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Bow Bowing bushfire risk

Of Bow Bowing’s 549 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 16% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bow Bowing’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
16%
In a bushfire area
549
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bow Bowing

Flood and bushfire areas across Bow Bowing. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Bow Bowing

Bow Bowing sits in the Campbelltown (NSW) council area, which recorded 18,762 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,762 total. Figures are for the whole Campbelltown (NSW) council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Bow Bowing

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,020,000+9.12%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$810,000+26.89%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Bow Bowing shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Bow Bowing

Bow Bowing is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential99.3% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space0.7% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Bow Bowing

Bow Bowing can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Bow Bowing

At the 2021 Census, 36.9% of Bow Bowing’s 1,606 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian22%
English18.6%
Indian8.2%
Filipino8%
Irish5.9%
Scottish4.7%

Top countries of birth

Philippines5.8%
Fiji3.2%
India3.2%
New Zealand3.1%
Bangladesh2.1%
England1.2%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Bow Bowing

Campbelltown (NSW) council approved 1,609 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,609
Dwellings/yr
994
Houses
615
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Campbelltown (NSW) council area (not just Bow Bowing). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bow Bowing address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.