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Rowville

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Rowville
Suburb
Rowville International Hotel entrance
Rowville International Hotel entrance
Rowville is located in Melbourne
Rowville
Rowville
Map
Interactive map of Rowville
Coordinates: 37°56′13″S 145°13′44″E / 37.937°S 145.229°E / -37.937; 145.229
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
CityMelbourne
LGA
Location
Established1882
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 • Total33,571 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,722/km2 (4,459/sq mi)
Postcode
3178
Suburbs around Rowville
Wheelers Hill Scoresby Ferntree Gully
Mulgrave Rowville Lysterfield
Dandenong North Endeavour Hills Lysterfield South
Tirhatuan Wetlands, to the south of Rowville, 2014

Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km (17 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. Rowville recorded a population of 33,571 at the 2021 census.[1] Rowville is one of the largest suburbs south-east of Melbourne.

The Rowville branch of Your Library (formerly Eastern Regional Libraries), is adjacent to the Rowville Community Centre under the Clock Tower. The Stringybark Festival used to be held at the centre on the third weekend of every October and would attract over 25,000 visitors, but has not been held since 2023.[2] The event was organised by the Knox Council, and was one of Australia's longest running sustainability events. There are three golf courses within Rowville. Stud Park is currently being expanded.

Rowville is at the intersection of many local government areas with the suburb connecting to suburbs within the Yarra Ranges Shire, City of Monash, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey and City of Knox.

History

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Rowville is named after the Row family,[3] whose property Stamford Park was established in 1882 and has been restored in recent years.[4][5] The original Rowville Post Office operated between 1905 and 1987, reopening within the Stud Park Shopping Centre in 1989. Rowville developed rapidly throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with housing and light industrial premises being built.[6]

The Stamford Park property was subdivided into Rowville's first housing estate in 1960. It was developed by private entrepreneurs Hans Bachrach and Max Naumburger, who notably established the town of Smiths Beach.[7] They hired the head of engineering at Swinburne, Keith Stevenson, to design the estate with an American-style road layout.[8][9]

The low-density Twin View estate off Taylors Lane and the timbered Seebeck estate near Police Road were subdivided in the early 1960s, shortly before sweeping new MMBW planning controls stunted further growth of the area. Though new homes were being built, it wasn't until 1979 that new residential areas were created.[10] These were the Rowville Lakes estate (by Hooker-Rex) and the adjoining Park Ridge estate (by Stocks & Holdings), which together provided 2500 allotments. The Lakes estate is the largest in the suburb.[11]

These estates began to fill up in the mid-1980s, prompting construction of the Timbertop Estate on part of the former Rowville Training Camp,[12] as well as the Turramurra Estate at the north end of Turramurra Drive[13] and the Sovereign Hill estate in and around Tirhatuan Drive.[14]

The third wave of development took place during the late 1980s, with construction of estates such as Rowville Heights near Arcadia Reserve,[15] Tirhatuan Hills next to the Tirhatuan Wetlands,[16] Studwell Park near the south end of Waradgery Drive[17] and the Peppertree Hill retirement village by AV Jennings off Fulham Road.[18]

Other residential estates

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  • Waterford Valley Lakes (2004): Retirement village and golf course.[19]
  • Sovereign Manors (2001–2002): Developed by the Sunland Group at a cost of over $35 million, providing about 100 homes off Karoo Road.[20]
  • Sovereign Crest (2002): Over 800 blocks developed by Nev Pask, situated around Sovereign Crest Boulevard.[21]
  • Silkwood Estate[22]

Education

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Rowville has one dual-campus high school, Rowville Secondary College, with an Eastern Campus (7–12) and a Western Campus (7–12). Students from the Eastern Campus used to move to the Western Campus to complete their VCE. But now they can complete VCE at the eastern campus as well.[citation needed]

Rowville is served by four public primary schools:

  • Rowville Primary School (established 1973)[23]
  • Park Ridge Primary (established 1990)[24]
  • Karoo Primary School (established 1992)[25]
  • Heany Park Primary (established 1993)[26]

It is also served by a Catholic primary school, St. Simon the Apostle School, which was established in 1982.[27]

When Lysterfield Primary School moved to its present site in the 1990s, it was based in Rowville, however the boundary between the suburbs has changed and Lysterfield Primary is once again in Lysterfield.[citation needed]

Commerce

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Rowville's main centre of commerce is Stud Park Shopping Centre which opened in 1989[28] and is the largest shopping centre in the suburb. It houses Coles, Woolworths and Kmart stores, and over 60 specialty stores including two hairdressers, a pharmacy, two travel agents, banks, a vet and assorted food outlets. It has approximately 1500 car park spaces and is serviced regularly by bus services.[29]

Wellington Village, in Wellington Road, is Rowville's second-largest shopping centre. Rowville Lakes is a third, smaller shopping centre on Kelletts Road.

Sport

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  • Rowville Football Club in the Eastern Football League
  • Rowville Knights Community Football Club in the Eastern Football League[30]
  • Lysterfield Junior Football Club in the Eastern Football League
  • Rowville Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
  • Eildon Park Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
  • Lysterfield Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
  • Rowville Eagles Soccer Club
  • Knox United Soccer Club
  • Knox Churches Soccer Club
  • Blue Park
  • Eildon Park Tennis Club
  • Rowville Tennis Club
  • Rowville Netball Club
  • Aston Athletic FC
  • Rowville Little Athletics Club
  • Rowville Lakes Little Athletics Club
  • Rowville Rockets Basketball Club
  • Lysterfield Netball Club
  • Omega Trampoline Sports Club

Golfers play at the Kingston Links on Corporate Avenue,[31] at the course of the Tirhatuan Park Golf Club on Police and Stud Roads[32] or at the course of the Waverley Golf Club on Bergins Road.[33]

Community service groups

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Rowville is supported by local community groups, including the 1st Rowville Scout Group since 1972 and based in its Scout Hall since 1991.

Heany Park Scout Group has been a part of the Rowville community since 1965, starting as 3rd Knox Scout Group. It later moved to Heany Park in 2001 and its name was changed to Heany Park Scout Group. Surrounding the Heany Park Scout Hall is Heany Park, which comprises 9 hectares (23 acres) of natural bushland .

Governance

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Rowville is in the federal Division of Aston, which is held by Mary Doyle of the Australian Labor Party.

Rowville is in the state Legislative Assembly seat of Rowville, which is held by Kim Wells of the Liberal Party.

Rowville is part of the City of Knox and is represented by three ward councillors.

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rowville (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Stringybark Suburban Sustainability Festival". Knox City Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Rowville". Victorian Places. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Sassall, Yeong (9 May 2019). "A heritage Victorian homestead reimagined as a stunning restaurant and event space". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Cody, Gemima (8 March 2019). "Stamford Park Homestead has been restored for high times and high tea". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tenders: Street Construction, Rowville". The Age. 5 September 1959. p. 48 – via State Library Victoria.
  8. ↑ Stephenson, Keith (16 November 1957). "Stamford Heights Estate Section 3 - Copy of fieldnotes of Survey of Crown Portion 2, Parish of Narree Worran" – via LASSI, Victorian Department of Transport and Planning.
  9. ↑ "£2m Estate Planned on 700 Acres at Rowville". The Age. 12 November 1958. p. 17 – via State Library Victoria.
  10. ↑ "Down by the lakes". The Age. 21 March 1979. p. 46 – via State Library Victoria.
  11. ↑ "Park Ridge, Rowville". The Age. 3 November 1979. p. 78.
  12. ↑ "New Knox estate is proving popular". The Age. 21 September 1985. p. 17 – via State Library Victoria.
  13. ↑ "Building blocks with views on the popular Turramurra Estate". The Age. 21 December 1985. p. 50.
  14. ↑ "Sovereign Hill – Tirhatuan Drive". The Age. 10 February 1990. p. 9.
  15. ↑ "The best, yes, the best – in Rowville". The Age. 25 April 1987. p. 93.
  16. ↑ "Tirhatuan Hills Rowville: The Investor's Paradise". The Age. 17 May 1986. p. 80 – via State Library Victoria.
  17. ↑ "Barry Plant – New Homes". The Age. 14 January 1989. p. 65 – via State Library Victoria.
  18. ↑ "Jennings, the people with experience, set the standards in retirement villages". The Age. 24 March 1988. p. 51.
  19. ↑ "Knox community's award is par for the course". Knox Leader. 18 September 2007. p. 3.
  20. ↑ Westwood, John (23 March 2002). "Rowville Riviera". The Age. p. 46 – via State Library Victoria.
  21. ↑ Rose, Michelle (11 May 2002). "Lot at stake for buyers:". Herald Sun. p. 9 – via State Library Victoria.
  22. ↑ Archer, Alice (4 May 1996). "Boomers lead the market on city fringe". The Age. p. 6.
  23. ↑ "Schools". Rowville-Lysterfield Community News. March 1996. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  24. ↑ "Park Ridge Primary School - Number 5281". Victorian Schools Directory. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  25. ↑ "Karoo Primary School - Number 5295". Victorian Schools Directory. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "Heany Park Primary School - Number 5345". Victorian Schools Directory. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  27. ↑ "St Simon's School, Rowville". Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  28. ↑ "Thanks for the welcome! Stud Park Shopping Centre now open". Rowville-Lysterfield Community News. No. 86. August 1989. p. 11. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  29. ↑ "Stud Park". www.studparksc.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  30. ↑ St. Simons Football Club. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  31. ↑ Golf Select, Kingston Links, retrieved 11 May 2009
  32. ↑ Golf Select, Tirhatuan Park, retrieved 11 May 2009
  33. ↑ Golf Select, Waverley, retrieved 11 May 2009
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