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Rosewood has an estimated 17,060 residents, up from 14,217 at the 2021 Census — a change of 2,843 people, or 20.0%. Growth has averaged 3.9% a year over five years, faster than 90% of areas nationally. 564 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 81.1% of that increase. Density is about 25 people per square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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Demographic assessments by AreaSearch indicate that Rosewood has reached a resident count of approximately 17,060 as of Aug 2026. This represents an expansion of 2,843 people (20.0%) compared to the 14,217 people counted in the 2021 Census. Such growth is determined using the ABS June 2025 estimated resident population of 16,825 alongside 564 validated new addresses added following the census. With a population density of 25 persons per square kilometer, the community retains a spacious living environment. The local expansion rate of 20.0% since the 2021 census outpaced the nationwide figure of 9.5% as well as state benchmarks, positioning Rosewood among the regional leaders in demographic growth.
Inflow from interstate migration served as the primary contributor, accounting for roughly 81.1% of recent net additions, while overseas migration and natural growth also registered positive gains. Projections utilised by AreaSearch incorporate ABS/Geoscience Australia models published in 2024 (taking 2022 as their baseline year), supplemented beyond 2032 or for unlisted localities by Queensland State Government SA2 forecasts released in 2023 from 2021 figures. Because these state forecasts omit age-group breakdowns, AreaSearch allocates cohort distributions via proportional weightings from the ABS Greater Capital Region data issued in 2023 based on 2022 benchmarks. Moving forward, long-term projections rank Rosewood among the top 10 percent of statistical areas across Australia, forecasting an influx of 22,936 persons through to 2041 relative to latest annual ERP baselines, translating into an overall rise of 133.1% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
1,195 new dwellings have been approved in Rosewood over the past five years, an average of 239 a year. That places the area in the 96th percentile for residential development activity nationally, about 14 approvals per 1,000 residents a year. Of the 239 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 97% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential construction approvals across Rosewood have averaged roughly 239 dwellings annually, culminating in 1,195 homes over the past 5 financial years. Between FY-22 and FY-26 across the past 5 financial years, the area added an average of 2.5 new residents per year per completed dwelling, demonstrating healthy demand that underpins local housing markets. Expected construction cost for these newly approved residences averages $371,000, aligning with broader regional patterns. Furthermore, commercial building approvals reached $39.0 million this financial year, underscoring solid local enterprise development. Residential building approvals per capita in Rosewood outstrip Greater Brisbane by 65.0%, offering substantial variety to incoming purchasers and demonstrating strong builder sentiment well ahead of national standards.
Approvals remain heavily skewed toward freestanding houses at 97.0%, while medium and high-density housing accounts for 3.0%, thereby preserving the district's low-density neighborhood fabric tailored to families desiring spacious properties. With approximately 61 people per dwelling approval, the statistical area displays standard markers of an expanding growth hub. Long-term outlooks based on AreaSearch's latest quarterly estimates project Rosewood to expand by 22,701 residents leading up to 2041. If residential construction remains at current volumes, building completions could trail demographic expansion, potentially intensifying competition among buyers and reinforcing upward pressure on home values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Rosewood
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 9 current infrastructure and development projects inside Rosewood, worth an estimated $773 million. A further 78 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $49.8 billion. 46 are already under construction and 33 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Strategic planning, capital works, and major infrastructure initiatives remain vital determinants of future local progress. AreaSearch has tracked 83 major projects positioned to influence the district, with key initiatives including South East Queensland Intermodal Terminal Capacity, Ebenezer Regional Industrial Area, Dawn Walloon, and the Western Ipswich Bypass Proposal.
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Wanless Recycling Park
A $200 million resource recovery and waste transfer station located in Ebenezer. Approved via Ministerial Call-In, the project includes an advanced resource recovery facility capable of processing commercial, industrial, construction, and demolition waste to achieve up to 80% landfill diversion. Note: The landfill component of the original application was refused by the State Government in June 2023.
Dawn Walloon
Masterplanned community by ID_Land across approximately 177 hectares, delivering around 1,800 homes with extensive parks, trails, green space and a new King's Christian College campus planned to open in 2026. Ongoing staged construction with recent landscaping and precinct works progressing.
South East Queensland Intermodal Terminal
Joint Commonwealth-Queensland business case work is progressing for a new South East Queensland intermodal terminal linked to Inland Rail. The preferred concept positions a terminal at Ebenezer (Ipswich) with a single-stacked rail connection to Kagaru, allowing future mode shift from road to rail and enabling longer trains to reduce freight costs and emissions.
Ebenezer Regional Industrial Area
A future major industrial and employment hub for South East Queensland. The project includes the delivery of catalytic trunk infrastructure and a proposed Ebenezer Intermodal Terminal to support the Inland Rail project.
Cunningham Highway Upgrade - Yamanto Interchange to Ebenezer Creek (including Amberley Interchange)
Upgrade of approximately 4.75 km of the Cunningham Highway between Yamanto Interchange and Ebenezer Creek, including a long-term fix to the Amberley Interchange at Ipswich-Rosewood Road. Scope includes grade separation/flyover at Amberley, lane additions and duplication to improve freight efficiency, safety and traffic flow, particularly for access to RAAF Base Amberley and the proposed Ebenezer Intermodal Freight Terminal. Recent federal election commitments from both major parties earmark $200m for the Amberley Interchange, while broader corridor planning remains led by Queensland TMR.
Western Ipswich Bypass Proposal
A $500 million proposal to divert heavy traffic from the Ipswich CBD, improve traffic flow, and enhance road safety. This project will improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and enhance road safety for commuters and residents alike.
Ipswich-Boonah Road Rehabilitation (Purga)
Pavement rehabilitation, road widening, and drainage reconstruction along Ipswich-Boonah Road in the Purga corridor. The works focus on strengthening heavy vehicle capacity, eliminating road surface defects, and enhancing regional freight and commuter safety.
RAAF Base Amberley Redevelopment
A series of projects to expand and upgrade Australia's largest air force base, RAAF Base Amberley. This includes new facilities for additional aircraft (C-17 Globemaster, EA-18G Growler, C-27J Spartan), relocation of the 17th Construction Squadron, and upgrades to air traffic control and other infrastructure.
8,124 residents of Rosewood are employed, from a labour force of 8,423. Unemployment sits at 3.5%, with participation at 60.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.9% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth, so in an area growing as fast as this one it understates the likely rise in local jobs. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Rosewood features a balanced labor market across blue- and white-collar roles, supported by strong representation across essential services, an unemployment rate of only 3.5%, and an estimated 10.9% rise in employment over the past year. In March 2026, employed locals numbered 8,124, keeping the jobless rate 0.8% beneath the 4.3% recorded for Greater Brisbane, even as local labor participation of 60.9% trails the broader metropolitan figure of 70.1%. According to Census records, just 13.1% of workers carried out their duties from home, though pandemic-era restrictions at the time should be kept in mind.
Public administration & safety, health care & social assistance, and construction constitute the primary fields of employment for local residents. Concentration is exceptionally prominent in public administration & safety, where the workforce proportion stands at 1.9 times the wider regional benchmark. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 4.5% of local employment, trailing the 8.9% observed across Greater Brisbane. Comparison of the Census working population against resident totals indicates that substantial numbers of workers travel outside the statistical area for daily employment. According to AreaSearch evaluations of ABS and SALM figures over the 12-month period, local employment expanded by 10.9% while the total labor force grew by 10.1%, driving a 0.7 percentage points reduction in unemployment. In comparison, Greater Brisbane experienced a 3.2% rise in employment, a 3.4% increase in the labor pool, and a 0.1 percentage points uptick in joblessness. Broader industry projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide context for future workforce requirements across five- and ten-year horizons. Nationally, employment is projected to expand by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% across ten years, though trajectories diverge widely by sector. When applied to Rosewood's existing industry distribution via simple weighting extrapolation (excluding specific local demographic projections), local employment is estimated to grow by 5.9% over five years and 12.5% over ten years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Rosewood is $1,578 a week (about $82,000 a year), with median personal income at $759 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $57,423 a year against an average of $65,679. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO taxation data compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 positions Rosewood SA2 personal earnings slightly beneath nationwide standards, reporting a median income of $57,423 and a mean of $65,679, whereas Greater Brisbane registered $58,236 and $72,799 respectively. Adjusted for an 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, estimated March 2026 figures stand at roughly $63,946 for the median and $73,140 for the average. In the 2021 Census, individual, household, and family earnings fell within modest bands between the 40th and 40th percentiles. The primary earnings bracket includes 33.9% of residents (5,783 residents) taking home $1,500 - 2,999 weekly, closely tracking the 33.3% regional benchmark.
After paying for housing costs, households retain 85.5% of their income for general living expenses.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Rosewood had 4,429 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 95% detached houses and 0% apartments. 40% are owned with a mortgage, 26% rented and 33% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month. Rent absorbs 19.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records show that separate houses comprise 95.0% of Rosewood's residential dwellings, with semi-detached, apartments, and other dwellings making up 4.9%, diverging from the metropolitan Brisbane breakdown of 73.5% standalone houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Outright property ownership in Rosewood reached 33.2%, surpassing metropolitan levels, while mortgaged homes accounted for 40.4% and rented properties represented 26.4%. Local median housing outgoings are comparatively modest, with monthly mortgage payments of $1,600 and weekly rents of $300, both coming in below Brisbane metro benchmarks of $1,863 and $380 as well as national figures of $1,863 for mortgages and $375 for weekly rents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Rosewood counted 4,429 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 5,315 today, averaging 2.7 people each. 32% are couples with children, against 31% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families make up 75.3% of households across the area, including couples with children at 31.6%, couples without children at 30.8%, and single parent families at 12.3%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 24.7%, divided between lone person households at 21.9% and group households at 2.7%. The typical household comprises a median of 2.7 people, slightly above the Greater Brisbane standard of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
12.2% of adults in Rosewood hold a university qualification, including 8.9% with a bachelor degree and 1.8% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 34.2% hold a vocational qualification. 10 schools serve the area, with 1,587 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 950 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Attainment of university qualifications in Rosewood stands at 12.2%, remaining well below the 30.5% observed across Greater Brisbane and highlighting key areas for ongoing educational development. Bachelor degrees comprise 8.9% of adult qualifications, alongside postgraduate qualifications at 1.8% and graduate diplomas at 1.5%. In contrast, vocational education is widespread, with 44.3% of individuals aged 15+ holding technical credentials, including certificates (34.2%) and advanced diplomas (10.1%). Active participation in study is strong throughout the community, with 35.1% of the population engaged in formal courses. This cohort is divided into primary education (13.5%), secondary education (11.2%), and tertiary education programs (3.7%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Rosewood means driving: households keep an average of 1.9 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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63.1% of residents in Rosewood report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 84% of areas nationally. 6.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 51.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.0 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health assessments by AreaSearch, evaluating chronic condition rates and mortality statistics, indicate noticeable community health pressures across younger and older demographics alike. Private health insurance uptake stands at roughly 52% of the population (~8,854 people), trailing the Greater Brisbane average of 55.8%. Prevalent chronic conditions identified in the area include mental health issues (affecting 10.2% of locals) and arthritis (9.9%), while 63.1% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, compared to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane. Elevated rates of chronic illness are evident within the working-age demographic. Furthermore, individuals aged 65 and over account for 17.1% of residents (2,922 people), exceeding the 15.0% regional proportion, with senior health indicators tracking generally alongside broader national trends.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Rosewood is largely Australian-born, at 90.1% of residents, with 2.4% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (32.4%) and English (30.6%). 3.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Measures of cultural diversity in Rosewood sit below broader averages, with Australian citizens making up 82.8% of residents, 90.1% born in Australia, and 97.6% using only English at home. Christianity forms the dominant religious affiliation, representing 52.5% of the local population compared to 47.8% throughout Greater Brisbane. Examining parental heritage, the most common ancestries recorded among residents are Australian at 32.4% (markedly higher than the regional proportion of 23.2%), English at 30.6%, and Scottish at 8.3%. Other distinct cultural backgrounds include German at 7.3% (against 4.2% across the wider region), Australian Aboriginal at 3.7% (compared to 2.1%), and Dutch at 1.4% (versus 1.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Rosewood is 38. 27.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Rosewood's demographic distribution closely mirrors Greater Brisbane, showing a maximum variance of only 2.8 percentage points across age cohorts. As at August 2026, the estimated median age remains at 38, matching the 2021 Census outcome and sitting 2 years above the Greater Brisbane median of 36 from that period. The most prominent shift since the Census occurred in the 25 - 44 cohort, which rose from 26.0% to an estimated 27.8% of the community. Looking forward to 2041, residents aged 45 - 64 are projected to absorb the largest absolute volume of growth, increasing by 6,235 residents (151%) to a total of 10,362, while the 65+ age bracket will experience the fastest proportional growth, surging 201% to reach 8,794 residents.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Rosewood
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 last month all 9 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 564 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (14,217 at the 2021 Census → 17,060 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (310021282). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.