Bowelling is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the West Arthur local government area (postcode 6225). The area has roughly 84 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +2.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $275 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,000.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.