VIC · Moorabool Council
Rowsley, VIC, 3340
Current weather
11.7°CModerate rain showers
84% humidity · 29 km/h wind · 15.2° / 10.6° today · 7.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#230 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Rowsley is a small locality in the Moorabool area, home to around 231 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 14 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-18%), roughly 60.6 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 231
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,937
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 71
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,382
- Employment rate
- 51.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 3 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 14
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 60.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 231 residents
- State safety percentile
- 55.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -17.6%
Most common offence types
- A231 Fv Common Assault1
- B11 Cause Damage By Fire1
- B21 Criminal Damage1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglary3
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft2
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
3 planning-related records
2020· 3 proposals
October 2020
- 21 Lot Staged Subdivision2 ROWSLEY STATION ROAD ROWSLEY 3340In progress
September 2020
- 11 Lot Subdivision combined with S96 Amendment to Rezone from FZ to RCZ to be considered under Amendment C841216 GLENMORE ROAD ROWSLEY 3340Refusal issued by a delegate
June 2020
- Variation of Restrictive Covenant PS 612677A (Change to building envelope location)42 Adriana CourtNOD issued by the Resp. Authority
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Rowsley Streamside ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- GREYSTONES HOMESTEAD AND OUTBUILDINGSNH0265
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 55.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #230 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- GREYSTONES HOMESTEAD AND OUTBUILDINGSheritageNH0265
- Rowsley Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- 11 Lot Subdivision combined with S96 Amendment to Rezone from FZ to RCZ to be considered under Amendment C84planning1216 GLENMORE ROAD ROWSLEY 3340Lodged 21 Sep 2020 · Refusal issued by a delegate
- 21 Lot Staged Subdivisionplanning2 ROWSLEY STATION ROAD ROWSLEY 3340Lodged 06 Oct 2020 · In progress
- Variation of Restrictive Covenant PS 612677A (Change to building envelope location)planning42 Adriana CourtLodged 26 Jun 2020 · NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
- A231 Fv Common Assaultcrime1
- B11 Cause Damage By Firecrime1
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime1
- B321 Residential Non-Aggravated Burglarycrime3
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime2
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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