Rowena vs Bullarah

Rowena is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Bullarah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rowena, about half of households are couple families. In Bullarah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Rowena tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Bullarah suits 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

Bullarah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 29/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 47%)

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

Renters

Rowena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $120/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rowena

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (462 min vs 510 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (655.4 km vs 711.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bullarah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rowena Bullarah
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.

Rowena Bullarah
Walkability 0 / 0
Rowena — Walkability: 0/100 Bullarah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 100
Rowena — Safety: 71/100 Bullarah — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 84 / 70
Rowena — Low fire risk: 84/100 Bullarah — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Bullarah rents higher ($120/wk vs $50/wk); Rowena has more residents (172 vs 103).

Rowena Bullarah
Population 172
+40% vs other
 103
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% -7.2%
Median age 31 42
Median household income $90,012/yr $99,632/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $120/wk
+140% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rowena Bullarah
0-4 8.7% / 8.7%
Rowena — 0-4: 8.7% Bullarah — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 9.3% / 11.7%
Rowena — 5-14: 9.3% Bullarah — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 2.9% / —
Rowena — 15-19: 2.9% Bullarah — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 11.0% / 7.8%
Rowena — 20-24: 11.0% Bullarah — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 22.1% / 16.5%
Rowena — 25-34: 22.1% Bullarah — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 8.7% / 12.6%
Rowena — 35-44: 8.7% Bullarah — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 12.8% / 13.6%
Rowena — 45-54: 12.8% Bullarah — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.0% / 18.4%
Rowena — 55-64: 14.0% Bullarah — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 7.0% / 9.7%
Rowena — 65-74: 7.0% Bullarah — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 2.9% / —
Rowena — 75-84: 2.9% Bullarah — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.5% / —
Rowena — 85+: 3.5% Bullarah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rowena 47.1% couple families
Rowena — Couple Families: 47.1% Rowena — Lone Person: 44.1% Rowena — Group Household: 8.8%
Bullarah 70.6% couple families
Bullarah — Couple Families: 70.6% Bullarah — Lone Person: 29.4% Bullarah — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rowena 29.2% renting
Rowena — Owned Outright: 54.2% Rowena — Mortgage: 16.7% Rowena — Renting: 29.2%
Bullarah 34.5% renting
Bullarah — Owned Outright: 37.9% Bullarah — Mortgage: 27.6% Bullarah — Renting: 34.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rowena 100.0% houses
Rowena — Houses: 100.0%
Bullarah 100.0% houses
Bullarah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Rowena Bullarah
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 9.7%
Rowena — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Bullarah — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 5.8%
Rowena — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Bullarah — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 10.7%
Rowena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Bullarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Property market

Rowena Bullarah
Median house price $38,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rowena Bullarah
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Rowena Bullarah
New dwellings approved 13
across Walgett
 11
across Moree Plains
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rowena Bullarah
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW —
EV adoption — Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Rowena Bullarah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Rowena carries more crime risk (29 vs 0); Bullarah carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 16).

Rowena Bullarah
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
29/100
 None
0/100
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

Rowena Bullarah
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Rowena

  • Rowena Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bullarah

  • Bullarah Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rowena Bullarah
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Waterways 7 40

Mobility

Bullarah sits further from the CBD (711.2 km vs 655.4 km).

Rowena Bullarah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 655.4 km 711.2 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 462 min 510 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2387
 0.0%
postcode 2400
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 78
postcode 2400

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.

Rowena Bullarah
Car (driver) 66.3% / 41.5%
Rowena — Car (driver): 66.3% Bullarah — Car (driver): 41.5%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 47.2%
Rowena — Worked from Home: 21.7% Bullarah — Worked from Home: 47.2%
Walked Only 3.6% / 11.3%
Rowena — Walked Only: 3.6% Bullarah — Walked Only: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / —
Rowena — Car (passenger): 8.4% Bullarah — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Rowena Bullarah
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rowena Bullarah
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
49 premises

Council rates

Rowena Bullarah
Average residential rate $445/yr $1,249/yr
Council Walgett Moree Plains

Federal electorate

Rowena Bullarah
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rowena Bullarah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rowena

Affordable Rural Young Families

Bullarah

Rural Young Families

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