Cargo vs Bowan Park

Cargo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Bowan Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Cargo 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

Cargo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 41/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cargo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/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 260 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (291.3 km vs 302.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cargo carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 41/100)
  • Bowan Park has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cargo and Bowan 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.

Cargo Bowan 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.

Cargo Bowan Park
Walkability 0 / 0
Cargo — Walkability: 0/100 Bowan Park — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 59
Cargo — Safety: 79/100 Bowan Park — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 84 / 82
Cargo — Low fire risk: 84/100 Bowan Park — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Cargo has more residents (562 vs 106); Bowan Park rents higher ($375/wk vs $260/wk).

Cargo Bowan Park
Population 562
+81% vs other
 106
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.7% -9.4%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $104,468/yr $136,448/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $375/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cargo Bowan Park
0-4 6.6% / 3.8%
Cargo — 0-4: 6.6% Bowan Park — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 20.3% / 12.3%
Cargo — 5-14: 20.3% Bowan Park — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.2% / 8.5%
Cargo — 15-19: 5.2% Bowan Park — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 2.7% / 9.4%
Cargo — 20-24: 2.7% Bowan Park — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 11.7% / 4.7%
Cargo — 25-34: 11.7% Bowan Park — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 13.7% / 13.2%
Cargo — 35-44: 13.7% Bowan Park — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 14.1% / 13.2%
Cargo — 45-54: 14.1% Bowan Park — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 13.3% / 9.4%
Cargo — 55-64: 13.3% Bowan Park — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 7.5% / 7.5%
Cargo — 65-74: 7.5% Bowan Park — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 4.1% / 13.2%
Cargo — 75-84: 4.1% Bowan Park — 75-84: 13.2%
85+ 2.5% / —
Cargo — 85+: 2.5% Bowan Park — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cargo 58.0% couple families
Cargo — Couple Families: 58.0% Cargo — Lone Person: 23.9% Cargo — One Parent Families: 15.2% Cargo — Group Household: 2.9%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cargo 9.9% renting
Cargo — Owned Outright: 35.1% Cargo — Mortgage: 55.0% Cargo — Renting: 9.9%
Bowan Park 17.1% renting
Bowan Park — Owned Outright: 41.5% Bowan Park — Mortgage: 41.5% Bowan Park — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cargo 98.4% houses
Cargo — Houses: 98.4% Cargo — Townhouses: 1.6%
Bowan Park 100.0% houses
Bowan Park — Houses: 100.0% Bowan Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cargo Bowan Park
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 20.8%
Cargo — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Bowan Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 14.2%
Cargo — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Bowan Park — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.4%
Cargo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Bowan Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 4.7%
Cargo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Bowan Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Cargo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Bowan Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Cargo Bowan Park
Median house price $570,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $2,000,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cargo Bowan Park
Rural and farming 95% 100%
Environmental 4% 0%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Cargo Bowan Park
House price Higher than 10% of NSW —
Income Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 95% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Cargo Bowan Park
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bowan Park carries more crime risk (41 vs 21).

Cargo Bowan Park
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
41/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Cargo

  • Cargo Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Bowan Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cargo Bowan Park
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 36 4

Mobility

Cargo sits further from the CBD (302.6 km vs 291.3 km).

Cargo Bowan Park
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 302.6 km
+4% vs other
 291.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 260 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
 0.5%
postcode 2864
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
 67
postcode 2864

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.

Cargo Bowan Park
Car (driver) 76.9% / 65.8%
Cargo — Car (driver): 76.9% Bowan Park — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 34.2%
Cargo — Worked from Home: 15.1% Bowan Park — Worked from Home: 34.2%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / —
Cargo — Car (passenger): 4.2% Bowan Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.8% / —
Cargo — Walked Only: 3.8% Bowan Park — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Cargo Bowan Park
Elevation 665 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 584 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Cargo Bowan Park
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cargo

Family Rural

Bowan Park

Premium Rural

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