Suburbs Rosewater

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Rosewater SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Rosewater, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Rosewater SA is 3,582 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Rosewater is $684 per week ($35,568 per year). Median rent in Rosewater is $260 per week ($1,127 per month). Rosewater has a median age of 39 years, older than the national median of 38. Rosewater has a population density of 2685.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Rosewater is England. The most common religion is No Religion (52% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Vietnamese. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rosewater is $1,430.

There were 209 recorded offences in Rosewater in 2025-26, a rate of 58 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (134 offences).

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📍 Rosewater, South Australia — 34.8523°S, 138.5214°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (18)

Rosewater Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Rosewater Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$684/wk
$35,568 per year
#5766 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$260/wk
$1,127 per month
#5884 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
39years
1 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,430/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Rosewater Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.9% (1,788) Female 50.1% (1,795)

Population Density

2685.4
people per km²
3,582 people · 1.3 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,740
Family income/wk

Rosewater 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)

Rosewater Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
37.0% 358 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
63.0% 609 dwellings

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

Rosewater Country of Birth

Australia
87.3%
England
4.3%
India
4.3%
Greece
1.3%
China
1.0%
Germany
0.7%
Croatia
0.4%
France
0.3%
Iran
0.3%
Brazil
0.2%

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

Rosewater Religion

No Religion
52.2%
Catholic
21.1%
Not stated
7.1%
Buddhism
5.3%
Anglican
4.0%
Christian (other)
3.8%
Eastern Orthodox
3.6%
Islam
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Rosewater Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
60.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
17.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
16.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.3%

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

Rosewater Languages Spoken at Home

Vietnamese
34.1%
Other
16.1%
SAL Tot
12.9%
Greek
9.8%
SAL Tagalog
8.8%
IAL Punjabi
8.2%
SAL Filipin
5.4%
Russian
4.7%

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

Rosewater Employment

💼
Employed full-time
36.2% 1,005 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.0% 612 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.2% 144 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.7% 1,019 people

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

Rosewater Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
41.9%
Bachelor Degree
27.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.0%
Postgraduate Degree
8.1%
Certificate I/II
3.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.4%

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

Rosewater Occupation

Professionals
26.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
17.7%
Community & Personal Service
15.7%
Clerical & Administrative
11.8%
Managers
10.6%
Labourers
7.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.3%
Sales Workers
4.6%

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

Rosewater Field of Study

Management & Commerce
18.9%
Society & Culture
18.3%
Engineering
17.5%
Health
11.8%
Education
9.1%
Architecture & Building
6.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.9%
Creative Arts
5.1%
Information Technology
3.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.4%
Agriculture & Environment
1.2%

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

Rosewater Dwelling Types

Separate house
81.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
16.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Rosewater Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
2.0%
$300-$399/wk
5.1%
$400-$499/wk
9.2%
$500-$649/wk
5.6%
$650-$799/wk
8.6%
$800-$999/wk
7.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.6%
$4,000+/wk
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Rosewater Marital Status

💍
Married
34.5% 1,042
↔️
Separated
3.4% 102
📋
Divorced
12.4% 374
🕊️
Widowed
4.5% 135
👤
Never married
45.3% 1,368

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Rosewater Ancestry

English
27.7%
Australian
24.0%
Other
9.4%
Irish
7.0%
Scottish
6.6%
German
4.9%
Vietnamese
4.9%
Italian
4.0%
Filipino
3.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.0%
Indian
2.7%
Polish
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Rosewater School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
23.0%
Secondary — Government
16.6%
Vocational Education
16.4%
Primary — Catholic
14.7%
Secondary — Catholic
10.9%
Pre-school
9.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.8%

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

Rosewater Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.7% 526
✅
No need for assistance
92.3% 6,286

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

Rosewater Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
12.3% 354
—
Not a volunteer
87.7% 2,516

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Rosewater Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.1%
$300-$449/mo
3.9%
$450-$599/mo
1.4%
$600-$799/mo
6.8%
$800-$999/mo
6.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
24.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
28.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
19.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Rosewater How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.0%
Did not go to work
10.8%
Car (passenger)
4.5%
Train
3.5%
Bus
3.0%
Walked only
1.7%
Bicycle
0.8%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.8%
Other
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Truck
0.3%

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

Rosewater Car Ownership

0 vehicles
11.3%
1 vehicle
39.8%
2 vehicles
33.9%
3 vehicles
10.2%
4+ vehicles
4.8%

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

Rosewater Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
4.3%
2 bedrooms
29.7%
3 bedrooms
51.9%
4 bedrooms
11.4%
5 bedrooms
2.3%
6+ bedrooms
0.4%

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

Rosewater Population Mobility

11.4%
moved in the last year
36.5%
moved in the last 5 years
7.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
61.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Rosewater Indigenous Population

3.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
265
Indigenous residents
6,603
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Rosewater Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
422
Asthma
146
Arthritis
134
Diabetes
108
Lung condition
88
Heart disease
84
Cancer
42
Stroke
41
Kidney disease
35
Dementia
7

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

Rosewater Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
11.5%
$1-$149/wk
3.3%
$150-$299/wk
7.5%
$300-$399/wk
6.0%
$400-$499/wk
6.2%
$500-$649/wk
3.1%
$650-$799/wk
9.3%
$800-$999/wk
13.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.5%
$3,500+/wk
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Rosewater Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
36.5%
Couple — no children
24.6%
Couple — no children under 15
17.2%
One parent — no children under 15
11.5%
One parent — children under 15
10.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Rosewater Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 4
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 6
🏅
Previously served
2.5% 73
👤
Never served
97.1% 2,802

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Rosewater Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.9% 397
—
Did not provide
86.1% 2,463

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Rosewater Children Ever Born

No children
38.3%
1 child
17.7%
2 children
24.8%
3 children
12.2%
4 children
6.1%
5+ children
1.0%

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

Rosewater When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
22
1951–1960
53
1961–1970
115
1971–1980
77
1981–1990
159
1991–2000
79
2001–2010
167
2011–2015
140
2016
35
2017
32
2018
27
2019
23
2020
15

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

Rosewater Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.8%
5–14 hours
30.2%
15–29 hours
12.8%
30+ hours
6.9%
Did not do domestic work
29.4%

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

Rosewater Household Size

1 person
33.2%
2 persons
31.0%
3 persons
15.9%
4 persons
12.8%
5 persons
4.5%
6+ persons
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Rosewater Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,986
Moved from SA
302
Moved — same area (SA2)
34
Moved from NSW
12
Moved from VIC
11
Moved from overseas
9
Moved from NT
4
Moved from QLD
3

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

Rosewater Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
81.0%
Step family — no other children
12.2%
Blended family — no other children
3.8%
Intact family — other children present
1.9%
Other couple — children only
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Rosewater Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 209 total

Theft
134
Assault
31
Property Damage
21
Break & Enter
13
Fraud
5
Other Against Person
5

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Rosewater Schools

18
schools nearby
9
government
992
avg ICSEA score
6,484
total students
Whitefriars School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 603 students
1076
ICSEA
Portside Christian College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 626 students
1067
ICSEA
Our Lady Queen of Peace School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 278 students
1043
ICSEA
Woodville Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 204 students
1020
ICSEA
Largs Bay School Government
Primary · R-6 · 418 students
1018
ICSEA
Mount Carmel College Catholic
Secondary · R-12 · 1,204 students
1008
ICSEA
Alberton Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 262 students
1002
ICSEA
The Grove Education Centre Government
Combined · U · 63 students
992
ICSEA
St Joseph's School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 154 students
990
ICSEA
Woodville Gardens School Birth-6 Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 478 students
983
ICSEA
Woodville High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,170 students
973
ICSEA
Hendon Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 270 students
965
ICSEA
Pennington School R-6 Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 262 students
934
ICSEA
Ngutu College Independent
Combined · R-11 · 260 students
909
ICSEA
Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 232 students
902
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 18 schools

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

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Rosewater Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,314/wk
Median Rent $260/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.8%

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

If you earn X in Rosewater

≈ $5,694/month
Median rent $260/wk
Left after rent $1,054/wk
Rent share 19.8%

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Income: $635/wk Rent: $194/wk Save: $66/wk
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Income: $648/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $10/wk
Taperoo
Income: $585/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $10/wk
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Income: $720/wk Rent: $213/wk Save: $47/wk
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Income: $819/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $40/wk
Naracoorte
Income: $758/wk Rent: $230/wk Save: $30/wk
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Income: $713/wk Rent: $185/wk Save: $75/wk

Rosewater vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Birkenhead
Pop: 1,798 Income: $858/wk Rent: $315/wk
Bowden
Pop: 1,808 Income: $1,056/wk Rent: $390/wk
Kensington (SA)
Pop: 1,808 Income: $797/wk Rent: $300/wk
Mitcham (SA)
Pop: 1,832 Income: $922/wk Rent: $328/wk
O'Sullivan Beach
Pop: 1,844 Income: $599/wk Rent: $300/wk
Hindmarsh Island
Pop: 1,846 Income: $581/wk Rent: $330/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rosewater

What is the population of Rosewater SA?

The population of Rosewater SA is 3,582 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2685.4 people per km².Rosewater is ranked #2,111 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Rosewater?

The median personal income in Rosewater SA is $684 per week, or $35,568 per year.The median household income is $1,314 per week.Family income is $1,740 per week.Rosewater is ranked #5,766 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Rosewater?

Median rent in Rosewater SA is $260 per week ($1,127 per month).Rent represents 19.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Rosewater ranks #5,884 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Rosewater?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rosewater SA is $1,430. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Rosewater?

The median age in Rosewater SA is 39 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Rosewater a good suburb to live in?

Rosewater is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,582.The median income is $684/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.8% 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: 41276. All dollar figures in AUD.