Gregadoo vs Rowan
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Rowan tends to suit families with children.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rowan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gregadoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($278/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gregadoo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 299 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (458.5 km vs 466.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rowan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.1% vs 14.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gregadoo and Rowan drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Gregadoo has more residents (274 vs 105); Rowan rents higher ($350/wk vs $278/wk).
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 274 +62% vs other | 105 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.6% | +22.1% |
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Median household income | $119,860/yr | $125,632/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $278/wk | $350/wk +26% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).
Property market
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,250,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $400,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 548 across Wagga Wagga same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +139% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 87% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 19% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
Liveability
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 76/100 | High 83/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 41 | 9 |
Mobility
Rowan sits further from the CBD (466.5 km vs 458.5 km).
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 458.5 km | 466.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 287 min | 299 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2650 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 2650 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).
Setting
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 292 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 287 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 115 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 565 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,254/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wagga Wagga same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gregadoo | Rowan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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