Kowen, ACT 2620
Snowy Monaro Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 2620
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What to know about Kowen
Kowen (2620) sits in the Snowy Monaro region of the ACT.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Kowen scores 6/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 0°C (cold). Annual rainfall lands at about 601 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 8 government primary, 4 government secondary, 4 Catholic, 1 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 6/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 90/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 601 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.1°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 0.2°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Kowen
- What is the Kowen postcode?
- Kowen is in the 2620 postcode, in ACT, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council region.
- Where is Kowen?
- Kowen is a suburb in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council area, ACT 2620.
- What schools are in Kowen?
- There are 20 schools serving Kowen on this page, including Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan High School, Finigan School of Distance Education.
- How walkable is Kowen?
- Kowen has a Walk Score of 6 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 90.
- What suburbs are near Kowen?
- Kowen is close to Booth, Paddys River, Beard, Williamsdale, Tennent.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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