Rosewood QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Rosewood, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Rosewood QLD is 3,263 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Rosewood is $636 per week ($33,072 per year). Median rent in Rosewood is $295 per week ($1,278 per month). Rosewood has a median age of 39 years, older than the national median of 38. Rosewood has a population density of 104.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Rosewood is England. The most common religion is No Religion (45% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rosewood is $1,349.

There were 831 recorded offences in Rosewood in 2025-26, a rate of 255 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (215 offences).

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Rosewood Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Rosewood Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$636/wk
$33,072 per year
#6506 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$295/wk
$1,278 per month
#5069 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
39years
1 years older than national median
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Mortgage
$1,349/mo
Avg household size: —

Rosewood Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.6% (1,520) Female 53.4% (1,743)

Population Density

104.0
people per km²
3,263 people · 31.4 km²

Households

Avg household size
Persons per bedroom
$1,473
Family income/wk

Rosewood 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)

Rosewood Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
51.1% 337 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
48.9% 322 dwellings

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

Rosewood Country of Birth

Australia
95.9%
England
3.5%
India
0.3%
Chile
0.2%

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

Rosewood Religion

No Religion
44.7%
Catholic
16.7%
Anglican
13.3%
Not stated
12.9%
Uniting Church
5.2%
Baptist
2.9%
Lutheran
2.3%
Christian (other)
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Rosewood Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
48.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
34.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.4%

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

Rosewood Languages Spoken at Home

Other
71.4%
Afrikaans
14.3%
Greek
14.3%

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

Rosewood Employment

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Employed full-time
31.6% 691 people
Employed part-time
17.1% 375 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.4% 96 people
🏠
Not in labour force
46.9% 1,026 people

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

Rosewood Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
58.0%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.7%
Bachelor Degree
12.8%
Certificate I/II
5.0%
Postgraduate Degree
3.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.1%

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

Rosewood Occupation

Community & Personal Service
21.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
20.2%
Professionals
15.3%
Clerical & Administrative
12.9%
Labourers
9.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.6%
Managers
7.6%
Sales Workers
5.3%

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

Rosewood Field of Study

Engineering
22.3%
Management & Commerce
20.1%
Society & Culture
19.0%
Education
8.4%
Health
8.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.8%
Architecture & Building
4.9%
Agriculture & Environment
3.8%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.0%
Information Technology
2.0%
Creative Arts
1.4%

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

Rosewood Dwelling Types

Separate house
92.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
7.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Rosewood Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.9%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
9.4%
$500-$649/wk
7.1%
$650-$799/wk
9.4%
$800-$999/wk
9.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.4%
$4,000+/wk
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Rosewood Marital Status

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Married
38.7% 1,008
↔️
Separated
4.9% 127
📋
Divorced
10.3% 268
🕊️
Widowed
7.7% 200
👤
Never married
38.5% 1,003

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Rosewood Ancestry

Australian
32.4%
English
31.6%
Scottish
9.3%
Irish
7.7%
German
6.8%
Aboriginal Australianralian
4.4%
Other
3.5%
Dutch
1.0%
Italian
1.0%
New Zealander
0.9%
Maori
0.7%
Chinese
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Rosewood School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
36.0%
Secondary — Government
25.5%
Vocational Education
11.5%
Primary — Catholic
9.2%
Pre-school
8.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.3%
Secondary — Catholic
3.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
1.5%

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

Rosewood Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
9.9% 575
No need for assistance
90.1% 5,248

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

Rosewood Volunteering

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Volunteer
14.0% 321
Not a volunteer
86.0% 1,978

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Rosewood Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.7%
$300-$449/mo
2.0%
$450-$599/mo
2.0%
$600-$799/mo
3.3%
$800-$999/mo
8.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
34.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
26.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
14.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Rosewood How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.4%
Did not go to work
12.4%
Car (passenger)
5.4%
Train
2.7%
Walked only
2.4%
Truck
0.9%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Bus
0.6%
Other
0.4%
Bicycle
0.3%

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

Rosewood Car Ownership

0 vehicles
8.1%
1 vehicle
38.4%
2 vehicles
35.1%
3 vehicles
11.3%
4+ vehicles
7.1%

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

Rosewood Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
7.1%
2 bedrooms
11.7%
3 bedrooms
46.2%
4 bedrooms
31.7%
5 bedrooms
2.3%
6+ bedrooms
1.0%

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

Rosewood Population Mobility

18.1%
moved in the last year
51.3%
moved in the last 5 years
7.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
49.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Rosewood Indigenous Population

6.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
405
Indigenous residents
5,601
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Rosewood Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
459
Arthritis
143
Asthma
136
Heart disease
112
Lung condition
107
Diabetes
105
Stroke
54
Cancer
51
Kidney disease
46
Dementia
8

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

Rosewood Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
11.5%
$1-$149/wk
3.5%
$150-$299/wk
7.4%
$300-$399/wk
6.1%
$400-$499/wk
5.2%
$500-$649/wk
4.5%
$650-$799/wk
12.7%
$800-$999/wk
12.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.8%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Rosewood Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
34.6%
Couple — no children
28.0%
One parent — children under 15
18.3%
Couple — no children under 15
11.4%
One parent — no children under 15
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Rosewood Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
1.3% 29
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.3% 7
🏅
Previously served
7.1% 164
👤
Never served
91.3% 2,107

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Rosewood Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.8% 337
Did not provide
85.2% 1,934

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Rosewood Children Ever Born

No children
29.4%
1 child
12.8%
2 children
24.8%
3 children
20.4%
4 children
9.1%
5+ children
3.5%

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

Rosewood When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
19
1961–1970
49
1971–1980
34
1981–1990
45
1991–2000
37
2001–2010
44
2011–2015
20
2017
8
2019
3

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

Rosewood Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.6%
5–14 hours
29.2%
15–29 hours
13.6%
30+ hours
11.1%
Did not do domestic work
28.5%

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

Rosewood Household Size

1 person
28.2%
2 persons
35.1%
3 persons
15.8%
4 persons
11.7%
5 persons
5.8%
6+ persons
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Rosewood Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,355
Moved from QLD
289
Moved — same area (SA2)
162
Moved from overseas
16
Moved from NSW
16
Moved from VIC
12
Moved from ACT
6

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

Rosewood Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
74.4%
Step family — no other children
13.9%
Blended family — no other children
6.4%
Intact family — other children present
2.5%
Blended family — other children present
1.4%
Other couple — children only
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Rosewood Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 831 total

Theft
215
Assault
166
Break & Enter
92
Drug Offences
86
Domestic Violence
86
Property Damage
66
Traffic
52
Sexual Offences
28
Fraud
22
Weapons
12
Robbery
6

Offence trend by year:

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Rosewood Schools

3
schools nearby
2
government
942
avg ICSEA score
1,015
total students
St Brigid's Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 214 students
997
ICSEA
Rosewood State High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 485 students
920
ICSEA
Rosewood State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 316 students
908
ICSEA

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

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Rosewood Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,233/wk
Median Rent $295/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.9%

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

If you earn X in Rosewood

≈ $5,343/month
Median rent $295/wk
Left after rent $938/wk
Rent share 23.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Rosewood vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rosewood

What is the population of Rosewood QLD?

The population of Rosewood QLD is 3,263 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 104.0 people per km².Rosewood is ranked #2,253 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Rosewood?

The median personal income in Rosewood QLD is $636 per week, or $33,072 per year.The median household income is $1,233 per week.Family income is $1,473 per week.Rosewood is ranked #6,506 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Rosewood?

Median rent in Rosewood QLD is $295 per week ($1,278 per month).Rent represents 23.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Rosewood ranks #5,069 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Rosewood?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rosewood QLD is $1,349. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Rosewood?

The median age in Rosewood QLD is 39 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Rosewood a good suburb to live in?

Rosewood is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 3,263.The median income is $636/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 32475. All dollar figures in AUD.