Rosewood, QLD 4340 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Rosewood gained 1,928 residents from internal migration and 66 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,215 people moved away — a net addition of 779 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Rosewood against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Rosewood population grew from 12,081 in 2016 to 16,825 in 2025, a change of 39.3% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Rosewood | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,081 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 12,307 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,759 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 13,392 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 13,902 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 14,490 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 15,044 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 15,442 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 15,959 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 16,825 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Rosewood SA2, OpenStreetMap records 11 schools, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 3 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 24 parks. For families: 1 library and 11 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 5 restaurants and 7 pubs and bars. Staying active: 1 public pool and 37 sports fields. The nearest train station, Rosewood, is about 4,500 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 26 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Rosewood State School
- St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
- Saint Brigids Primary School
- Rosewood State High School
- Ashwell State School
- Mount Marrow State School
- Grandchester State School
- Walloon State School
- LEAD Childcare & Education
- Rosewood Library
- The Lockyer Doctors
- Walloon Medical Center
- Marburg Medical
- Drakes IGA
- IGA
- ANZAC Park
- Cobb & Co Heritage Park
- Papillon Park
- Tom Lenihan Park
- John Street Reserve
- Freemans Park
- Peace Park
- Caledonian Park
- Rosewood
- Thagoona
- Walloon
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.