Ebenezer vs Rosewood

Rosewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Ebenezer. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ebenezer, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ebenezer tends to suit share households and couples, while Rosewood suits people living alone and families with children.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Ebenezer carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ebenezer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ebenezer sits closer to the CBD (57.9 km vs 60.8 km)
  • Rosewood is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Ebenezer carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ebenezer 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.

Ebenezer 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.

Ebenezer Rosewood
Walkability 0 / 72
Ebenezer — Walkability: 0/100 Rosewood — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 41 / 24
Ebenezer — Safety: 41/100 Rosewood — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ebenezer — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rosewood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rosewood has more residents (3,263 vs 301); Ebenezer rents higher ($450/wk vs $295/wk).

Ebenezer Rosewood
Population 301 3,263
+984% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.4% +15.1%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $93,184/yr
+31% vs other
 $64,116/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+34% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer Rosewood
0-4 5.6% / 6.1%
Ebenezer — 0-4: 5.6% Rosewood — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 10.6% / 14.1%
Ebenezer — 5-14: 10.6% Rosewood — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 7.0% / 6.3%
Ebenezer — 15-19: 7.0% Rosewood — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.7% / 6.7%
Ebenezer — 20-24: 4.7% Rosewood — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 8.3% / 11.4%
Ebenezer — 25-34: 8.3% Rosewood — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 12.6% / 10.8%
Ebenezer — 35-44: 12.6% Rosewood — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 16.6% / 11.2%
Ebenezer — 45-54: 16.6% Rosewood — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 14.0% / 13.1%
Ebenezer — 55-64: 14.0% Rosewood — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 14.0% / 11.2%
Ebenezer — 65-74: 14.0% Rosewood — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 6.6% / 6.7%
Ebenezer — 75-84: 6.6% Rosewood — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.7% / 2.9%
Ebenezer — 85+: 1.7% Rosewood — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 58.5% couple families
Ebenezer — Couple Families: 58.5% Ebenezer — Lone Person: 16.9% Ebenezer — One Parent Families: 12.3% Ebenezer — Group Household: 12.3% Ebenezer — Other Families: 0.0%
Rosewood 31.5% couple families
Rosewood — Couple Families: 31.5% Rosewood — Lone Person: 38.1% Rosewood — One Parent Families: 24.1% Rosewood — Group Household: 5.3% Rosewood — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 15.8% renting
Ebenezer — Owned Outright: 46.3% Ebenezer — Mortgage: 37.9% Ebenezer — Renting: 15.8%
Rosewood 42.6% renting
Rosewood — Owned Outright: 29.4% Rosewood — Mortgage: 28.0% Rosewood — Renting: 42.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ebenezer Rosewood
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 19.2%
Ebenezer — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 4.3%
Ebenezer — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 6.1%
Ebenezer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Ebenezer — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rosewood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Ebenezer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rosewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Ebenezer Rosewood
England 4.3% / 2.8%
Ebenezer — England: 4.3% Rosewood — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.1%
Ebenezer — New Zealand: 2.0% Rosewood — New Zealand: 2.1%
Germany 2.0% / 0.3%
Ebenezer — Germany: 2.0% Rosewood — Germany: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Ebenezer — Scotland: not among its largest Rosewood — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Ebenezer — South Africa: not among its largest Rosewood — South Africa: 0.4%
Malaysia — / 0.3%
Ebenezer — Malaysia: not among its largest Rosewood — Malaysia: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 93.9% houses
Ebenezer — Houses: 93.9% Ebenezer — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% Ebenezer — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rosewood 91.5% houses
Rosewood — Houses: 91.5% Rosewood — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Rosewood — Townhouses: 7.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ebenezer Rosewood
Median house price — $750,000
Median unit price — $832,750
Median land price — $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 48 sales

Development activity

Ebenezer Rosewood
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

Ebenezer Rosewood
Houses — 3.4%
$562/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ebenezer Rosewood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 22% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Rosewood is more walkable (72 vs 0).

Ebenezer Rosewood
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Rosewood carries more crime risk (76 vs 59).

Ebenezer Rosewood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
59/100
 High
76/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Ebenezer Rosewood
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Ebenezer

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

Schools in Rosewood

  • Rosewood State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Rosewood State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Brigid's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ebenezer Rosewood
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Rosewood sits further from the CBD (60.8 km vs 57.9 km).

Ebenezer Rosewood
Walkability score 0/100 72/100
Distance to Brisbane 57.9 km 60.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4340
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.

Ebenezer Rosewood
Car (driver) 84.2% / 76.0%
Ebenezer — Car (driver): 84.2% Rosewood — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 10.2%
Ebenezer — Worked from Home: 12.9% Rosewood — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.5%
Ebenezer — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rosewood — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 3.0% / 2.4%
Ebenezer — Walked Only: 3.0% Rosewood — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train — / 4.7%
Ebenezer — Train: not among its largest Rosewood — Train: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Ebenezer Rosewood
Elevation 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ebenezer Rosewood
Connectivity score 30/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 58%
1,740 premises

Climate

Ebenezer Rosewood
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ebenezer Rosewood
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ebenezer Rosewood
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Ebenezer Rosewood
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ebenezer Rosewood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ebenezer

Outer

Rosewood

Acreage Outer Parks Quiet River Trains

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