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Rowena NSW 2387

Rowena is located in the Far West and Orana region of New South Wales, postcode 2387. It has 109 properties across 13 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Rowena, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Rowena

Rowena, NSW 2387, sits in the Far West and Orana region and neighbours Mallowa, Burren Junction, Bulyeroi and Nowley. Its 13 streets hold 109 properties, all of them houses.

Census figures are for the Walgett - Lightning Ridge area, which covers most of the suburb. That area had 5,534 residents, a median age of 44 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $991 a week, the median mortgage repayment $852 a month and the median rent $179 a week. Of 1,765 dwellings, 1,350 were separate houses, 58 semi-detached, 22 flats and 234 other; 720 were owned outright, 259 owned with a mortgage and 555 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Rowena

  • 5,534Peoplelive in the area
  • 44Median ageyears
  • $991Median household incomea week
  • $179Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,350
  • Townhouses and semis58
  • Flats and apartments22
  • Other234

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$852a month
  • Household size2.2people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 720Owned with a mortgage 259Rented 555Other 231

Schools in Rowena

  • Rowena Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Rowena

  1. Belarra Road3 properties
  2. Camerons Lane1 property
  3. Clarkes Lane1 property
  4. Glen Eden Road7 properties
  5. Merrywinebone Road16 properties
  6. Middle Street11 properties
  7. Millie Road6 properties
  8. Moomin Road16 properties
  9. Poison Gate Road3 properties
  10. Rowena Road18 properties
  11. Rowena Street8 properties
  12. Shaw Street16 properties
  13. Woodvale Road3 properties

Neighbouring suburbs

Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.