Guerilla Bay vs Rosedale

Rosedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 65 in Guerilla Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosedale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Guerilla Bay: a median of $1.4 million, against $1.15 million in Rosedale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Guerilla Bay tends to suit older residents, while Rosedale suits couples 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

Rosedale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 33%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)

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

  • Guerilla Bay leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 28%)
  • Rosedale has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,400,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosedale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Guerilla Bay has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 26%)
  • Rosedale carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Guerilla Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.3% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Guerilla Bay 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.

Guerilla Bay 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.

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Walkability 14 / 10
Guerilla Bay — Walkability: 14/100 Rosedale — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 48 / 58
Guerilla Bay — Safety: 48/100 Rosedale — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 66 / 34
Guerilla Bay — Low fire risk: 66/100 Rosedale — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Rosedale has more residents (225 vs 59); Guerilla Bay rents higher ($500/wk vs $340/wk).

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Population 59 225
+281% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +1.8%
Median age 65 53
Median household income $75,816/yr $79,612/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+32% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
0-4 — / —
Guerilla Bay — 0-4: not among its largest Rosedale — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 5.1% / 10.2%
Guerilla Bay — 5-14: 5.1% Rosedale — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 — / 5.8%
Guerilla Bay — 15-19: not among its largest Rosedale — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 1.8%
Guerilla Bay — 20-24: not among its largest Rosedale — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 — / 7.6%
Guerilla Bay — 25-34: not among its largest Rosedale — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 — / 5.3%
Guerilla Bay — 35-44: not among its largest Rosedale — 35-44: 5.3%
45-54 13.6% / 16.4%
Guerilla Bay — 45-54: 13.6% Rosedale — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 30.5% / 17.8%
Guerilla Bay — 55-64: 30.5% Rosedale — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 18.6% / 17.8%
Guerilla Bay — 65-74: 18.6% Rosedale — 65-74: 17.8%
75-84 25.4% / 6.7%
Guerilla Bay — 75-84: 25.4% Rosedale — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 1.3%
Guerilla Bay — 85+: not among its largest Rosedale — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guerilla Bay 33.3% couple families
Guerilla Bay — Couple Families: 33.3% Guerilla Bay — Group Household: 66.7% Guerilla Bay — Lone Person: 0.0% Guerilla Bay — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Rosedale 50.0% couple families
Rosedale — Couple Families: 50.0% Rosedale — Group Household: 0.0% Rosedale — Lone Person: 39.1% Rosedale — One Parent Families: 10.9%
Couple Families Group Household Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Guerilla Bay 0.0% renting
Guerilla Bay — Owned Outright: 78.9% Guerilla Bay — Mortgage: 21.1% Guerilla Bay — Renting: 0.0%
Rosedale 21.4% renting
Rosedale — Owned Outright: 50.0% Rosedale — Mortgage: 28.6% Rosedale — Renting: 21.4%
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.

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
England 8.5% / 2.7%
Guerilla Bay — England: 8.5% Rosedale — England: 2.7%
New Zealand — / 3.1%
Guerilla Bay — New Zealand: not among its largest Rosedale — New Zealand: 3.1%
Germany — / 1.8%
Guerilla Bay — Germany: not among its largest Rosedale — Germany: 1.8%
China — / 1.3%
Guerilla Bay — China: not among its largest Rosedale — China: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

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

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Bachelor Degree 25.4% / 14.7%
Guerilla Bay — Bachelor Degree: 25.4% Rosedale — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Postgraduate Degree 18.6% / 10.7%
Guerilla Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 18.6% Rosedale — Postgraduate Degree: 10.7%
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 13.8%
Guerilla Bay — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Rosedale — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 11.6%
Guerilla Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Rosedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.1% / 1.3%
Guerilla Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1% Rosedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guerilla Bay 100.0% houses
Guerilla Bay — Houses: 100.0% Guerilla Bay — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rosedale 97.5% houses
Rosedale — Houses: 97.5% Rosedale — Townhouses: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Median house price $1,400,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $430,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 66 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Guerilla Bay has more rural and farming land (38% vs 16%); Guerilla Bay has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 37%).

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Environmental 58% 37%
Residential 0% 44%
Rural and farming 38% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
Planning zones cover 97% of Guerilla Bay and 100% of Rosedale. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
New dwellings approved 211
across Eurobodalla
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rosedale carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 34); Guerilla Bay carries more crime risk (52 vs 42).

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
42/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
42/100
 Low
33/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Guerilla Bay 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

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Parks & reserves 1 0
Beaches 2 0
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 298 km 296.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 247 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2536
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2536
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.

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Car (driver) 35.7% / 72.2%
Guerilla Bay — Car (driver): 35.7% Rosedale — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 35.7% / 24.1%
Guerilla Bay — Worked from Home: 35.7% Rosedale — Worked from Home: 24.1%
Walked Only 28.6% / —
Guerilla Bay — Walked Only: 28.6% Rosedale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Guerilla Bay — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rosedale — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 139 m
162 m to a named beach
 1.2 km
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Connectivity score 44/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
110 premises
 74%
344 premises

Climate

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Annual rainfall 914 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Average residential rate $1,246/yr
same for both
Council Eurobodalla
same for both

Federal electorate

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Guerilla Bay Rosedale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Guerilla Bay

Beach Beachfront Coastal Professionals Retirees Rural

Rosedale

Beach Coastal Retirees River Rural

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