Rowville - Central

VIC

Rowville - Central is a declining region in VIC with 15,771 residents.

SA2 code: 211011256
State: VIC

Population

15,771

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-0.3%

3yr: +2.1% · 10yr: -0.4%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$425/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,083/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Rowville - Central (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.1%5yr: -0.3%10yr: -0.4%Total: -2.1%

Population grew from 16,110 to 15,771 over 24 years, averaging -0.1% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.9%

Almost entirely detached houses (91.7%), owner-occupied (78.7%), built for families (43% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 91.7%

4,947 houses362 townhouses86 apartments

Tenure

Owned 36.9%

Mortgage 41.8%

Renting 18.8%

Owned 36.9%Mortgage 41.8%Renting 18.8%Other / NS 2.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

42 (0.8%)

2 bed

483 (9.0%)

3 bed

2,331 (43.5%)

4 bed

2,041 (38.1%)

5 bed

412 (7.7%)

6+ bed

52 (1.0%)