Rowan bushfire risk
Of Rowan’s 61 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 98.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Rowan’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Rowan
Flood and bushfire areas across Rowan. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Rowan
Rowan sits in the Wagga Wagga council area, which recorded 7,985 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,985 total. Figures are for the whole Wagga Wagga council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Rowan
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Rowan 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 Rowan
Rowan is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in Rowan
Rowan can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Rowan
At the 2021 Census, 2.9% of Rowan’s 105 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Rowan
Wagga Wagga council approved 479 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wagga Wagga council area (not just Rowan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.