Bow Bowing, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Bow Bowing
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Campbelltown
postcode = 2566
pop = 1600 (2006)
est = 1976
area =
propval =
stategov = Campbelltown
fedgov = Werriwa
near-nw = St Andrews
near-n = Ingleburn
near-ne = Ingleburn
near-w = St Andrews
near-e = Minto
near-sw = St Andrews
near-s = Minto
near-se = Minto
dist1 = 55
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney CBD

Bow Bowing is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bow Bowing is located 55 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown.

History

The suburb Bow Bowing draws its name from a local creek. The creek's name is probably of aboriginal origin since it was originally spelt Boro Borang and later corrupted. The name Bow Bowing was only chosen for the suburb in 1975 and for more than one hundred years prior to that it was known as Saggart's Field after a local family. A school built in 1866 was named Saggart Field School although it was renamed Minto Public School in 1884. [ [http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2095&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1368 Bow Bowing History] ]

The land in the area was purchased by the Housing Commission in 1976 with the intention of building over one thousand homes in the relatively small area of the new suburb. Local concerns, particularly over other Housing Commission developments in the area, forced the original plan to be shelved. The land was subsequently sold to private developers who built 350 homes in the area. The development was officially opened in 1990.

Population

According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, Bow Bowing had a population of 1,602 people, mostly families living in detached houses. The suburb had a lower than average unemployment rate (3.9%) with the most common employment categories being clerical and administrative (22%), technicians and tradespeople (16%), and machinery operators and drivers (12%). Almost two thirds of residents were Australian born but there were a significant number born in the Philippines (5%) and Fiji (4%).Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC11135|name=Bow Bowing (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-12-30|quick=on]

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