Bowan Park vs Cudal

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bowan Park, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bowan Park tends to suit couples, while Cudal suits people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bowan Park is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 52%)
  • Cudal has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Cudal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($215,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bowan Park leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • Cudal has cheaper rent ($256/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bowan Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (247 min vs 264 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (291.3 km vs 305.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Cudal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.0% vs -9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bowan Park Cudal
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.

Bowan Park Cudal
Walkability 0 / 0
Bowan Park — Walkability: 0/100 Cudal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 59
Bowan Park — Safety: 59/100 Cudal — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 82 / 82
Bowan Park — Low fire risk: 82/100 Cudal — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Cudal has more residents (586 vs 106); Bowan Park has higher household incomes ($136,448 vs $68,224).

Bowan Park Cudal
Population 106 586
+453% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.4% +6.0%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $136,448/yr
+50% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+32% vs other
 $256/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bowan Park Cudal
0-4 3.8% / 5.6%
Bowan Park — 0-4: 3.8% Cudal — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.3% / 14.7%
Bowan Park — 5-14: 12.3% Cudal — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 8.5% / 5.3%
Bowan Park — 15-19: 8.5% Cudal — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 9.4% / 4.3%
Bowan Park — 20-24: 9.4% Cudal — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 4.7% / 8.2%
Bowan Park — 25-34: 4.7% Cudal — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 13.2% / 12.1%
Bowan Park — 35-44: 13.2% Cudal — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.2% / 11.1%
Bowan Park — 45-54: 13.2% Cudal — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 9.4% / 13.8%
Bowan Park — 55-64: 9.4% Cudal — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 7.5% / 15.5%
Bowan Park — 65-74: 7.5% Cudal — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 13.2% / 7.7%
Bowan Park — 75-84: 13.2% Cudal — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / 1.9%
Bowan Park — 85+: not among its largest Cudal — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bowan Park 57.7% couple families
Bowan Park — Couple Families: 57.7% Bowan Park — Lone Person: 30.8% Bowan Park — One Parent Families: 11.5% Bowan Park — Group Household: 0.0% Bowan Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Cudal 42.3% couple families
Cudal — Couple Families: 42.3% Cudal — Lone Person: 39.4% Cudal — One Parent Families: 9.9% Cudal — Group Household: 4.9% Cudal — Other Families: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bowan Park 17.1% renting
Bowan Park — Owned Outright: 41.5% Bowan Park — Mortgage: 41.5% Bowan Park — Renting: 17.1%
Cudal 14.9% renting
Cudal — Owned Outright: 49.3% Cudal — Mortgage: 35.7% Cudal — Renting: 14.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bowan Park 100.0% houses
Bowan Park — Houses: 100.0% Bowan Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cudal 96.9% houses
Cudal — Houses: 96.9% Cudal — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bowan Park Cudal
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 18.4%
Bowan Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Cudal — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 7.2%
Bowan Park — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Cudal — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 7.3%
Bowan Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Cudal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 1.4%
Bowan Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Cudal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Bowan Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cudal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Property market

Bowan Park Cudal
Median house price — $522,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,000,000 $215,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Bowan Park Cudal
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Bowan Park Cudal
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bowan Park Cudal
House price — Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Bowan Park Cudal
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bowan Park Cudal
Bushfire Low
18/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
same for both
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bowan Park Cudal
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bowan Park

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

Schools in Cudal

  • Cudal Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bowan Park Cudal
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Cudal sits further from the CBD (305.5 km vs 291.3 km).

Bowan Park Cudal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 291.3 km 305.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 247 min 264 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2864
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2864
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.

Bowan Park Cudal
Car (driver) 65.8% / 74.6%
Bowan Park — Car (driver): 65.8% Cudal — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 16.9%
Bowan Park — Worked from Home: 34.2% Cudal — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Bowan Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cudal — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Bowan Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Cudal — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Bowan Park Cudal
Elevation 584 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 410 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bowan Park Cudal
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
275 premises

Climate

Bowan Park Cudal
Annual rainfall 894 mm 692 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C —

Council rates

Bowan Park Cudal
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Bowan Park Cudal
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bowan Park Cudal
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bowan Park

Premium Rural

Cudal

Affordable Retirees Rural

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