Humula vs Rosewood

Rosewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Humula. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Rosewood: a median of $280,000, against $30,000 in Humula, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Humula tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Humula

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($30,000 vs $280,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Humula

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($134/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Humula

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (451.5 km vs 484 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (284 min vs 302 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Humula 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.

Humula 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.

Humula Rosewood
Walkability 14 / 10
Humula — Walkability: 14/100 Rosewood — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 48 / 84
Humula — Low fire risk: 48/100 Rosewood — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Rosewood has more residents (218 vs 129); Rosewood rents higher ($200/wk vs $134/wk).

Humula Rosewood
Population 129 218
+69% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +1.9%
Median age 55 45
Median household income $63,336/yr $68,224/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $134/wk $200/wk
+49% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Humula Rosewood
0-4 4.7% / 6.9%
Humula — 0-4: 4.7% Rosewood — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 11.6% / 16.5%
Humula — 5-14: 11.6% Rosewood — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 3.9% / 4.1%
Humula — 15-19: 3.9% Rosewood — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 2.3% / 3.2%
Humula — 20-24: 2.3% Rosewood — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 6.2% / 6.4%
Humula — 25-34: 6.2% Rosewood — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 11.6% / 10.6%
Humula — 35-44: 11.6% Rosewood — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 11.6% / 12.8%
Humula — 45-54: 11.6% Rosewood — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 20.9% / 15.1%
Humula — 55-64: 20.9% Rosewood — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 20.2% / 10.1%
Humula — 65-74: 20.2% Rosewood — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 7.0% / 10.6%
Humula — 75-84: 7.0% Rosewood — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / 3.2%
Humula — 85+: not among its largest Rosewood — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Humula 40.5% couple families
Humula — Couple Families: 40.5% Humula — Lone Person: 24.3% Humula — One Parent Families: 21.6% Humula — Group Household: 13.5%
Rosewood 42.1% couple families
Rosewood — Couple Families: 42.1% Rosewood — Lone Person: 33.3% Rosewood — One Parent Families: 24.6% Rosewood — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Humula 12.0% renting
Humula — Owned Outright: 48.0% Humula — Mortgage: 40.0% Humula — Renting: 12.0%
Rosewood 20.0% renting
Rosewood — Owned Outright: 52.5% Rosewood — Mortgage: 27.5% Rosewood — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Humula 100.0% houses
Humula — Houses: 100.0%
Rosewood 101.3% houses
Rosewood — Houses: 101.3%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Humula Rosewood
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 18.3%
Humula — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 5.5%
Humula — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 2.8%
Humula — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Humula — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Rosewood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Humula — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Rosewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Humula Rosewood
Median house price $30,000 $280,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $125,000

Zoning mix

Humula Rosewood
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Environmental 0% 5%
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

Humula Rosewood
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
 36
across Snowy Valleys
Approvals change year on year +139% -50%

Ranking within NSW

Humula Rosewood
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Humula Rosewood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Humula carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 16).

Humula Rosewood
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
13/100
 —
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

Humula Rosewood
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Humula

  • Humula Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Rosewood

  • Rosewood Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Humula Rosewood
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 25 23

Mobility

Rosewood sits further from the CBD (484 km vs 451.5 km).

Humula Rosewood
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 451.5 km 484 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 284 min 302 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2652
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2652
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.

Humula Rosewood
Car (driver) 53.8% / 71.6%
Humula — Car (driver): 53.8% Rosewood — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 46.2% / 17.9%
Humula — Worked from Home: 46.2% Rosewood — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Humula — Walked Only: not among its largest Rosewood — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Humula — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rosewood — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Humula Rosewood
Elevation 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 607 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Humula Rosewood
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Humula Rosewood
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Humula Rosewood
Average residential rate $1,254/yr $945/yr
Council Wagga Wagga Snowy Valleys

Federal electorate

Humula Rosewood
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Humula Rosewood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Humula

Affordable Retirees Rural

Rosewood

Affordable Family River Rural

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