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Lake Rowan flood & bushfire risk

Of Lake Rowan’s 80 mapped properties, 1.3% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Lake Rowan’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

1.3%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
80
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Lake Rowan

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

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Crime near Lake Rowan

Lake Rowan sits in the Moira council area, which recorded 1,757 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 1,757 total. Figures are for the whole Moira council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Lake Rowan

Lake Rowan is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural97.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Other1.3% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - CEMETERY/CREMATORIUM

Other1.3% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - LOCAL GOVERNMENT

School catchments in Lake Rowan

PrimaryDevenish Primary School · Tungamah Primary School
SecondaryBenalla P-12 College · Wangaratta High School · Yarrawonga College P-12

Lake Rowan can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Lake Rowan

At the 2021 Census, 0% of Lake Rowan’s 70 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian51.4%
English31.4%
Scottish24.3%
Australian Aboriginal5.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Lake Rowan

Moira council approved 383 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

383
Dwellings/yr
337
Houses
46
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moira council area (not just Lake Rowan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

St James · 12.8% floodDevenish · 0% floodWilby · 0.5% floodThoona · 0% floodTungamah · 40.9% floodGoorambat · 1.7% flood

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.