Carabost vs Rosewood

Rosewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Carabost. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carabost, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Carabost tends to suit people living alone.

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

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 30%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

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

Carabost

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (292 min vs 302 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (470.8 km vs 484 km)
  • But Rosewood is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Carabost

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.8% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carabost Rosewood
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.

Carabost Rosewood
Walkability 0 / 10
Carabost — Walkability: 0/100 Rosewood — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 47 / 84
Carabost — Low fire risk: 47/100 Rosewood — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Rosewood has more residents (218 vs 67); Carabost skews older (51 vs 45).

Carabost Rosewood
Population 67 218
+225% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.8% +1.9%
Median age 51 45
Median household income $66,612/yr $68,224/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $190/wk $200/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carabost Rosewood
0-4 9.0% / 6.9%
Carabost — 0-4: 9.0% Rosewood — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 13.4% / 16.5%
Carabost — 5-14: 13.4% Rosewood — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 — / 4.1%
Carabost — 15-19: not among its largest Rosewood — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 7.5% / 3.2%
Carabost — 20-24: 7.5% Rosewood — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 10.4% / 6.4%
Carabost — 25-34: 10.4% Rosewood — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 11.9% / 10.6%
Carabost — 35-44: 11.9% Rosewood — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 6.0% / 12.8%
Carabost — 45-54: 6.0% Rosewood — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 26.9% / 15.1%
Carabost — 55-64: 26.9% Rosewood — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 17.9% / 10.1%
Carabost — 65-74: 17.9% Rosewood — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 7.5% / 10.6%
Carabost — 75-84: 7.5% Rosewood — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / 3.2%
Carabost — 85+: not among its largest Rosewood — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carabost 70.0% lone person
Carabost — Lone Person: 70.0% Carabost — Couple Families: 30.0% Carabost — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Rosewood 33.3% lone person
Rosewood — Lone Person: 33.3% Rosewood — Couple Families: 42.1% Rosewood — One Parent Families: 24.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carabost 25.9% renting
Carabost — Owned Outright: 44.4% Carabost — Mortgage: 29.6% Carabost — Renting: 25.9%
Rosewood 20.0% renting
Rosewood — Owned Outright: 52.5% Rosewood — Mortgage: 27.5% Rosewood — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carabost 100.0% houses
Carabost — Houses: 100.0%
Rosewood 101.3% houses
Rosewood — Houses: 101.3%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Carabost Rosewood
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 18.3%
Carabost — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 5.5%
Carabost — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 2.8%
Carabost — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Carabost Rosewood
Median house price — $280,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $125,000

Zoning mix

Carabost Rosewood
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Environmental 0% 5%
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

Carabost Rosewood
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
 36
across Snowy Valleys
Approvals change year on year +33% -50%

Ranking within NSW

Carabost Rosewood
House price — Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Rosewood is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Carabost Rosewood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Carabost carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 16).

Carabost Rosewood
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
16/100
Crime High
78/100
 —
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Carabost Rosewood
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carabost

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rosewood

  • Rosewood Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carabost Rosewood
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 31 23

Mobility

Rosewood sits further from the CBD (484 km vs 470.8 km).

Carabost Rosewood
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 470.8 km 484 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 292 min 302 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Carabost Rosewood
Car (driver) 33.3% / 71.6%
Carabost — Car (driver): 33.3% Rosewood — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 17.9%
Carabost — Worked from Home: 50.0% Rosewood — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 16.7% / 4.5%
Carabost — Car (passenger): 16.7% Rosewood — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Carabost — Walked Only: not among its largest Rosewood — Walked Only: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Carabost Rosewood
Elevation 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 607 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carabost Rosewood
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Carabost Rosewood
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Carabost Rosewood
Average residential rate $992/yr $945/yr
Council Greater Hume Snowy Valleys

Federal electorate

Carabost Rosewood
Division Farrer Riverina
Member David Farley Michael Mccormack
Party One Nation The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Carabost Rosewood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carabost

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Rosewood

Affordable Family River Rural

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