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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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
14,217
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
38
Median age
Years
9.9%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.7
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,578/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$759/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$300/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,600/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
94.5%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.3%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
7.6%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
51.5%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.4%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
46.0%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 31.9%Mortgaged 38.8%Rented 25.7%Other / not stated 3.5%

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.

Internal migration in+1,928
Internal migration out+1,194
Overseas migration in+66
Natural increase+87
Population (ERP)
16,825
▲ 5,920 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+5.43%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+779
1,994 in · 1,215 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
13th
Top 5% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Rosewood against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

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.

Show data table
YearRosewoodQueensland average
201612,0814,845,152
201712,3074,926,380
201812,7595,006,623
201913,3925,088,847
202013,9025,165,613
202114,4905,215,814
202215,0445,310,905
202315,4425,450,235
202415,9595,571,890
202516,8255,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population11,80714,217+20%
Median age4138-3 yrs
Median household income$1,355/wk$1,578/wk+16%
Median weekly rent$285/wk$300/wk+5.3%
Born overseas10.1%9.9%-0.2 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
11
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
1
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
3
0 hospitals · 3 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
24
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

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
Schools
  • 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
Childcare & kindergartens
  • LEAD Childcare & Education
Libraries
  • Rosewood Library
GPs & clinics
  • The Lockyer Doctors
  • Walloon Medical Center
  • Marburg Medical
Supermarkets
  • Drakes IGA
  • IGA
Parks
  • ANZAC Park
  • Cobb & Co Heritage Park
  • Papillon Park
  • Tom Lenihan Park
  • John Street Reserve
  • Freemans Park
  • Peace Park
  • Caledonian Park
Train stations
  • 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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 3
score 969
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 3
score 934
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 5
score 1,002
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 2
score 907

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Lockyer Valley - East+2.9%
02Lowood+1.7%
03Boonah+1.4%
04Esk+0.8%