South Bowenfels, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,326
- Median age
- 48
- Household income
- $1,608/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 76%
- Renting
- 6%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 6/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Lithgow Station · 4.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Lithgow Hospital · 0.9 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$750k
Median unit (5 yr)
$630k
Sales (5 yr)
117
Sales (12 mths)
16
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
55 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 0.0% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Lithgow PS
Secondary
Lithgow HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Lithgow
District population (2025)
12,124
-7% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
38
houses 25 · other 13
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in South Bowenfels:
- Surveyors Way (68)
- Kirkley Street (55)
- Mckanes Falls Road (48)
- Stockade Close (35)
- Robinia Drive (34)
- Great Western Highway (27)
- Sandalwood Drive (27)
- Magpie Hollow Road (26)
- Gunners Close (25)
- Bursaria Place (18)
- Eucalypt Place (16)
- Claret Ash Avenue (15)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.