Bowen Hills, QLD 4006
Brisbane City CouncilGreater BrisbaneAll suburbs in postcode 4006
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Median house price
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Sales data as of May 2026
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Rent in Bowen Hills
- Weekly rent (house)
- $420/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $760/wk
Rental data as of June 2026· Queensland RTA bond data
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What to know about Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills (4006) sits in the Brisbane region of Queensland.
Bowen Hills has roughly 4,898 residents, with a young-family demographic. Households are dominated by renters. Day-to-day life here is very walkable, with most errands manageable on foot.
What it’s like to live here
Bowen Hills scores 100/100 on walkability, which makes it very walkable with limited public transport. Coffee, groceries and a meal out are mostly walking-distance, which keeps a household viable on one car.
Summer days here average around 30°C (warm), winter mornings around 9°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,007 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 4 government primary, 1 government secondary, 8 Catholic, 7 independent.
Schools in Bowen Hills
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 100/100
- Transit
- 40/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Walker's paradise. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Bowen Hills's population at 4,898, with a median age of 30. That sits as a young-family demographic. Households are dominated by renters (16% own, 82% rent), which shapes everything from school catchment stability to how often properties turn over. Lone-person households are notable here (51%), often a marker of unit-heavy stock and walkable infrastructure.
- Population
- 4,898
- Median age
- 30
- Family households
- 36%
- Lone person
- 51%
- Owner occupied
- 16%
- Renter occupied
- 82%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
273,294 offences recorded in 2026 across the Brisbane City Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Brisbane City Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,007 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 30.0°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 9.4°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Bowen Hills
- What is the Bowen Hills postcode?
- Bowen Hills is in the 4006 postcode, in QLD, in the Brisbane City Council region.
- Where is Bowen Hills?
- Bowen Hills is a suburb of Brisbane, in QLD 4006. It is part of the Greater Brisbane area, in the Brisbane City Council region.
- What is the average rent in Bowen Hills?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $420, for units it's $760.
- What schools are in Bowen Hills?
- There are 20 schools serving Bowen Hills on this page, including Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, St Mary of the Cross School, Angelorum College.
- How walkable is Bowen Hills?
- Bowen Hills has a Walk Score of 100 out of 100, very walkable. transit score 40, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Bowen Hills?
- Bowen Hills is close to Bowen Bridge, Mayne, Breakfast Creek, Newstead, Brisbane Exhibition.
- What is the population of Bowen Hills?
- The population of Bowen Hills is approximately 4,898 (2021 Census). The median age is 30.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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