Concordia vs Rosedale

Rosedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 53 in Concordia. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosedale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Rosedale tends to suit couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Concordia carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 26/100)
  • Rosedale is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosedale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($258/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Concordia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (58.8 km vs 68.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Concordia

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 26/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Rosedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Concordia Rosedale
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.

Concordia Rosedale
Walkability 4 / 0
Concordia — Walkability: 4/100 Rosedale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 74
Concordia — Safety: 88/100 Rosedale — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Concordia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rosedale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Concordia rents higher ($330/wk vs $258/wk); Concordia skews older (53 vs 42).

Concordia Rosedale
Population 153 190
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% +6.7%
Median age 53 42
Median household income $84,500/yr $100,724/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+22% vs other
 $258/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Concordia Rosedale
0-4 11.1% / 2.6%
Concordia — 0-4: 11.1% Rosedale — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 6.5% / 16.8%
Concordia — 5-14: 6.5% Rosedale — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 3.9% / 4.7%
Concordia — 15-19: 3.9% Rosedale — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.3% / 8.4%
Concordia — 20-24: 3.3% Rosedale — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 11.8% / 7.4%
Concordia — 25-34: 11.8% Rosedale — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 12.4% / 13.2%
Concordia — 35-44: 12.4% Rosedale — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 9.2% / 14.2%
Concordia — 45-54: 9.2% Rosedale — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 19.6% / 17.4%
Concordia — 55-64: 19.6% Rosedale — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 11.1% / 11.6%
Concordia — 65-74: 11.1% Rosedale — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 11.8% / 5.3%
Concordia — 75-84: 11.8% Rosedale — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Concordia — 85+: not among its largest Rosedale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Concordia 35.5% couple families
Concordia — Couple Families: 35.5% Concordia — Lone Person: 35.5% Concordia — Group Household: 19.4% Concordia — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Rosedale 62.2% couple families
Rosedale — Couple Families: 62.2% Rosedale — Lone Person: 37.8% Rosedale — Group Household: 0.0% Rosedale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Concordia 15.4% renting
Concordia — Owned Outright: 40.4% Concordia — Mortgage: 44.2% Concordia — Renting: 15.4%
Rosedale 19.1% renting
Rosedale — Owned Outright: 35.3% Rosedale — Mortgage: 45.6% Rosedale — Renting: 19.1%
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.

Concordia Rosedale
England 11.1% / 7.9%
Concordia — England: 11.1% Rosedale — England: 7.9%
New Zealand 2.6% / —
Concordia — New Zealand: 2.6% Rosedale — New Zealand: not among its largest
Ireland 2.0% / —
Concordia — Ireland: 2.0% Rosedale — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

Qualifications

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

Concordia Rosedale
Certificate III & IV 24.2% / 18.4%
Concordia — Certificate III & IV: 24.2% Rosedale — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 7.9%
Concordia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Rosedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 6.8%
Concordia — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Rosedale — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Concordia — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rosedale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Concordia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rosedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Concordia 100.0% houses
Concordia — Houses: 100.0%
Rosedale 100.0% houses
Rosedale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Concordia Rosedale
Median house price — $900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rosedale has more rural and farming land (99% vs 62%).

Concordia Rosedale
Rural and farming 62% 99%
Residential 37% 1%
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

Concordia Rosedale
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Concordia Rosedale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 68% of SA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Rosedale carries more crime risk (26 vs 12).

Concordia Rosedale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Low
33/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Concordia Rosedale
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

Amenities in the suburb

Concordia Rosedale
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Rosedale sits further from the CBD (68.3 km vs 58.8 km).

Concordia Rosedale
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 58.8 km 68.3 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5118
 0.6%
postcode 5350
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 5118
 —
postcode 5350

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.

Concordia Rosedale
Car (driver) 80.4% / 80.4%
Concordia — Car (driver): 80.4% Rosedale — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 9.8%
Concordia — Worked from Home: 10.7% Rosedale — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 9.8%
Concordia — Car (passenger): 8.9% Rosedale — Car (passenger): 9.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Concordia Rosedale
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 34.5 km

NBN connectivity

Concordia Rosedale
Connectivity score 48/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
74 premises
 0%
72 premises

Climate

Concordia Rosedale
Annual rainfall 404 mm 460 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Concordia Rosedale
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Concordia Rosedale
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Concordia Rosedale
Division Spence Barker
Member Matt Burnell Tony Pasin
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Concordia Rosedale
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Concordia

Outer Young Families

Rosedale

Outer

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