Castle Cove vs Roseville Chase

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Castle Cove: a median of $3.94 million, against $3.6 million in Roseville Chase, and rent is higher there too.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Roseville Chase

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($925/wk vs $1,000/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Roseville Chase

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 54/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Roseville Chase

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
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.

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Walkability 54 / 65
Castle Cove — Walkability: 54/100 Roseville Chase — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 78 / 85
Castle Cove — Safety: 78/100 Roseville Chase — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Castle Cove — Low fire risk: 100/100 Roseville Chase — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Castle Cove has more residents (2,643 vs 1,618); Roseville Chase has higher household incomes ($209,352 vs $178,828).

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Population 2,643
+39% vs other
 1,618
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +0.1%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $178,828/yr $209,352/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $1,000/wk
+8% vs other
 $925/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
0-4 3.4% / 4.2%
Castle Cove — 0-4: 3.4% Roseville Chase — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 16.4% / 16.8%
Castle Cove — 5-14: 16.4% Roseville Chase — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 7.1% / 7.6%
Castle Cove — 15-19: 7.1% Roseville Chase — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 5.4% / 5.6%
Castle Cove — 20-24: 5.4% Roseville Chase — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 4.7% / 4.9%
Castle Cove — 25-34: 4.7% Roseville Chase — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 11.0% / 10.6%
Castle Cove — 35-44: 11.0% Roseville Chase — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 15.7% / 17.8%
Castle Cove — 45-54: 15.7% Roseville Chase — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 13.8% / 14.6%
Castle Cove — 55-64: 13.8% Roseville Chase — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 10.4% / 9.6%
Castle Cove — 65-74: 10.4% Roseville Chase — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 8.1% / 5.6%
Castle Cove — 75-84: 8.1% Roseville Chase — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 3.9% / 3.0%
Castle Cove — 85+: 3.9% Roseville Chase — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Castle Cove 65.5% couple families
Castle Cove — Couple Families: 65.5% Castle Cove — Lone Person: 21.0% Castle Cove — One Parent Families: 11.0% Castle Cove — Group Household: 1.8% Castle Cove — Other Families: 0.6%
Roseville Chase 72.4% couple families
Roseville Chase — Couple Families: 72.4% Roseville Chase — Lone Person: 15.7% Roseville Chase — One Parent Families: 9.4% Roseville Chase — Group Household: 1.3% Roseville Chase — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Castle Cove 11.6% renting
Castle Cove — Owned Outright: 52.4% Castle Cove — Mortgage: 36.0% Castle Cove — Renting: 11.6%
Roseville Chase 9.9% renting
Roseville Chase — Owned Outright: 48.1% Roseville Chase — Mortgage: 42.0% Roseville Chase — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Bachelor Degree 25.2% / 27.3%
Castle Cove — Bachelor Degree: 25.2% Roseville Chase — Bachelor Degree: 27.3%
Postgraduate Degree 11.8% / 10.2%
Castle Cove — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8% Roseville Chase — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.1%
Castle Cove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Roseville Chase — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 4.0% / 3.8%
Castle Cove — Certificate III & IV: 4.0% Roseville Chase — Certificate III & IV: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.4%
Castle Cove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Roseville Chase — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

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.

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
China 7.3% / 5.1%
Castle Cove — China: 7.3% Roseville Chase — China: 5.1%
England 4.7% / 4.6%
Castle Cove — England: 4.7% Roseville Chase — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.5%
Castle Cove — New Zealand: 1.4% Roseville Chase — New Zealand: 1.5%
Japan 0.9% / 1.6%
Castle Cove — Japan: 0.9% Roseville Chase — Japan: 1.6%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.5%
Castle Cove — South Africa: 0.9% Roseville Chase — South Africa: 1.5%
Malaysia 0.9% / —
Castle Cove — Malaysia: 0.9% Roseville Chase — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Castle Cove 90.3% houses
Castle Cove — Houses: 90.3% Castle Cove — Townhouses: 6.0% Castle Cove — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Roseville Chase 96.5% houses
Roseville Chase — Houses: 96.5% Roseville Chase — Townhouses: 3.5% Roseville Chase — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Median house price $3,940,000 $3,600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 10 sales
 32 days
from 12 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.

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
3 bed $3.52M / $3.38M
Castle Cove — 3 bed: $3.52M (7 sales) Roseville Chase — 3 bed: $3.38M (12 sales)

7 vs 12 sales

4 bed $4M / $3.38M
Castle Cove — 4 bed: $4M (7 sales) Roseville Chase — 4 bed: $3.38M (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

5 bed $4.3M / $3.9M
Castle Cove — 5 bed: $4.3M (9 sales) Roseville Chase — 5 bed: $3.9M (11 sales)

9 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Castle Cove has more land zoned for conservation (69% vs 44%).

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Environmental 69% 44%
Residential 19% 34%
Parks and recreation 8% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Planning zones cover 98% of Castle Cove and 100% of Roseville Chase. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
New dwellings approved 249
across Willoughby
 908
across Ku-ring-gai
Approvals change year on year +458% +0%

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.

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Houses 2.5%
$2,000/wk on $4.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
House price Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of NSW —

Liveability

Roseville Chase is more walkable (65 vs 54).

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Grade A+
same for both
Score 87/100 90/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
15/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Australian Catholic University-North Sydney Campus, 5.6 km
 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.0% 4.5%

Schools in Castle Cove

  • Castle Cove Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Roseville Chase

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

Amenities in the suburb

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Walkability score 54/100 65/100
Distance to Sydney 12.9 km
+5% vs other
 12.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 20 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 80.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 79.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.7%
postcode 2069
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2069
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.

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Worked from Home 62.5% / 63.8%
Castle Cove — Worked from Home: 62.5% Roseville Chase — Worked from Home: 63.8%
Car (driver) 30.9% / 30.6%
Castle Cove — Car (driver): 30.9% Roseville Chase — Car (driver): 30.6%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 1.9%
Castle Cove — Car (passenger): 2.3% Roseville Chase — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Bus 1.2% / 1.6%
Castle Cove — Bus: 1.2% Roseville Chase — Bus: 1.6%
Train 1.3% / 0.9%
Castle Cove — Train: 1.3% Roseville Chase — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 1.6% / 0.4%
Castle Cove — Walked Only: 1.6% Roseville Chase — Walked Only: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.8%).

Setting

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km
1.0 km to a named beach
 5.9 km
2.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Connectivity score 89/100 92/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
1,030 premises
 60%
581 premises

Climate

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Average residential rate $1,275/yr $1,626/yr
Council Willoughby Ku-ring-gai

Federal electorate

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Division Bradfield
same for both
Member Nicolette Boele
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Castle Cove Roseville Chase
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Castle Cove

Large Blocks Luxury Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River

Roseville Chase

Large Blocks Luxury Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet

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