Bowden vs Renown Park

Bowden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Renown Park. In Bowden, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Renown Park, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Bowden is closer to the city centre: 4.7 km, against 5.6 km. On these figures, Bowden tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and share households.

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

Renown Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (53% vs 14%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 22%)
  • But Bowden has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Bowden leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)
  • Renown Park has cheaper units ($619,000 vs $687,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Renown Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bowden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (15% vs 0%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bowden has more units and townhouses to downsize into (86% vs 47%)
  • Renown Park has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Bowden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (98.5% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bowden Renown Park
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.

Bowden Renown Park
Walkability 85 / 80
Bowden — Walkability: 85/100 Renown Park — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 16 / 13
Bowden — Safety: 16/100 Renown Park — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bowden — Low fire risk: 100/100 Renown Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 47 / 22
Bowden — Low flood risk: 47/100 Renown Park — Low flood risk: 22/100

Demographics

Bowden rents higher ($390/wk vs $250/wk); Bowden has higher household incomes ($84,656 vs $60,528).

Bowden Renown Park
Population 1,808
+8% vs other
 1,663
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +98.5% -2.0%
Median age 32 37
Median household income $84,656/yr
+29% vs other
 $60,528/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+36% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bowden Renown Park
0-4 2.8% / 5.8%
Bowden — 0-4: 2.8% Renown Park — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 4.5% / 9.0%
Bowden — 5-14: 4.5% Renown Park — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 2.3% / 3.2%
Bowden — 15-19: 2.3% Renown Park — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 13.9% / 7.2%
Bowden — 20-24: 13.9% Renown Park — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 32.4% / 21.7%
Bowden — 25-34: 32.4% Renown Park — 25-34: 21.7%
35-44 14.4% / 14.3%
Bowden — 35-44: 14.4% Renown Park — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 8.4% / 9.6%
Bowden — 45-54: 8.4% Renown Park — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 11.3% / 12.7%
Bowden — 55-64: 11.3% Renown Park — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 7.6% / 9.3%
Bowden — 65-74: 7.6% Renown Park — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 2.0% / 5.4%
Bowden — 75-84: 2.0% Renown Park — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.6% / 2.2%
Bowden — 85+: 0.6% Renown Park — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bowden 61.6% lone person
Bowden — Lone Person: 61.6% Bowden — Couple Families: 13.1% Bowden — One Parent Families: 8.7% Bowden — Group Household: 14.3% Bowden — Other Families: 2.3%
Renown Park 46.4% lone person
Renown Park — Lone Person: 46.4% Renown Park — Couple Families: 24.3% Renown Park — One Parent Families: 19.0% Renown Park — Group Household: 7.9% Renown Park — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bowden 59.3% renting
Bowden — Owned Outright: 13.0% Bowden — Mortgage: 27.7% Bowden — Renting: 59.3%
Renown Park 52.6% renting
Renown Park — Owned Outright: 23.3% Renown Park — Mortgage: 24.1% Renown Park — Renting: 52.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bowden Renown Park
Bachelor Degree 29.0% / 17.1%
Bowden — Bachelor Degree: 29.0% Renown Park — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 10.3%
Bowden — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Renown Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 11.5% / 7.0%
Bowden — Postgraduate Degree: 11.5% Renown Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 6.6%
Bowden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Renown Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.1%
Bowden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Renown Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

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.

Bowden Renown Park
Vietnam 0.8% / 8.4%
Bowden — Vietnam: 0.8% Renown Park — Vietnam: 8.4%
China 4.1% / 3.2%
Bowden — China: 4.1% Renown Park — China: 3.2%
India 1.5% / 5.8%
Bowden — India: 1.5% Renown Park — India: 5.8%
England 4.6% / 1.4%
Bowden — England: 4.6% Renown Park — England: 1.4%
Malaysia 2.0% / —
Bowden — Malaysia: 2.0% Renown Park — Malaysia: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.9%
Bowden — Greece: not among its largest Renown Park — Greece: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Bowden — New Zealand: 1.3% Renown Park — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bowden 63.4% flats / apartments
Bowden — Flats / Apartments: 63.4% Bowden — Houses: 14.1% Bowden — Townhouses: 22.5%
Renown Park 5.8% flats / apartments
Renown Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.8% Renown Park — Houses: 53.3% Renown Park — Townhouses: 40.9%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bowden Renown Park
Median house price $975,000 $932,500
Median unit price $687,000 $619,000
Median land price $1,047,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 8 sales
 46 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Bowden Renown Park
Residential 99% 98%
Commercial 1% 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

Bowden Renown Park
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
same for both
Approvals change year on year +109%
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.

Bowden Renown Park
Houses —
same for both
Units 4.0%
$600/wk on $775K
 —

Ranking within SA

Bowden Renown Park
House price Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Affordability Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 15% of SA —

Liveability

Bowden scores higher overall (72 vs 42).

Bowden Renown Park
Grade A C
Score 72/100 42/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Renown Park carries more flood risk (78 vs 53).

Bowden Renown Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 High
87/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 High
78/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 22
within 5 km

Schools

Bowden Renown Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.1% 3.0%

Schools in Bowden

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

Schools in Renown Park

  • Brompton Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bowden Renown Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 2 1

Mobility

Bowden Renown Park
Walkability score 85/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.7 km 5.6 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 11 min
Public transport score 73/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5007
 0.9%
postcode 5008
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 5007
 48
postcode 5008

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.

Bowden Renown Park
Car (driver) 54.0% / 68.9%
Bowden — Car (driver): 54.0% Renown Park — Car (driver): 68.9%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 11.0%
Bowden — Worked from Home: 14.8% Renown Park — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Tram / Light Rail 13.0% / —
Bowden — Tram / Light Rail: 13.0% Renown Park — Tram / Light Rail: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 7.6%
Bowden — Car (passenger): 5.3% Renown Park — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bus 3.4% / 9.2%
Bowden — Bus: 3.4% Renown Park — Bus: 9.2%
Bicycle 4.5% / 2.0%
Bowden — Bicycle: 4.5% Renown Park — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).

Setting

Bowden Renown Park
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bowden Renown Park
Connectivity score 93/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 82%
1,274 premises
 51%
879 premises

Climate

Bowden Renown Park
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bowden Renown Park
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bowden Renown Park
Average residential rate $1,726/yr
same for both
Council Charles Sturt
same for both

Federal electorate

Bowden Renown Park
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bowden Renown Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bowden

Apartments Easy Commute Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Trains Urban

Renown Park

Gentrifying Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses

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