Forbes Creek vs Rossi
Rossi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 52 in Forbes Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Rossi tends to suit families with children and 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
Forbes Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 17/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Forbes Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (207 min vs 212 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (299.8 km vs 305.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Forbes Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 17/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rossi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.2% vs -8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Forbes Creek and Rossi drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Rossi has more residents (117 vs 62); Forbes Creek skews older (52 vs 32).
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 117 +89% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.8% | +23.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 32 |
| Median household income | $138,632/yr | $137,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk | $458/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Property market
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $250,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 94% |
| Environmental | 15% | 6% |
| 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
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 91% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 3% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
Liveability
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Rossi carries more crime risk (17 vs 0).
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 13 |
Mobility
Rossi sits further from the CBD (305.5 km vs 299.8 km).
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 299.8 km | 305.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 207 min | 212 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.8% postcode 2621 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 2621 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 924 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 916 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 718 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Forbes Creek | Rossi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.