Chelona vs Rosella

Chelona is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Rosella. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Chelona, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Chelona tends to suit families with children and couples, while Rosella suits 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

Chelona

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (24% vs 10%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $346/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Chelona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (951.5 km vs 953.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chelona

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 71/100)
  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 13/100)
  • But Rosella has more units and townhouses to downsize into (90% vs 79%)

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

Investors

Chelona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs -8.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chelona Rosella
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.

Chelona Rosella
Walkability 23 / 13
Chelona — Walkability: 23/100 Rosella — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 76 / 29
Chelona — Safety: 76/100 Rosella — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Chelona — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rosella — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Chelona rents higher ($346/wk vs $200/wk); Chelona has more residents (120 vs 78).

Chelona Rosella
Population 120
+35% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% -8.2%
Median age 37 44
Median household income $101,816/yr
+1% vs other
 $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent $346/wk
+42% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chelona Rosella
0-4 7.5% / —
Chelona — 0-4: 7.5% Rosella — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 19.2% / 11.5%
Chelona — 5-14: 19.2% Rosella — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 — / 5.1%
Chelona — 15-19: not among its largest Rosella — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.0% / 5.1%
Chelona — 20-24: 5.0% Rosella — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 14.2% / 12.8%
Chelona — 25-34: 14.2% Rosella — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 15.8% / 12.8%
Chelona — 35-44: 15.8% Rosella — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 15.0% / 12.8%
Chelona — 45-54: 15.0% Rosella — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 10.0% / 21.8%
Chelona — 55-64: 10.0% Rosella — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 12.5% / 5.1%
Chelona — 65-74: 12.5% Rosella — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 4.2% / 11.5%
Chelona — 75-84: 4.2% Rosella — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ — / —
Chelona — 85+: not among its largest Rosella — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chelona 85.7% couple families
Chelona — Couple Families: 85.7% Chelona — Lone Person: 14.3% Chelona — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Rosella 42.1% couple families
Rosella — Couple Families: 42.1% Rosella — Lone Person: 42.1% Rosella — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chelona 11.4% renting
Chelona — Owned Outright: 42.9% Chelona — Mortgage: 45.7% Chelona — Renting: 11.4%
Rosella 19.2% renting
Rosella — Owned Outright: 42.3% Rosella — Mortgage: 38.5% Rosella — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chelona 78.8% townhouses
Chelona — Townhouses: 78.8% Chelona — Houses: 24.2%
Rosella 90.0% townhouses
Rosella — Townhouses: 90.0% Rosella — Houses: 10.0%
Townhouses Houses

Qualifications

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

Chelona Rosella
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 12.8%
Chelona — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Rosella — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 7.7%
Chelona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Rosella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 3.8%
Chelona — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Rosella — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Development activity

Chelona Rosella
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Chelona Rosella
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD

Liveability

Chelona is more walkable (23 vs 13).

Chelona Rosella
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Rosella carries more crime risk (71 vs 24).

Chelona Rosella
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 High
71/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Chelona Rosella
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Chelona

  • Chelona State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Rosella

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

Amenities in the suburb

Chelona Rosella
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Rosella sits further from the CBD (953.7 km vs 951.5 km).

Chelona Rosella
Walkability score 23/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 951.5 km 953.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 648 min 649 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
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.

Chelona Rosella
Car (driver) 76.6% / 100.0%
Chelona — Car (driver): 76.6% Rosella — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 14.9% / —
Chelona — Worked from Home: 14.9% Rosella — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 8.5% / —
Chelona — Walked Only: 8.5% Rosella — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Chelona Rosella
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 4.6 km

NBN connectivity

Chelona Rosella
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
same for both

Climate

Chelona Rosella
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Chelona Rosella
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Chelona Rosella
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Chelona Rosella
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chelona Rosella
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chelona

Family River Rural Townhouses

Rosella

Rural Townhouses

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