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 Intersection ofStud and Wellington roads, Rowville, 2019 | |||||||||||||
  Rowville | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:37°56′13″S145°13′44″E / 37.937°S 145.229°E /-37.937; 145.229 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1882 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 33,571 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,722/km2 (4,459/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3178 | ||||||||||||
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Rowville is a suburb inMelbourne,Victoria,Australia, 27 km (17 mi) south-east of Melbourne'sCentral Business District, located within theCity of Knoxlocal government area. Rowville recorded a population of 33,571 at the2021 census.[2] Rowville is one of the largest suburbs south-east of Melbourne.
The Rowville branch ofYour Library (formerly Eastern Regional Libraries), adjacent to the Rowville Community Centre under the Clock Tower. The Stringybark Festival is held at the centre on the third weekend of every October and attracts over 25,000 visitors.[3] The event is organised by the Knox Council, and is 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 theYarra Ranges Shire,City of Monash,City of Greater Dandenong,City of Casey andCity of Knox.
Rowville is named after the Row family, whose property Stamford Park was established in 1882.[4] The Stamford Park homestead has been restored in recent years by Knox Council.[5][6]
Rowville Post Office opened on 20 December 1905 and closed in 1987. In 1989, it reopened in the new Stud Park (formerly Darryl Park) Shopping Centre.[7]
Rowville developed rapidly throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with housing and light industrial premises being built.[citation needed] Rowville has many suburban subdivisions, the more recent ones including the Sovereign Crest Estate and the Timbertop Estate. Sovereign Crest Estate is a medium-sized estate located on parts of Karoo Road. The development included the construction of the Wellington Village shopping centre on Wellington Road, complementing the Rowville Lakes shopping centre on Kelletts Road.
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:
It is also served by a Catholic primary school, St. Simon the Apostle School, which was established in 1982.[12]
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]
Rowville's main centre of commerce is Stud Park Shopping Centre which opened in 1989[13] 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.[14]
Wellington Village, in Wellington Road, is Rowville's second-largest shopping centre. Rowville Lakes is a third, smaller shopping centre on Kelletts Road.
Golfers play at the Kingston Links on Corporate Avenue,[16] at the course of the Tirhatuan Park Golf Club on Police and Stud Roads[17] or at the course of the Waverley Golf Club on Bergins Road.[18]
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 .
Rowville is in the federalDivision of Aston, which is held byMary Doyle of theAustralian Labor Party.
Rowville is in the stateLegislative Assembly seat ofRowville, which is held byKim Wells of the Liberal Party.
Rowville is part of theCity of Knox and is represented by three ward councillors.
