| Type: | town |
| Rowella | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 170 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 census |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 7270 |
| Region: | Launceston |
| Location1: | Launceston |
| Dist1: | 46 |
| Dir1: | NW |
| Lga: | West Tamar |
| Stategov: | Bass |
| Fedgov: | Bass |
| Near-Nw: | Tamar River |
| Near-N: | Tamar River |
| Near-Ne: | Tamar River |
| Near-E: | Tamar River |
| Near-W: | Tamar River |
| Near-Sw: | Kayena |
| Near-S: | Kayena |
| Near-Se: | Tamar River |
Rowella is a rural locality in the local government area of West Tamar in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 170 for the state suburb of Rowella.[1]
The area has been known by various names, and as Rowella since 1912. It was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[2]
The locality is surrounded on three sides by the Tamar River.
The C724 route (Rowella Road / West Bay Road) enters from the south and runs north and then south-east to Rowella village, where it terminates.[2] [3]