Bowen Hills

Bowen Hills Brisbane, Queensland
The Old Museum, former home of the Queensland Museum and later, home of many community groups including the Queensland Youth Orchestras
Bowen Hills
Coordinates	27°26′35.5″S 153°2′18.2″E / 27.443194°S 153.038389°E / -27.443194; 153.038389Coordinates: 27°26′35.5″S 153°2′18.2″E / 27.443194°S 153.038389°E / -27.443194; 153.038389
Population	1,744 (2011 census)
• Density	1,026/km2 (2,660/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4006
Area	1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Central Ward)
State electorate(s)	Brisbane Central
Federal Division(s)	Brisbane
Suburbs around Bowen Hills: Windsor Albion Albion Herston Bowen Hills Newstead Spring Hill Fortitude Valley New Farm

Bowen Hills is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located 3 km (1.86 miles) northeast of the Brisbane CBD. It was named after a Governor of Queensland, Sir George Ferguson Bowen. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,744.

Bowen Hills was occupied by the indigenous Turrbal people, who named it Barrambin and it was a main campsite for the region. The area where the Exhibition and hospital stand was named Walan (Woolan), meaning Bream (fish). Early European settlement named the area York's Hollow "...which was all wild bush, and was a great fighting ground for the blacks". Barrambin was an important location for "kippa-ring" or initiation ceremony. Tribes from the coast would travel here to have their "kippa's" (young men) initiated.

In the mid-twentieth century Bowen Hills was well known as the location of the Cloudland dance hall. Cloudland's domed structure on top of a hill was a prominent landmark on Brisbane's northside. Cloudland was controversially demolished in 1982 to make way for an apartment development.

In 1886, William Perry, a local businessman built Miegunyah House. The gracious Victorian era home remains intact today as a museum hosting historical talks and themed exhibitions.

In the 2010s a number of new residential apartment complexes were constructed in the area, with a range of retail outlets catering to the growing population.

In the 2011 census, Bowen Hills recorded a population of 1,744 people, 43.2% female and 56.8% male.

The median age of the Bowen Hills population was 31 years of age, 6 years below the Australian median.

57.2% of people living in Bowen Hills were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.6%, England 3.1%, India 2.9%, Korea, Republic of 2.1%, Taiwan 1.6%.

69.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 2.4% Mandarin, 1.9% Korean, 1.7% Spanish, 1.2% Cantonese, 1.1% Italian.

Bowen Hills has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: