Rowan is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Wagga Wagga local government area (postcode 2650). With a population of 105, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $126K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $530. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,650.
The crime rate in the Wagga Wagga LGA is moderate at 5,436 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.