Bowan Park NSW 2864

Bowan Park is a rural locality in New South Wales, 291 km from Sydney CBD, around 4 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 106; the median age is 42 and the median household income is $136,448 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The locality fell 9.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $375 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. Walkability is low.

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Median Land Price

Q4 2025

The median land sale price in Bowan Park sits at $2 million in the December 2025 quarter, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 28370% over the past decade — 76.0% per year on average.

$2,000,000

↑ +28369.8% over 2015–2025 (+76.0%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Is Bowan Park safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Bowan Park sits in the moderate band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 50% on the prior year.

3 offences

50.0% since 2024
Assault 1 (33.3%)
Weapons Offences 1 (33.3%)
Theft 1 (33.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Bowan Park killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Cabonne Shire Council has published 8 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 8 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Bowan Park is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bowan Park.

28
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
36
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 83%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 17%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
4 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Cabonne: council population

The whole council area, not just Bowan Park · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
13,915
Change
-2
people since 2024
Density
2.3
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+17
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-41
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+22
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Bowan Park is home to 106 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $136,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

106

9.4% since 2016

Median Age

42

2.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$136,448/yr

46.4% since 2016
Top 9% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$375/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$2,167/mo

24.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

10.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$50,232/yr

35.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

9.8%

14.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

41

17.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

82.9%

17.1% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

14.3%

Mortgage Stress

19.1%

15.1% since 2016

Work From Home

34.2%

20.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 41 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 17 (41.5%)
Mortgage 17 (41.5%)
Renting 7 (17.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
87.7%
English Spoken at Home
99.1%
Employment Rate
67%
6.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
46.2%

Occupations

Managers 23 (40.4%)
Professionals 7 (12.3%)
Technicians & Trades 6 (10.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (8.8%)
Sales 4 (7.0%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (5.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 3 (5.3%)

Religion

Christianity 81 (76.4%)
No Religion 23 (21.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (3.8%)
5-14 13 (12.3%)
15-19 9 (8.5%)
20-24 10 (9.4%)
25-34 5 (4.7%)
35-44 14 (13.2%)
45-54 14 (13.2%)
55-64 10 (9.4%)
65-74 8 (7.5%)
75-84 14 (13.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 15 (57.7%)
Lone Person 8 (30.8%)
One Parent Families 3 (11.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 25 (65.8%)
Worked from Home 13 (34.2%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 22 (20.8%)
Bachelor Degree 15 (14.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10 (9.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 5 (4.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 9 (22.0%)
2 cars 18 (43.9%)
3 cars 13 (31.7%)
4+ cars 4 (9.8%)

Council Rates

Cabonne
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $750 a year through Cabonne based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$750/yr
39% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Bowan Park's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Cabonne

The whole council area, not just Bowan Park · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 29 new dwellings were approved across Cabonne. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 42.9% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
29dwellings
-42.9% YoY
Houses
29
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 6 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 10.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.4 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Orange monitoring station, 24.1 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Orange Agricultural Institute, 22.5 km

Moderate rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
584 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
894 mm
79 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
26.3°C
1 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
2.2°C
23 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2864, 4 of 843 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (18 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.36%
2025
0.47%

Rooftop solar

67
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.0 kW each

In postcode 2864, 230 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 344 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 21 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
4
2020
11
2021
22
2022
14
2023
19
2024
12
2025
19
2026
12

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$10,431
Loan amount
$1,600,000
Total interest over 30 years
$2,155,089
Deposit
$400,000
Stamp duty
$91,287
Cash needed at settlement
$491,287

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Calare

Currently held by Andrew Gee Independent

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Andrew Gee 37.7% 62.3% +3.2
2022 Andrew Gee 34.5% 65.5% +2.2
2019 Andrew Gee 36.7% 63.3% +1.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Orange District

Currently held by Philip Donato Independent

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Philip Donato IND 71.9%
2019 Philip Donato 65.2%
2015 Andrew Gee NP 71.7%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Bowan Park

Is Bowan Park a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Bowan Park is moderate (41/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Bowan Park?

Bowan Park has a low recorded bushfire history (18/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Bowan Park?

Bowan Park, NSW had a population of 106 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Bowan Park, NSW?

The postcode for Bowan Park, NSW is 2864.

How far is Bowan Park from Sydney?

Bowan Park is 291 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 247 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Bowan Park?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bowan Park was $136,448 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Bowan Park?

There are too few current rental listings in Bowan Park for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $375, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Bowan Park?

The median age of residents in Bowan Park was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Bowan Park at risk of bushfire?

Bowan Park has a low recorded bushfire history (18/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the air quality in Bowan Park?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Bowan Park (Orange) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 10.8 µg/m³. That puts Bowan Park below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Bowan Park?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bowan Park, Orange Agricultural Institute (22.5 km away), summer days average 26.3°C, winter nights 2.2°C, 894 mm of rain a year over 79 rainy days, and 1 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median land price in Bowan Park?

The median sale price for land lots in Bowan Park was $2,000,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bowan Park?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Bowan Park belong to?

Bowan Park sits within the Cabonne local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Bowan Park?

The average residential rates bill through Cabonne is $750 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Bowan Park?

Across Cabonne, 29 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 42.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Bowan Park in?

Bowan Park sits within the federal Division of Calare, currently held by Andrew Gee (Independent).

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