Maxwell vs Rowan

Maxwell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Rowan. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Rowan tends to suit couples.

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

Maxwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 83/100)

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 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rowan

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $470/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Rowan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (466.5 km vs 477 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (299 min vs 304 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maxwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 83/100)

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 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maxwell 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.

Maxwell Rowan
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.

Maxwell Rowan
Walkability 6 / 0
Maxwell — Walkability: 6/100 Rowan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 17
Maxwell — Safety: 41/100 Rowan — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Maxwell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rowan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maxwell rents higher ($470/wk vs $350/wk); Rowan skews older (43 vs 36).

Maxwell Rowan
Population 90 105
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +22.1%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $112,632/yr $125,632/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+26% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maxwell Rowan
0-4 5.6% / 3.8%
Maxwell — 0-4: 5.6% Rowan — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 21.1% / 20.0%
Maxwell — 5-14: 21.1% Rowan — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 — / 8.6%
Maxwell — 15-19: not among its largest Rowan — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 3.3% / 2.9%
Maxwell — 20-24: 3.3% Rowan — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 11.1% / 5.7%
Maxwell — 25-34: 11.1% Rowan — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 13.3% / 13.3%
Maxwell — 35-44: 13.3% Rowan — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 12.2% / 18.1%
Maxwell — 45-54: 12.2% Rowan — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 10.0% / 19.0%
Maxwell — 55-64: 10.0% Rowan — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 10.0% / 9.5%
Maxwell — 65-74: 10.0% Rowan — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 6.7% / 4.8%
Maxwell — 75-84: 6.7% Rowan — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Maxwell — 85+: not among its largest Rowan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Maxwell Rowan
England 6.7% / —
Maxwell — England: 6.7% Rowan — England: not among its largest
Ireland — / 2.9%
Maxwell — Ireland: not among its largest Rowan — Ireland: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maxwell 66.7% couple families
Maxwell — Couple Families: 66.7% Maxwell — Lone Person: 14.3% Maxwell — One Parent Families: 19.0%
Rowan 78.9% couple families
Rowan — Couple Families: 78.9% Rowan — Lone Person: 21.1% Rowan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maxwell 100.0% houses
Maxwell — Houses: 100.0%
Rowan 100.0% houses
Rowan — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Maxwell Rowan
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 27.6%
Maxwell — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Rowan — Certificate III & IV: 27.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 13.3%
Maxwell — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Rowan — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / —
Maxwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Rowan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Maxwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rowan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Maxwell — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Rowan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maxwell 11.5% renting
Maxwell — Owned Outright: 26.9% Maxwell — Mortgage: 61.5% Maxwell — Renting: 11.5%
Rowan 0.0% renting
Rowan — Owned Outright: 45.5% Rowan — Mortgage: 54.5% Rowan — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Maxwell Rowan
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $413,964 —

Zoning mix

Maxwell Rowan
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Maxwell Rowan
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maxwell Rowan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Maxwell Rowan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rowan carries more crime risk (83 vs 59).

Maxwell Rowan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
59/100
 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

Maxwell 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

Maxwell Rowan
Waterways 17 9

Mobility

Maxwell sits further from the CBD (477 km vs 466.5 km).

Maxwell Rowan
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 477 km
+2% vs other
 466.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 304 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.

Maxwell Rowan
Car (driver) 65.6% / 84.2%
Maxwell — Car (driver): 65.6% Rowan — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 15.8%
Maxwell — Worked from Home: 34.4% Rowan — Worked from Home: 15.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Maxwell Rowan
Elevation 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 287 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maxwell Rowan
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Maxwell 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)

Maxwell Rowan
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Maxwell Rowan
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Maxwell Rowan
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maxwell Rowan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maxwell

Family River Rural

Rowan

Family Rural

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