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Mount Rowan flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Rowan’s 146 mapped properties, 8.9% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

8.9%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
146
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Rowan

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

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Crime near Mount Rowan

Mount Rowan sits in the Ballarat council area, which recorded 11,299 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
07,50015,00020172019202120232025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,299 total. Figures are for the whole Ballarat council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mount Rowan

Mount Rowan is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential41.1% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE

Rural32.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Other17.1% of properties

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

Zone: URBAN GROWTH ZONE

School catchments in Mount Rowan

PrimaryForest Street Primary School · Invermay Primary School · Miners Rest Primary School
SecondaryMount Rowan Secondary College

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

Who lives in Mount Rowan

At the 2021 Census, 4.4% of Mount Rowan’s 295 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.7%
Australian37.3%
Irish20%
Scottish14.2%
German7.5%
Dutch5.8%

Top countries of birth

England1.7%
Netherlands1%

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

Development near Mount Rowan

Ballarat council approved 1,124 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,124
Dwellings/yr
1,006
Houses
118
Units
01,2502,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Ballarat council area (not just Mount Rowan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Invermay Park · 0% floodWendouree · 0% floodMiners Rest · 12.2% floodInvermay · 14.6% floodSulky · 4% floodMitchell Park · 1.1% 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.