Belmore vs Roselands

In both, most households own their home. In Belmore, about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Roselands, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Belmore: a median of $1.79 million, against $1.6 million in Roselands, though rent is higher in Roselands. Belmore is closer to the city centre: 15.4 km, against 24 km. On these figures, Roselands tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Belmore

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 8)
  • But Roselands has more separate houses rather than flats (61% vs 44%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Roselands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,600,000 vs $1,790,000)
  • has cheaper units ($580,000 vs $645,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Belmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 31%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Belmore

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 3%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.4 km vs 24 km)
  • But Roselands is more walkable (87/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Belmore has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 39%)
  • Roselands is more walkable (87/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Roselands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 3.0%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.2% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Belmore and Roselands drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Belmore Roselands
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Belmore Roselands
Walkability 76 / 87
Belmore — Walkability: 76/100 Roselands — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 45 / 45
Belmore — Safety: 45/100 Roselands — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Belmore — Low fire risk: 100/100 Roselands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Roselands has higher household incomes ($87,620 vs $75,712).

Belmore Roselands
Population 13,781
+10% vs other
 12,356
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +6.7%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $75,712/yr $87,620/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $410/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belmore Roselands
0-4 5.7% / 6.5%
Belmore — 0-4: 5.7% Roselands — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.4% / 13.5%
Belmore — 5-14: 10.4% Roselands — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.2% / 6.5%
Belmore — 15-19: 5.2% Roselands — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 7.1% / 6.4%
Belmore — 20-24: 7.1% Roselands — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 16.0% / 13.0%
Belmore — 25-34: 16.0% Roselands — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 13.8% / 13.3%
Belmore — 35-44: 13.8% Roselands — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 13.1% / 13.5%
Belmore — 45-54: 13.1% Roselands — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 11.8% / 11.4%
Belmore — 55-64: 11.8% Roselands — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 8.6% / 8.2%
Belmore — 65-74: 8.6% Roselands — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 5.7% / 5.2%
Belmore — 75-84: 5.7% Roselands — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.5% / 2.5%
Belmore — 85+: 2.5% Roselands — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belmore 40.5% couple families
Belmore — Couple Families: 40.5% Belmore — Lone Person: 32.5% Belmore — One Parent Families: 19.1% Belmore — Group Household: 5.3% Belmore — Other Families: 2.6%
Roselands 52.1% couple families
Roselands — Couple Families: 52.1% Roselands — Lone Person: 25.1% Roselands — One Parent Families: 17.8% Roselands — Group Household: 3.0% Roselands — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belmore 44.8% renting
Belmore — Owned Outright: 27.6% Belmore — Mortgage: 27.5% Belmore — Renting: 44.8%
Roselands 30.8% renting
Roselands — Owned Outright: 32.2% Roselands — Mortgage: 37.0% Roselands — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Belmore Roselands
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 13.0%
Belmore — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Roselands — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 10.2%
Belmore — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Roselands — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.8%
Belmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Roselands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 4.0%
Belmore — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Roselands — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.0%
Belmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Roselands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Belmore Roselands
Lebanon 4.4% / 5.4%
Belmore — Lebanon: 4.4% Roselands — Lebanon: 5.4%
Greece 5.9% / 3.6%
Belmore — Greece: 5.9% Roselands — Greece: 3.6%
China 5.4% / 3.8%
Belmore — China: 5.4% Roselands — China: 3.8%
Vietnam 3.6% / 1.8%
Belmore — Vietnam: 3.6% Roselands — Vietnam: 1.8%
Bangladesh 1.7% / 1.6%
Belmore — Bangladesh: 1.7% Roselands — Bangladesh: 1.6%
Philippines 2.1% / —
Belmore — Philippines: 2.1% Roselands — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belmore 43.8% houses
Belmore — Houses: 43.8% Belmore — Flats / Apartments: 46.7% Belmore — Townhouses: 9.5%
Roselands 60.8% houses
Roselands — Houses: 60.8% Roselands — Flats / Apartments: 22.7% Roselands — Townhouses: 16.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Belmore Roselands
Median house price $1,790,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price $645,000 $580,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 63 sales
 24 days
from 85 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Belmore Roselands
1 bed $525K / $567K
Belmore — 1 bed: $525K (16 sales) Roselands — 1 bed: $567K (6 sales)

16 vs 6 sales

2 bed $651K / $582K
Belmore — 2 bed: $651K (104 sales) Roselands — 2 bed: $582K (62 sales)

104 vs 62 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Belmore Roselands
2 bed $1.15M / $1.3M
Belmore — 2 bed: $1.15M (8 sales) Roselands — 2 bed: $1.3M (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

3 bed $1.7M / $1.51M
Belmore — 3 bed: $1.7M (46 sales) Roselands — 3 bed: $1.51M (55 sales)

46 vs 55 sales

4 bed $1.9M / $1.66M
Belmore — 4 bed: $1.9M (21 sales) Roselands — 4 bed: $1.66M (43 sales)

21 vs 43 sales

5 bed $2.1M / $2.2M
Belmore — 5 bed: $2.1M (14 sales) Roselands — 5 bed: $2.2M (19 sales)

14 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Belmore Roselands
Residential 83%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 4% 7%
Commercial 6% 3%
Industrial 4% 5%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Belmore Roselands
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Belmore Roselands
Houses 3.0%
$950/wk on $1.65M
 3.6%
$1,100/wk on $1.57M
Units 4.7%
$600/wk on $668K
 5.2%
$635/wk on $635K

Ranking within NSW

Belmore Roselands
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools Higher than 1% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW

Liveability

Roselands scores higher overall (68 vs 52); Roselands is more walkable (87 vs 76).

Belmore Roselands
Grade B
same for both
Score 52/100 68/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Belmore Roselands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Belmore Roselands
Inside the suburb 6 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 3 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.6 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.0%

Schools in Belmore

  • Belmore North Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • All Saints Grammar Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Belmore Boys High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Belmore South Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • All Saints Grammar Junior School Independent · Primary

Schools in Roselands

  • McCallums Hill Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Belmore Roselands
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 11 8
Childcare 15 8
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Roselands sits further from the CBD (24 km vs 15.4 km).

Belmore Roselands
Walkability score 76/100 87/100
Distance to Sydney 15.4 km 24 km
+56% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 233.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 231.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2192
 0.5%
postcode 2196
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 13
postcode 2192
 22
postcode 2196

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Belmore Roselands
Car (driver) 44.4% / 48.9%
Belmore — Car (driver): 44.4% Roselands — Car (driver): 48.9%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 41.3%
Belmore — Worked from Home: 40.0% Roselands — Worked from Home: 41.3%
Train 8.6% / 3.1%
Belmore — Train: 8.6% Roselands — Train: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.2%
Belmore — Car (passenger): 3.3% Roselands — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.8%
Belmore — Walked Only: 2.6% Roselands — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.9%).

Setting

Belmore Roselands
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.7 km 8.1 km

NBN connectivity

Belmore Roselands
Connectivity score 79/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
5,970 premises
 11%
4,881 premises

Climate

Belmore Roselands
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm 909 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C 6.4°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Belmore Roselands
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Belmore Roselands
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both

Federal electorate

Belmore Roselands
Division Watson Barton
Member Tony Burke Ash Ambihaipahar
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belmore Roselands
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belmore

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

Roselands

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

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