12.9% Minto — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 8.0% / 5.9%
Bow Bowing — 15-19: 8.0% Minto — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.9% / 6.3%
Bow Bowing — 20-24: 6.9% Minto — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 13.2% / 13.6%
Bow Bowing — 25-34: 13.2% Minto — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 13.8% / 16.3%
Bow Bowing — 35-44: 13.8% Minto — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 14.8% / 12.1%
Bow Bowing — 45-54: 14.8% Minto — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.6% / 10.2%
Bow Bowing — 55-64: 12.6% Minto — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 7.9% / 7.8%
Bow Bowing — 65-74: 7.9% Minto — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 2.2% / 3.0%
Bow Bowing — 75-84: 2.2% Minto — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 0.6% / 0.8%
Bow Bowing — 85+: 0.6% Minto — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bow Bowing 61.7% couple families
Bow Bowing — Couple Families: 61.7% Bow Bowing — Lone Person: 16.7% Bow Bowing — One Parent Families: 19.2% Bow Bowing — Group Household: 1.7% Bow Bowing — Other Families: 0.7%
Minto 56.4% couple families
Minto — Couple Families: 56.4% Minto — Lone Person: 20.9% Minto — One Parent Families: 17.9% Minto — Group Household: 2.7% Minto — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bow Bowing 17.8% renting
Bow Bowing — Owned Outright: 28.5% Bow Bowing — Mortgage: 53.7% Bow Bowing — Renting: 17.8%
Minto 38.6% renting
Minto — Owned Outright: 18.6% Minto — Mortgage: 42.7% Minto — Renting: 38.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bow Bowing Minto
Bachelor Degree 12.8% / 11.8%
Bow Bowing — Bachelor Degree: 12.8% Minto — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 9.6%
Bow Bowing — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Minto — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 6.1%
Bow Bowing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Minto — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 6.0%
Bow Bowing — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Minto — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.9%
Bow Bowing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Minto — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bow Bowing Minto
Bangladesh 2.1% / 8.8%
Bow Bowing — Bangladesh: 2.1% Minto — Bangladesh: 8.8%
Philippines 5.8% / 3.4%
Bow Bowing — Philippines: 5.8% Minto — Philippines: 3.4%
India 3.2% / 5.4%
Bow Bowing — India: 3.2% Minto — India: 5.4%
Fiji 3.2% / 3.1%
Bow Bowing — Fiji: 3.2% Minto — Fiji: 3.1%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.1%
Bow Bowing — New Zealand: 3.1% Minto — New Zealand: 3.1%
Nepal — / 4.7%
Bow Bowing — Nepal: not among its largest Minto — Nepal: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bow Bowing 99.8% houses
Bow Bowing — Houses: 99.8% Bow Bowing — Townhouses: 1.2% Bow Bowing — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Minto 79.6% houses
Minto — Houses: 79.6% Minto — Townhouses: 16.1% Minto — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bow Bowing Minto
Median house price $950,000 $1,000,050
Median unit price — $420,000
Median land price — $1,090,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 7 sales
 28 days
from 86 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bow Bowing Minto
3 bed $919K / $930K
Bow Bowing — 3 bed: $919K (20 sales) Minto — 3 bed: $930K (69 sales)

20 vs 69 sales

4 bed $1.1M / $1.12M
Bow Bowing — 4 bed: $1.1M (7 sales) Minto — 4 bed: $1.12M (63 sales)

7 vs 63 sales

Zoning mix

Minto has more industrially zoned land (29% vs 0%); Minto has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Bow Bowing Minto
Residential 55% 35%
Infrastructure and transport 43% 16%
Industrial 0% 29%
Environmental 0% 13%
Parks and recreation 3% 6%
Commercial 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bow Bowing Minto
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bow Bowing Minto
Houses 3.7%
$680/wk on $965K
 3.1%
$600/wk on $1.01M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bow Bowing Minto
House price Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 35% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW

Liveability

Minto is more walkable (88 vs 65); Bow Bowing scores higher overall (53 vs 42).

Bow Bowing Minto
Grade B C
Score 53/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Minto carries more crime risk (78 vs 32); Bow Bowing carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 37).

Bow Bowing Minto
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
78/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bow Bowing Minto
Inside the suburb 0 9
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 6.5 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 2.8%

Schools in Bow Bowing

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Minto

  • Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown Independent · Combined above peers
  • Minto Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sarah Redfern High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Sarah Redfern Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Campbellfield Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • The Grange Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bow Bowing Minto
Supermarkets 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 21
Childcare 2 15
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 13

Mobility

Bow Bowing Minto
Walkability score 65/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 52.3 km 53.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 49 min
Public transport score 61/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 23.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 316.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2566
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 2566
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bow Bowing Minto
Car (driver) 58.6% / 55.5%
Bow Bowing — Car (driver): 58.6% Minto — Car (driver): 55.5%
Worked from Home 33.0% / 27.0%
Bow Bowing — Worked from Home: 33.0% Minto — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Train 4.4% / 9.3%
Bow Bowing — Train: 4.4% Minto — Train: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.4%
Bow Bowing — Car (passenger): 3.6% Minto — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.5%
Bow Bowing — Walked Only: 0.5% Minto — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.6%).

Setting

Bow Bowing Minto
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.3 km 25.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bow Bowing Minto
Connectivity score 93/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
530 premises
 57%
5,802 premises

Climate

Bow Bowing Minto
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bow Bowing Minto
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bow Bowing Minto
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Bow Bowing Minto
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bow Bowing Minto
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bow Bowing

Multicultural Outer River

Minto

Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub

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