Boneo vs Rosebud

Rosebud is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Boneo. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boneo, about half of households are couple families. In Rosebud, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Boneo: a median of $2.92 million, against $775,000 in Rosebud, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Boneo tends to suit couples, while Rosebud suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Rosebud

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (25 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • But Boneo is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosebud

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($775,000 vs $2,925,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosebud

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Boneo leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rosebud

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 79 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (91.2 km vs 97.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosebud

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 13/100)
  • But Boneo carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Rosebud

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.0% vs -11.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boneo Rosebud
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.

Boneo Rosebud
Walkability 13 / 65
Boneo — Walkability: 13/100 Rosebud — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 34 / 17
Boneo — Safety: 34/100 Rosebud — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Boneo — Low fire risk: 86/100 Rosebud — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 42 / 76
Boneo — Low flood risk: 42/100 Rosebud — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Rosebud has more residents (14,381 vs 314); Boneo has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $61,516).

Boneo Rosebud
Population 314 14,381
+4480% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.3% +9.0%
Median age 52 49
Median household income $94,224/yr
+35% vs other
 $61,516/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boneo Rosebud
0-4 3.8% / 4.5%
Boneo — 0-4: 3.8% Rosebud — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 5.7% / 10.5%
Boneo — 5-14: 5.7% Rosebud — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.1% / 5.2%
Boneo — 15-19: 5.1% Rosebud — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.4% / 4.0%
Boneo — 20-24: 5.4% Rosebud — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 10.5% / 10.1%
Boneo — 25-34: 10.5% Rosebud — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 8.3% / 10.6%
Boneo — 35-44: 8.3% Rosebud — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 15.0% / 12.1%
Boneo — 45-54: 15.0% Rosebud — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 19.7% / 13.5%
Boneo — 55-64: 19.7% Rosebud — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 15.6% / 14.6%
Boneo — 65-74: 15.6% Rosebud — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 7.3% / 10.6%
Boneo — 75-84: 7.3% Rosebud — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ 4.1% / 4.2%
Boneo — 85+: 4.1% Rosebud — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boneo 46.2% couple families
Boneo — Couple Families: 46.2% Boneo — Lone Person: 27.5% Boneo — One Parent Families: 15.0% Boneo — Group Household: 5.0% Boneo — Other Families: 6.2%
Rosebud 29.7% couple families
Rosebud — Couple Families: 29.7% Rosebud — Lone Person: 46.9% Rosebud — One Parent Families: 18.2% Rosebud — Group Household: 3.8% Rosebud — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boneo 12.1% renting
Boneo — Owned Outright: 58.6% Boneo — Mortgage: 29.3% Boneo — Renting: 12.1%
Rosebud 27.2% renting
Rosebud — Owned Outright: 42.8% Rosebud — Mortgage: 30.0% Rosebud — Renting: 27.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Boneo Rosebud
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 17.3%
Boneo — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Rosebud — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 8.2%
Boneo — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Rosebud — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.5%
Boneo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Rosebud — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 1.6%
Boneo — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Rosebud — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.6%
Boneo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Rosebud — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Boneo Rosebud
England 3.5% / 5.7%
Boneo — England: 3.5% Rosebud — England: 5.7%
Netherlands 1.0% / 0.4%
Boneo — Netherlands: 1.0% Rosebud — Netherlands: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Boneo — New Zealand: not among its largest Rosebud — New Zealand: 1.3%
Thailand 1.0% / —
Boneo — Thailand: 1.0% Rosebud — Thailand: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.0%
Boneo — Italy: not among its largest Rosebud — Italy: 1.0%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Boneo — Scotland: not among its largest Rosebud — Scotland: 0.7%
Greece — / 0.5%
Boneo — Greece: not among its largest Rosebud — Greece: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boneo 92.8% houses
Boneo — Houses: 92.8% Boneo — Flats / Apartments: 7.2% Boneo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rosebud 88.7% houses
Rosebud — Houses: 88.7% Rosebud — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Rosebud — Townhouses: 8.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Boneo Rosebud
Median house price $2,925,000 $775,000
Median unit price — $617,500
Median land price — $588,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 272 days
from 3 sales
 29 days
from 282 sales

Zoning mix

Boneo has more rural and farming land (73% vs 0%).

Boneo Rosebud
Rural and farming 73% 0%
Residential 0% 55%
Parks and recreation 17% 16%
Other and special use 6% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 9%
Industrial 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 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

Boneo Rosebud
New dwellings approved 791
across Mornington Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Boneo Rosebud
Houses — 3.8%
$600/wk on $825K
Units — 4.4%
$595/wk on $700K

Ranking within VIC

Boneo Rosebud
House price — Higher than 51% of VIC
Income Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 66% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 21% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 53% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Rosebud is more walkable (65 vs 13).

Boneo Rosebud
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Boneo carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Boneo carries more flood risk (58 vs 24).

Boneo Rosebud
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
83/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 Low
24/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
64/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Boneo Rosebud
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Boneo

  • Boneo Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Rosebud

  • Rosebud Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Rosebud Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Our Lady of Fatima School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Oakwood School-Rosebud Campus Government · Secondary
  • Padua College - Rosebud Campus Catholic · Secondary
  • Advance College of Education Incorporated Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Boneo Rosebud
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 25
Parks & reserves 3 25
Childcare 1 9
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 8 5

Mobility

Boneo sits further from the CBD (97.5 km vs 91.2 km).

Boneo Rosebud
Walkability score 13/100 65/100
Distance to Melbourne 97.5 km
+6% vs other
 91.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3939
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 3939
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.

Boneo Rosebud
Car (driver) 65.1% / 73.7%
Boneo — Car (driver): 65.1% Rosebud — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 19.3%
Boneo — Worked from Home: 21.2% Rosebud — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Walked Only 13.7% / 1.2%
Boneo — Walked Only: 13.7% Rosebud — Walked Only: 1.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Boneo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rosebud — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus — / 0.5%
Boneo — Bus: not among its largest Rosebud — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Boneo Rosebud
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.8 km 2.4 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Boneo Rosebud
Connectivity score 32/100 73/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
183 premises
 50%
10,138 premises

Climate

Boneo Rosebud
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Boneo Rosebud
Average residential rate $1,659/yr
same for both
Council Mornington Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Boneo Rosebud
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boneo Rosebud
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boneo

Retirees Rural

Rosebud

Coastal Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre Retirees

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