Bloomfield vs Rossville

Rossville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Bloomfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bloomfield tends to suit share households.

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

Rossville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Bloomfield carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Rossville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bloomfield sits closer to the CBD (1885.4 km vs 1993.1 km)
  • Rossville has a shorter drive in (1406 min vs 1467 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bloomfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Rossville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.0% vs 11.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bloomfield Rossville
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.

Bloomfield Rossville
Walkability 0 / 0
Bloomfield — Walkability: 0/100 Rossville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 11
Bloomfield — Safety: 23/100 Rossville — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 31 / 28
Bloomfield — Low fire risk: 31/100 Rossville — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Bloomfield has higher household incomes ($44,460 vs $39,624); Bloomfield skews older (53 vs 49).

Bloomfield Rossville
Population 228 253
+11% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% +24.0%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $44,460/yr
+11% vs other
 $39,624/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk
+3% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield Rossville
0-4 1.8% / 3.6%
Bloomfield — 0-4: 1.8% Rossville — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 11.0% / 11.1%
Bloomfield — 5-14: 11.0% Rossville — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 — / 3.6%
Bloomfield — 15-19: not among its largest Rossville — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 5.3% / 2.8%
Bloomfield — 20-24: 5.3% Rossville — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 9.6% / 11.5%
Bloomfield — 25-34: 9.6% Rossville — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.8% / 11.1%
Bloomfield — 35-44: 11.8% Rossville — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.4% / 13.0%
Bloomfield — 45-54: 15.4% Rossville — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 22.4% / 21.3%
Bloomfield — 55-64: 22.4% Rossville — 55-64: 21.3%
65-74 15.8% / 16.2%
Bloomfield — 65-74: 15.8% Rossville — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 6.1% / 3.6%
Bloomfield — 75-84: 6.1% Rossville — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Bloomfield — 85+: not among its largest Rossville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 56.7% lone person
Bloomfield — Lone Person: 56.7% Bloomfield — Couple Families: 23.3% Bloomfield — One Parent Families: 6.7% Bloomfield — Group Household: 13.3%
Rossville 63.3% lone person
Rossville — Lone Person: 63.3% Rossville — Couple Families: 14.4% Rossville — One Parent Families: 17.8% Rossville — Group Household: 4.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 17.6% renting
Bloomfield — Owned Outright: 54.4% Bloomfield — Mortgage: 27.9% Bloomfield — Renting: 17.6%
Rossville 13.5% renting
Rossville — Owned Outright: 59.6% Rossville — Mortgage: 27.0% Rossville — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bloomfield Rossville
England 3.1% / 7.1%
Bloomfield — England: 3.1% Rossville — England: 7.1%
New Zealand 2.2% / 3.2%
Bloomfield — New Zealand: 2.2% Rossville — New Zealand: 3.2%
Singapore — / 3.6%
Bloomfield — Singapore: not among its largest Rossville — Singapore: 3.6%
Germany — / 1.6%
Bloomfield — Germany: not among its largest Rossville — Germany: 1.6%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Bloomfield — Philippines: not among its largest Rossville — Philippines: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Bloomfield Rossville
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 15.0%
Bloomfield — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Rossville — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 5.9%
Bloomfield — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Rossville — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 4.7%
Bloomfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Rossville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Bloomfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rossville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Bloomfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rossville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bloomfield 92.1% houses
Bloomfield — Houses: 92.1% Bloomfield — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Rossville 88.3% houses
Rossville — Houses: 88.3% Rossville — Flats / Apartments: 11.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Bloomfield Rossville
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
 25
across Cook
Approvals change year on year -18% -50%

Ranking within QLD

Bloomfield Rossville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD

Liveability

Bloomfield Rossville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rossville carries more crime risk (89 vs 77).

Bloomfield Rossville
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
72/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
89/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
65/100
 High
76/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bloomfield Rossville
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bloomfield

  • Bloomfield River State School Government · Primary

Schools in Rossville

  • Rossville State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bloomfield Rossville
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 2 6
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 70 50

Mobility

Rossville sits further from the CBD (1993.1 km vs 1885.4 km).

Bloomfield Rossville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1885.4 km 1993.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1467 min 1406 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4895
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 4895
same for both

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.

Bloomfield Rossville
Car (driver) 64.9% / 77.4%
Bloomfield — Car (driver): 64.9% Rossville — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 29.8% / —
Bloomfield — Worked from Home: 29.8% Rossville — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 5.3% / 17.0%
Bloomfield — Walked Only: 5.3% Rossville — Walked Only: 17.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Bloomfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rossville — Car (passenger): 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Bloomfield Rossville
Elevation 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bloomfield Rossville
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
105 premises
 0%
119 premises

Climate

Bloomfield Rossville
Annual rainfall 792 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bloomfield Rossville
Average residential rate $1,417/yr $1,277/yr
Council Douglas Cook

Federal electorate

Bloomfield Rossville
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bloomfield Rossville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bloomfield

River Rural

Rossville

Rural

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