'Carrigal' is a 16.4 ha- 40 acres -property nestled on the banks of Preston River within easy reach of Donnybrook. The land itself is mainly river flats supporting annual grasses and clovers with many areas of kikuyu which is green year round. All the infrastructure and fencing on 'Carrigal' is in very good sound condition. The excellent homestead is of weather board and iron has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and is surrounded by a bull nosed verandah which is paved and has lovely gardens and a small orchard( reticulated and two raised vegetable beds). There is a four bay powered lock-up garage with concrete floor and attached to the north side are an additional two powered two bays with concrete floor. Other infrastructure include a hay shed with isolation section, serviceable set of cattle yards complete with loading ramp (water tap under the ramp), additional animal shelters and poultry run. The six paddocks , three of which have concrete cattle troughs and piping in place for the remainder.
The property is currently running cattle, however has run other livestock in the past. The title appears on the 1897 survey map so that the title ends at the low water mark of the river. The road leading to the property was gazetted in 1929 showing that there has been a dwelling on the title since that time.
The features in the home are too numerous to list here so a comprehensive list is available upon request. The kitchen will impress as it is not only recently updated but comes with granite bench tops (high of 950mm), Island bench with power outlets at each end, ceramic cook top, twelve function oven with telescopic shelves, built-in dish washer, retractable range hood and a large walk-in-pantry. The three bedrooms are queen sized and the master bedroom has a walk through robe to the ensuite. The family bathroom incorporates an European style laundry. On either side of the passage way there are full length expansive storage cupboards. The open plan living has an open fire and there is outside access to an alfresco area with outlook to the north. The ducted reverse cycle air conditioning can be directed to either the living area or the bedrooms and has a specific time programme, the home has a solar power hot water system. House water is supplied from a large tank connected to the house roof which is gutter guard protected and also the same with an auxiliary poly tank connected to the garage. Added security is motion sensitive lights, safety switches, hard wired smoke alarms & window locks. With under ground power and telephone from the boundary, wireless internet. satellite TV reception, rubbish and recycling services from the main road, mail delivery (and newspaper) three times a week, fully reticulated gardens (numerous rose varieties and native shrubs) from the river water( this property enjoy riparian rights being a pre- federation title house) you have all the advantages of country living.
The size of Lowden is approximately 44.7 square kilometres. It has 2 parks covering nearly 0.1% of total area. The population of Lowden in 2016 was 116 people. By 2021 the population was 165 showing a population growth of 42.2% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Lowden is 70-79 years. Households in Lowden are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $2400 - $2999 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Lowden work in a managers occupation.In 2021, 78.20% of the homes in Lowden were owner-occupied compared with 100.00% in 2016.
Lowden has 95 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Lowden have seen a 98.98% increase in median value. As at 30 November 2025:
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