Rowville

Rowville
Suburb
Rowville
Interactive map of Rowville
Coordinates: 37.937°S 145.229°E / -37.937; 145.229
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
City	Melbourne
LGA	City of Knox
Location	27 km (17 mi) from Melbourne 7 km (4.3 mi) from Dandenong
Established	1882
Government
• State electorate	Rowville
• Federal division	Aston
Area
• Total	19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population
• Total	33,571 (2021 census)
• Density	1,722/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, 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. Primarily residential, it is one of the largest suburbs south-east of Melbourne, recording a population of 33,571 at the 2021 census.

Rowville is named after the Row family, whose property Stamford Park was established in 1882. The original Rowville Post Office operated between 1905 and 1987, reopening within the Stud Park Shopping Centre in 1989. Rowville developed rapidly throughout the latter half of the 20th century, particularly during the 1980s and 90s with housing and light industrial premises being built.