Kew vs Rossglen
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rossglen, about half of households are people living alone.
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
Kew
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rossglen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 37%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Rossglen
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 33%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Kew is more walkable (26/100 vs 12/100)
- Rossglen sits closer to the CBD (349.8 km vs 354.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kew
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (26/100 vs 12/100)
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kew
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (61.7% vs -13.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kew and Rossglen 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
Kew has more residents (1,761 vs 50); Kew rents higher ($370/wk vs $300/wk).
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,761 +97% vs other | 50 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +61.7% | -13.8% |
| Median age | 63 | 61 |
| Median household income | $57,564/yr | $66,612/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +19% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $912,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $910,000 | — |
| Median land price | $679,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 64 days from 12 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Rossglen has more rural and farming land (87% vs 52%); Kew has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 7%).
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 52% | 87% |
| Environmental | 20% | 7% |
| Residential | 20% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 5% |
| Parks and recreation | 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
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 546 across Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.7% $600/wk on $1.15M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 36% of NSW | — |
| Income | — | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 11% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Kew is more walkable (26 vs 12).
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Kew carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 29); Rossglen carries more crime risk (86 vs 54).
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 61/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kew
- Camden Haven High School Government · Secondary above peers
Schools in Rossglen
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Kew sits further from the CBD (354.4 km vs 349.8 km).
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 26/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 354.4 km +1% vs other | 349.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 239 min | 235 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2439 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 2439 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
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.6 km | 7.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 71/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 46% 897 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kew | Rossglen | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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