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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%.

0%
In a flood area
98.4%
In a bushfire area
61
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Rowan

Flood and bushfire areas across Rowan. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Rowan

Rowan sits in the Wagga Wagga council area, which recorded 7,985 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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.

Houses
$700,000+7.62%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$455,000+18.95%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Other63.9% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose31.1% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Rural4.9% of properties

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

Australian36.2%
English35.2%
Irish23.8%
Scottish15.2%
Italian9.5%
Dutch3.8%

Top countries of birth

Ireland2.9%

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.

479
Dwellings/yr
330
Houses
149
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wagga Wagga council area (not just Rowan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Rowan address:

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.