Tasmania · Suburb Profile

Rose Bay TAS — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Rose Bay, Tasmania. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Rose Bay TAS is 1,188 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Rose Bay is $862 per week ($44,824 per year). Median rent in Rose Bay is $420 per week ($1,820 per month). Rose Bay has a median age of 49 years, older than the national median of 38. Rose Bay has a population density of 1812.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Rose Bay is China. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rose Bay is $1,717.

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Rose Bay Population

residents (Census 2021)

Median Income

$862/wk

$44,824/yr

Median Rent

$420/wk

$1,820/mo

Median Age

49yrs

National: 38

Mortgage

$1,717/mo

Household size: —

Rose Bay Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Weekly Income

$862/wk

$44,824 per year

#2603 of 14,663

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Median Weekly Rent

$420/wk

$1,820 per month

#1513 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

49years

11 years older than national median

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Housing

$1,717/mo mortgage

Avg household size: —

Rose Bay Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.0% (570) Female 52.0% (618)

Population Density

1812.6

people per km²

1,188 people · 0.7 km²

Households

—

Avg household size

—

Persons per bedroom

$2,113

Family income/wk

Rose Bay Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Rose Bay Housing Tenure

🏠

Owned outright

62.3% 228 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

37.7% 138 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Rose Bay Country of Birth

Australia

89.8%

China

3.7%

England

3.5%

Hong Kong

1.2%

India

1.2%

Germany

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Rose Bay Religion

No Religion

49.3%

Anglican

18.3%

Catholic

17.3%

Not stated

7.1%

Uniting Church

2.8%

Buddhism

2.2%

Hinduism

1.6%

Christian (other)

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Rose Bay Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

65.8%

Year 10 or equivalent

23.5%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.0%

Year 9 or equivalent

3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Rose Bay Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin

39.7%

IAL Nepali

19.0%

Other

15.5%

Vietnamese

8.6%

Gujarati

6.9%

Persian ED

5.2%

Spanish

5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Rose Bay Employment

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Employed full-time

30.9% 293 people

⏰

Employed part-time

22.2% 210 people

🔍

Unemployed

2.6% 25 people

🏠

Not in labour force

44.2% 419 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Rose Bay Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

36.7%

Certificate III/IV

22.1%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

17.3%

Postgraduate Degree

15.7%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

6.7%

Certificate I/II

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Rose Bay Occupation

Professionals

40.4%

Managers

17.9%

Technicians & Trade Workers

13.2%

Clerical & Administrative

10.5%

Community & Personal Service

8.3%

Sales Workers

4.7%

Labourers

3.2%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Rose Bay Field of Study

Management & Commerce

27.0%

Education

13.9%

Health

13.1%

Society & Culture

11.6%

Engineering

10.3%

Architecture & Building

6.3%

Information Technology

5.3%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

4.8%

Creative Arts

4.0%

Natural & Physical Sciences

3.0%

Agriculture & Environment

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Rose Bay Dwelling Types

Separate house

93.9%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

4.3%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Rose Bay Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.1%

$150-$299/wk

0.9%

$300-$399/wk

2.7%

$400-$499/wk

5.1%

$500-$649/wk

5.5%

$650-$799/wk

5.1%

$800-$999/wk

8.6%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.3%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

4.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

8.0%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.3%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

8.2%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

7.7%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.0%

$4,000+/wk

11.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Rose Bay Marital Status

💍

Married

52.6% 543

↔️

Separated

3.0% 31

📋

Divorced

11.1% 115

🕊️

Widowed

5.8% 60

👤

Never married

27.4% 283

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Rose Bay Ancestry

English

35.9%

Australian

29.6%

Irish

9.2%

Scottish

7.5%

Other

6.1%

Chinese

3.8%

German

2.5%

Italian

2.0%

Dutch

1.3%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.1%

Polish

0.6%

Hungarian

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Rose Bay School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

33.5%

Secondary — Catholic

12.8%

Secondary — Government

12.2%

Vocational Education

11.0%

Pre-school

9.1%

Primary — Catholic

8.5%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

7.3%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Rose Bay Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

7.4% 169

✅

No need for assistance

92.6% 2,118

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Rose Bay Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

24.1% 234

—

Not a volunteer

75.9% 738

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Rose Bay Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

8.7%

$300-$449/mo

2.4%

$450-$599/mo

2.4%

$600-$799/mo

2.4%

$800-$999/mo

2.4%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

14.3%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

23.0%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

31.0%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

8.7%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Rose Bay How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

66.5%

Did not go to work

13.0%

Car (passenger)

8.2%

Bus

5.8%

Walked only

2.1%

Bicycle

1.9%

Train

1.2%

Other

0.8%

Truck

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Rose Bay Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.3%

1 vehicle

37.8%

2 vehicles

41.3%

3 vehicles

11.6%

4+ vehicles

6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Rose Bay Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

2.9%

2 bedrooms

21.8%

3 bedrooms

47.2%

4 bedrooms

21.6%

5 bedrooms

4.2%

6+ bedrooms

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Rose Bay Population Mobility

13.2%

moved in the last year

36.0%

moved in the last 5 years

5.1%

unemployment rate (Census)

54.9%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Rose Bay Indigenous Population

1.5%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Indigenous residents

2,265

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Rose Bay Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

106

Arthritis

Asthma

Heart disease

Cancer

Diabetes

Lung condition

Kidney disease

Stroke

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Rose Bay Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.9%

$1-$149/wk

5.4%

$150-$299/wk

4.5%

$300-$399/wk

4.6%

$400-$499/wk

2.5%

$500-$649/wk

2.5%

$650-$799/wk

9.0%

$800-$999/wk

11.3%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

10.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.3%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.7%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

13.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.9%

$3,500+/wk

3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Rose Bay Family Structure

Couple — no children

42.5%

Couple — children under 15

32.5%

Couple — no children under 15

13.4%

One parent — children under 15

6.7%

One parent — no children under 15

5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Rose Bay Military Service

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.4% 4

🏅

Previously served

5.4% 54

👤

Never served

94.1% 933

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Rose Bay Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

15.9% 155

—

Did not provide

84.1% 817

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Rose Bay Children Ever Born

No children

29.0%

1 child

13.5%

2 children

33.3%

3 children

18.6%

4 children

4.9%

5+ children

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Rose Bay When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Rose Bay Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

19.4%

5–14 hours

35.6%

15–29 hours

16.9%

30+ hours

7.8%

Did not do domestic work

20.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Rose Bay Household Size

1 person

28.1%

2 persons

39.9%

3 persons

15.4%

4 persons

12.9%

5 persons

2.9%

6+ persons

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Rose Bay Where Residents Moved From

Same address

977

Moved from TAS

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from NSW

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Rose Bay Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

89.7%

Step family — no other children

10.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Rose Bay Schools

schools nearby

government

1025

avg ICSEA score

4,203

total students

The Cottage School Independent

Primary · Prep-6 · 77 students

1113

ICSEA

Montagu Bay Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 318 students

1081

ICSEA

Corpus Christi Catholic School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 413 students

1060

ICSEA

Lindisfarne Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 331 students

1060

ICSEA

Bellerive Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 458 students

1060

ICSEA

St Cuthbert's Catholic School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 254 students

1035

ICSEA

Australian Christian College - Hobart Independent

Combined · Prep-10 · 119 students

1014

ICSEA

Eastside Lutheran College Independent

Combined · Prep-10 · 253 students

1003

ICSEA

Lindisfarne North Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 321 students

995

ICSEA

Rosny College Government

Secondary · 11-12 · 968 students

987

ICSEA

Rose Bay High School Government

Secondary · 7-10 · 533 students

982

ICSEA

Warrane Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 158 students

904

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Rose Bay Rent Prices & Affordability

24%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,757/wk

Median Rent $420/wk

Rent-to-Income 23.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Rose Bay

Your weekly income

≈ $7,614/month

Median rent $420/wk

Left after rent $1,337/wk

Rent share 23.9%

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Pop: 1,209 Income: $567/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rose Bay

What is the population of Rose Bay TAS?

The population of Rose Bay TAS is 1,188 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1812.6 people per km².Rose Bay is ranked #3,723 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Rose Bay?

The median personal income in Rose Bay TAS is $862 per week, or $44,824 per year.The median household income is $1,757 per week.Family income is $2,113 per week.Rose Bay is ranked #2,603 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Rose Bay?

Median rent in Rose Bay TAS is $420 per week ($1,820 per month).Rent represents 23.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Rose Bay ranks #1,513 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Rose Bay?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rose Bay TAS is $1,717. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Rose Bay?

The median age in Rose Bay TAS is 49 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Rose Bay a good suburb to live in?

Rose Bay is a suburb in Tasmania with a population of 1,188.The median income is $862/wk, which is above the TAS average of $677/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 60567. All dollar figures in AUD.