Maddingley vs Rowsley

Maddingley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 41 in Rowsley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maddingley, about half of households are couple families. In Rowsley, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Rowsley tends to suit couples and older residents.

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

Maddingley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Rowsley is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 68%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Maddingley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Maddingley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 9%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Maddingley

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 62 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (61.7 km vs 70.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Maddingley is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • Rowsley has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Maddingley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (59.0% vs 20.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maddingley and Rowsley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Maddingley Rowsley
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Maddingley Rowsley
Walkability 24 / 0
Maddingley — Walkability: 24/100 Rowsley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 31
Maddingley — Safety: 27/100 Rowsley — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Maddingley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rowsley — Low fire risk: 64/100
Low flood risk 37 / 58
Maddingley — Low flood risk: 37/100 Rowsley — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Maddingley has more residents (5,491 vs 231); Rowsley skews older (41 vs 33).

Maddingley Rowsley
Population 5,491
+96% vs other
 231
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +59.0% +20.3%
Median age 33 41
Median household income $99,996/yr $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $366/wk $375/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maddingley Rowsley
0-4 8.7% / 7.8%
Maddingley — 0-4: 8.7% Rowsley — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 14.8% / 13.4%
Maddingley — 5-14: 14.8% Rowsley — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 4.9% / 4.8%
Maddingley — 15-19: 4.9% Rowsley — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.6% / 6.9%
Maddingley — 20-24: 5.6% Rowsley — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 18.1% / 8.7%
Maddingley — 25-34: 18.1% Rowsley — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 16.1% / 14.3%
Maddingley — 35-44: 16.1% Rowsley — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 11.0% / 11.3%
Maddingley — 45-54: 11.0% Rowsley — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 7.7% / 14.3%
Maddingley — 55-64: 7.7% Rowsley — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 7.6% / 13.9%
Maddingley — 65-74: 7.6% Rowsley — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 3.8% / 6.5%
Maddingley — 75-84: 3.8% Rowsley — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.8% / 1.7%
Maddingley — 85+: 1.8% Rowsley — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maddingley 50.4% couple families
Maddingley — Couple Families: 50.4% Maddingley — Lone Person: 27.9% Maddingley — One Parent Families: 17.4% Maddingley — Group Household: 3.4% Maddingley — Other Families: 0.9%
Rowsley 75.9% couple families
Rowsley — Couple Families: 75.9% Rowsley — Lone Person: 24.1% Rowsley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Rowsley — Group Household: 0.0% Rowsley — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maddingley 24.5% renting
Maddingley — Owned Outright: 19.3% Maddingley — Mortgage: 56.2% Maddingley — Renting: 24.5%
Rowsley 8.8% renting
Rowsley — Owned Outright: 51.5% Rowsley — Mortgage: 39.7% Rowsley — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Maddingley Rowsley
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 16.5%
Maddingley — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Rowsley — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.4%
Maddingley — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Rowsley — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 4.3%
Maddingley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Rowsley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 1.7%
Maddingley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Rowsley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Maddingley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Rowsley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Maddingley Rowsley
India 6.1% / —
Maddingley — India: 6.1% Rowsley — India: not among its largest
England 2.6% / 3.0%
Maddingley — England: 2.6% Rowsley — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.4% / 3.9%
Maddingley — New Zealand: 1.4% Rowsley — New Zealand: 3.9%
Germany — / 1.3%
Maddingley — Germany: not among its largest Rowsley — Germany: 1.3%
Philippines 1.0% / —
Maddingley — Philippines: 1.0% Rowsley — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Maddingley — Scotland: 0.6% Rowsley — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maddingley 91.5% houses
Maddingley — Houses: 91.5% Maddingley — Townhouses: 7.7% Maddingley — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Rowsley 92.2% houses
Rowsley — Houses: 92.2% Rowsley — Townhouses: 4.7% Rowsley — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maddingley Rowsley
Median house price $640,000 —
Median unit price $420,000 —
Median land price $595,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 125 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Rowsley has more rural and farming land (89% vs 43%).

Maddingley Rowsley
Rural and farming 43% 89%
Other and special use 24% 7%
Residential 13% 0%
Industrial 9% 0%
Parks and recreation 6% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
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

Maddingley Rowsley
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Maddingley Rowsley
Houses 4.0%
$550/wk on $719K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Maddingley Rowsley
House price Higher than 32% of VIC —
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 89% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 65% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 67% of VIC —

Liveability

Maddingley is more walkable (24 vs 0).

Maddingley Rowsley
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Rowsley carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Maddingley carries more flood risk (63 vs 42).

Maddingley Rowsley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Maddingley Rowsley
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maddingley

  • Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus Independent · Combined above peers
  • Bacchus Marsh College Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Rowsley

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Maddingley Rowsley
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 9 1
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 11 9

Mobility

Rowsley sits further from the CBD (70.4 km vs 61.7 km).

Maddingley Rowsley
Walkability score 24/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 61.7 km 70.4 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 62 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3340
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.

Maddingley Rowsley
Car (driver) 68.5% / 72.4%
Maddingley — Car (driver): 68.5% Rowsley — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 19.7%
Maddingley — Worked from Home: 22.0% Rowsley — Worked from Home: 19.7%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.9%
Maddingley — Car (passenger): 4.0% Rowsley — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.7% / 3.9%
Maddingley — Walked Only: 1.7% Rowsley — Walked Only: 3.9%
Train 3.2% / —
Maddingley — Train: 3.2% Rowsley — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Maddingley Rowsley
Elevation 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.3 km 36.8 km

NBN connectivity

Maddingley Rowsley
Connectivity score 98/100 24/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
2,895 premises
 0%
73 premises

Climate

Maddingley Rowsley
Annual rainfall 578 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Maddingley Rowsley
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Maddingley Rowsley
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Maddingley Rowsley
Division Hawke
same for both
Member Sam Rae
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maddingley Rowsley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maddingley

Acreage Family Outer Transport Hub Young Families

Rowsley

Rural

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