Glen Alpine vs Rosemeadow

Rosemeadow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Glen Alpine. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Alpine, most households are couple families. In Rosemeadow, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glen Alpine: a median of $1.36 million, against $952,000 in Rosemeadow, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glen Alpine tends to suit couples, while Rosemeadow suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Glen Alpine carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 69/100)
  • Rosemeadow has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Glen Alpine leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
  • Rosemeadow has cheaper houses ($952,500 vs $1,360,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosemeadow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $570/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rosemeadow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 48/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Rosemeadow

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 48/100)
  • But Glen Alpine carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
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.

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Walkability 48 / 81
Glen Alpine — Walkability: 48/100 Rosemeadow — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 66 / 31
Glen Alpine — Safety: 66/100 Rosemeadow — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 74 / 32
Glen Alpine — Low fire risk: 74/100 Rosemeadow — Low fire risk: 32/100

Demographics

Rosemeadow has more residents (8,007 vs 4,429); Glen Alpine has higher household incomes ($138,788 vs $88,816).

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Population 4,429 8,007
+81% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +1.8%
Median age 43 34
Median household income $138,788/yr
+36% vs other
 $88,816/yr
Median weekly rent $570/wk
+33% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
0-4 4.7% / 6.7%
Glen Alpine — 0-4: 4.7% Rosemeadow — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 11.7% / 16.2%
Glen Alpine — 5-14: 11.7% Rosemeadow — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 7.7% / 7.0%
Glen Alpine — 15-19: 7.7% Rosemeadow — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 6.6% / 6.7%
Glen Alpine — 20-24: 6.6% Rosemeadow — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 10.8% / 14.2%
Glen Alpine — 25-34: 10.8% Rosemeadow — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 10.8% / 13.1%
Glen Alpine — 35-44: 10.8% Rosemeadow — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 13.5% / 12.2%
Glen Alpine — 45-54: 13.5% Rosemeadow — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 17.6% / 12.1%
Glen Alpine — 55-64: 17.6% Rosemeadow — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 12.4% / 8.4%
Glen Alpine — 65-74: 12.4% Rosemeadow — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 3.6% / 3.0%
Glen Alpine — 75-84: 3.6% Rosemeadow — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 0.9% / 0.6%
Glen Alpine — 85+: 0.9% Rosemeadow — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine 72.6% couple families
Glen Alpine — Couple Families: 72.6% Glen Alpine — One Parent Families: 13.8% Glen Alpine — Lone Person: 11.5% Glen Alpine — Group Household: 1.4% Glen Alpine — Other Families: 0.6%
Rosemeadow 48.2% couple families
Rosemeadow — Couple Families: 48.2% Rosemeadow — One Parent Families: 25.6% Rosemeadow — Lone Person: 21.9% Rosemeadow — Group Household: 2.5% Rosemeadow — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine 8.1% renting
Glen Alpine — Owned Outright: 41.6% Glen Alpine — Mortgage: 50.3% Glen Alpine — Renting: 8.1%
Rosemeadow 34.1% renting
Rosemeadow — Owned Outright: 23.7% Rosemeadow — Mortgage: 42.1% Rosemeadow — Renting: 34.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 14.0%
Glen Alpine — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Rosemeadow — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 6.8%
Glen Alpine — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Rosemeadow — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 6.4%
Glen Alpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Rosemeadow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 1.8%
Glen Alpine — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Rosemeadow — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.9%
Glen Alpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Rosemeadow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

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.

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
England 3.5% / 2.1%
Glen Alpine — England: 3.5% Rosemeadow — England: 2.1%
India 2.0% / 1.6%
Glen Alpine — India: 2.0% Rosemeadow — India: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.2%
Glen Alpine — New Zealand: 1.1% Rosemeadow — New Zealand: 2.2%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.8%
Glen Alpine — Philippines: 1.4% Rosemeadow — Philippines: 1.8%
China 1.2% / 0.6%
Glen Alpine — China: 1.2% Rosemeadow — China: 0.6%
South Africa 1.2% / —
Glen Alpine — South Africa: 1.2% Rosemeadow — South Africa: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.2%
Glen Alpine — Fiji: not among its largest Rosemeadow — Fiji: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Alpine 98.3% houses
Glen Alpine — Houses: 98.3% Glen Alpine — Townhouses: 0.6% Glen Alpine — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Rosemeadow 84.3% houses
Rosemeadow — Houses: 84.3% Rosemeadow — Townhouses: 14.2% Rosemeadow — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Median house price $1,360,000 $952,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,315,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 18 sales
 19 days
from 80 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.

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
4 bed $1.33M / $1.01M
Glen Alpine — 4 bed: $1.33M (31 sales) Rosemeadow — 4 bed: $1.01M (44 sales)

31 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.46M / $1.1M
Glen Alpine — 5 bed: $1.46M (15 sales) Rosemeadow — 5 bed: $1.1M (15 sales)

15 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Residential 62% 76%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 4%
Parks and recreation 10% 12%
Environmental 11% 3%
Commercial 0% 5%
Rural and farming 2% 0%
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

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
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.

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Houses 3.6%
$980/wk on $1.4M
 3.6%
$640/wk on $920K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
House price Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 46% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of NSW
same for both

Liveability

Glen Alpine scores higher overall (67 vs 36); Rosemeadow is more walkable (81 vs 48).

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Grade B C
Score 67/100 36/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Rosemeadow carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 26); Rosemeadow carries more crime risk (69 vs 34).

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
69/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 3.0 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 1.7%

Schools in Glen Alpine

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

Schools in Rosemeadow

  • John Therry Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Ambarvale High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Rosemeadow Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Mary Brooksbank School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 12
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 15

Mobility

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Walkability score 48/100 81/100
Distance to Sydney 65.2 km
+2% vs other
 63.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 57 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 36.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 105.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
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.

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Car (driver) 50.5% / 62.5%
Glen Alpine — Car (driver): 50.5% Rosemeadow — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 43.0% / 26.8%
Glen Alpine — Worked from Home: 43.0% Rosemeadow — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.5%
Glen Alpine — Car (passenger): 3.9% Rosemeadow — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Train 1.7% / 3.0%
Glen Alpine — Train: 1.7% Rosemeadow — Train: 3.0%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.2%
Glen Alpine — Walked Only: 0.7% Rosemeadow — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.9 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Connectivity score 78/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
1,425 premises
 55%
2,927 premises

Climate

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Alpine Rosemeadow
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Alpine

Large Blocks Outer Parks

Rosemeadow

Family Outer Parks Quiet

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