Huntingdon vs Rosewood

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Huntingdon, most households are couple families. In Rosewood, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Huntingdon: a median of $1.08 million, against $280,000 in Rosewood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Huntingdon tends to suit families with children and couples, while Rosewood suits people living alone 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

Huntingdon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($280,000 vs $1,084,200)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

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

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

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.3% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Huntingdon 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.

Huntingdon 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.

Huntingdon Rosewood
Walkability 14 / 9
Huntingdon — Walkability: 14/100 Rosewood — Walkability: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Huntingdon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rosewood — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Rosewood has more residents (221 vs 86); Huntingdon has higher household incomes ($106,600 vs $89,856).

Huntingdon Rosewood
Population 86 221
+157% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% -1.3%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $106,600/yr
+16% vs other
 $89,856/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+6% vs other
 $315/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huntingdon Rosewood
0-4 5.8% / 4.5%
Huntingdon — 0-4: 5.8% Rosewood — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 15.1% / 11.3%
Huntingdon — 5-14: 15.1% Rosewood — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 7.0% / 7.2%
Huntingdon — 15-19: 7.0% Rosewood — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 4.7% / 2.3%
Huntingdon — 20-24: 4.7% Rosewood — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 10.5% / 9.5%
Huntingdon — 25-34: 10.5% Rosewood — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 5.8% / 9.5%
Huntingdon — 35-44: 5.8% Rosewood — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 17.4% / 12.2%
Huntingdon — 45-54: 17.4% Rosewood — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 14.0% / 22.2%
Huntingdon — 55-64: 14.0% Rosewood — 55-64: 22.2%
65-74 11.6% / 17.6%
Huntingdon — 65-74: 11.6% Rosewood — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 5.8% / 6.3%
Huntingdon — 75-84: 5.8% Rosewood — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 3.5% / 1.8%
Huntingdon — 85+: 3.5% Rosewood — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Huntingdon 63.6% couple families
Huntingdon — Couple Families: 63.6% Huntingdon — Lone Person: 13.6% Huntingdon — One Parent Families: 22.7% Huntingdon — Other Families: 0.0%
Rosewood 52.7% couple families
Rosewood — Couple Families: 52.7% Rosewood — Lone Person: 30.9% Rosewood — One Parent Families: 5.5% Rosewood — Other Families: 10.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Huntingdon 12.5% renting
Huntingdon — Owned Outright: 50.0% Huntingdon — Mortgage: 37.5% Huntingdon — Renting: 12.5%
Rosewood 11.6% renting
Rosewood — Owned Outright: 58.1% Rosewood — Mortgage: 30.2% Rosewood — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Huntingdon 96.6% houses
Huntingdon — Houses: 96.6% Huntingdon — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Rosewood 100.0% houses
Rosewood — Houses: 100.0% Rosewood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Huntingdon Rosewood
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 24.0%
Huntingdon — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 24.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 8.6%
Huntingdon — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.8%
Huntingdon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / —
Huntingdon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Rosewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Huntingdon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rosewood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Property market

Huntingdon Rosewood
Median house price $1,084,200 $280,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $125,000

Zoning mix

Huntingdon Rosewood
Rural and farming 99% 92%
Residential 0% 4%
Environmental 1% 4%
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

Huntingdon Rosewood
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Huntingdon Rosewood
House price Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Huntingdon Rosewood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Rosewood carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Huntingdon Rosewood
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 —
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Huntingdon

  • Huntingdon Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Rosewood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Huntingdon Rosewood
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Huntingdon Rosewood
Walkability score 14/100 9/100
Distance to Sydney 382.8 km 381 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2446
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2446
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.

Huntingdon Rosewood
Car (driver) 100.0% / 72.7%
Huntingdon — Car (driver): 100.0% Rosewood — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home — / 19.2%
Huntingdon — Worked from Home: not among its largest Rosewood — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Car (passenger) — / 8.1%
Huntingdon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rosewood — Car (passenger): 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Huntingdon Rosewood
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.2 km 18.5 km

NBN connectivity

Huntingdon Rosewood
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
87 premises

Climate

Huntingdon Rosewood
Annual rainfall 2,842 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Huntingdon Rosewood
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.92 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Huntingdon Rosewood
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Huntingdon Rosewood
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Huntingdon

Rural

Rosewood

Affordable Retirees Rural

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