Rowena vs Mallowa

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 Mallowa, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mallowa tends to suit people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Rowena has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • Mallowa carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 29/100)

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

Renters

Rowena

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $228/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 11%)
  • But Mallowa has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mallowa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (634.9 km vs 655.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Rowena has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 4%)
  • Mallowa carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Rowena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.0% vs -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rowena and Mallowa 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 Mallowa
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 Mallowa
Walkability 0 / 0
Rowena — Walkability: 0/100 Mallowa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 90
Rowena — Safety: 71/100 Mallowa — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 84 / 82
Rowena — Low fire risk: 84/100 Mallowa — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Mallowa rents higher ($228/wk vs $50/wk); Rowena has more residents (172 vs 97).

Rowena Mallowa
Population 172
+44% vs other
 97
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% -10.2%
Median age 31 30
Median household income $90,012/yr $107,224/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $228/wk
+356% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rowena Mallowa
0-4 8.7% / 12.4%
Rowena — 0-4: 8.7% Mallowa — 0-4: 12.4%
5-14 9.3% / 5.2%
Rowena — 5-14: 9.3% Mallowa — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 2.9% / 10.3%
Rowena — 15-19: 2.9% Mallowa — 15-19: 10.3%
20-24 11.0% / 9.3%
Rowena — 20-24: 11.0% Mallowa — 20-24: 9.3%
25-34 22.1% / 28.9%
Rowena — 25-34: 22.1% Mallowa — 25-34: 28.9%
35-44 8.7% / 5.2%
Rowena — 35-44: 8.7% Mallowa — 35-44: 5.2%
45-54 12.8% / 10.3%
Rowena — 45-54: 12.8% Mallowa — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 14.0% / 11.3%
Rowena — 55-64: 14.0% Mallowa — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 7.0% / —
Rowena — 65-74: 7.0% Mallowa — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 2.9% / 4.1%
Rowena — 75-84: 2.9% Mallowa — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 3.5% / —
Rowena — 85+: 3.5% Mallowa — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rowena 44.1% lone person
Rowena — Lone Person: 44.1% Rowena — Couple Families: 47.1% Rowena — Group Household: 8.8%
Mallowa 60.0% lone person
Mallowa — Lone Person: 60.0% Mallowa — Couple Families: 40.0% Mallowa — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Mallowa 44.4% renting
Mallowa — Owned Outright: 55.6% Mallowa — Mortgage: 0.0% Mallowa — Renting: 44.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rowena 100.0% houses
Rowena — Houses: 100.0% Rowena — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mallowa 89.7% houses
Mallowa — Houses: 89.7% Mallowa — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Rowena Mallowa
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 20.6%
Rowena — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Mallowa — Bachelor Degree: 20.6%
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 11.3%
Rowena — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Mallowa — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 8.2%
Rowena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Mallowa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Rowena Mallowa
House price Higher than 1% of NSW —
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW —
EV adoption — Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW

Liveability

Rowena Mallowa
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 10).

Rowena Mallowa
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
10/100
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 Mallowa
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 0

Schools in Rowena

  • Rowena Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mallowa

  • Mallawa Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Rowena Mallowa
Waterways 7 11

Mobility

Rowena sits further from the CBD (655.4 km vs 634.9 km).

Rowena Mallowa
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 655.4 km
+3% vs other
 634.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 462 min 460 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 Mallowa
Car (driver) 66.3% / 72.3%
Rowena — Car (driver): 66.3% Mallowa — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 17.0%
Rowena — Worked from Home: 21.7% Mallowa — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Walked Only 3.6% / 10.6%
Rowena — Walked Only: 3.6% Mallowa — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / —
Rowena — Car (passenger): 8.4% Mallowa — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Rowena Mallowa
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Rowena Mallowa
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

Mallowa

Rural Young Families

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