Bowden is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.

The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 648 persons in Bowden on census night. Of these, 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Within ten years, the 2016 Census recorded 911 people in Bowden, with 52% being male and 48% being female, and further increased to 1,808 people in 2021, with 51.1% recorded as male and 48.9% as female.