Rowena (postcode 2387) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Walgett local government area. The area has roughly 172 residents and a predominantly early-career demographic, with a median age of 31. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.5% 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 managers, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $50 (Census 2021).
Rowena is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 944, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 18 bus stops. The crime rate in the Walgett LGA is higher than average at 13,116 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -1.5% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.