Lower Mount Walker vs Rosewood

Rosewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Lower Mount Walker. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Rosewood tends to suit 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

Rosewood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Lower Mount Walker carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lower Mount Walker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lower Mount Walker

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $295/wk)
  • But Rosewood has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rosewood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (53 min vs 63 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (60.8 km vs 70.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Lower Mount Walker carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs 3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lower Mount Walker 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.

Lower Mount Walker 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.

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Walkability 0 / 72
Lower Mount Walker — Walkability: 0/100 Rosewood — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 86 / 24
Lower Mount Walker — Safety: 86/100 Rosewood — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lower Mount Walker — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rosewood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rosewood has more residents (3,263 vs 192); Lower Mount Walker has higher household incomes ($99,632 vs $64,116).

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Population 192 3,263
+1599% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +15.1%
Median age 51 39
Median household income $99,632/yr
+36% vs other
 $64,116/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $295/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
0-4 2.6% / 6.1%
Lower Mount Walker — 0-4: 2.6% Rosewood — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 8.3% / 14.1%
Lower Mount Walker — 5-14: 8.3% Rosewood — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.2% / 6.3%
Lower Mount Walker — 15-19: 5.2% Rosewood — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 2.6% / 6.7%
Lower Mount Walker — 20-24: 2.6% Rosewood — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 8.3% / 11.4%
Lower Mount Walker — 25-34: 8.3% Rosewood — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 6.8% / 10.8%
Lower Mount Walker — 35-44: 6.8% Rosewood — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 15.6% / 11.2%
Lower Mount Walker — 45-54: 15.6% Rosewood — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 21.4% / 13.1%
Lower Mount Walker — 55-64: 21.4% Rosewood — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 13.5% / 11.2%
Lower Mount Walker — 65-74: 13.5% Rosewood — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 5.7% / 6.7%
Lower Mount Walker — 75-84: 5.7% Rosewood — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.6% / 2.9%
Lower Mount Walker — 85+: 1.6% Rosewood — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lower Mount Walker 29.7% lone person
Lower Mount Walker — Lone Person: 29.7% Lower Mount Walker — Couple Families: 32.4% Lower Mount Walker — One Parent Families: 16.2% Lower Mount Walker — Other Families: 13.5% Lower Mount Walker — Group Household: 8.1%
Rosewood 38.1% lone person
Rosewood — Lone Person: 38.1% Rosewood — Couple Families: 31.5% Rosewood — One Parent Families: 24.1% Rosewood — Other Families: 1.0% Rosewood — Group Household: 5.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lower Mount Walker 7.5% renting
Lower Mount Walker — Owned Outright: 41.5% Lower Mount Walker — Mortgage: 50.9% Lower Mount Walker — Renting: 7.5%
Rosewood 42.6% renting
Rosewood — Owned Outright: 29.4% Rosewood — Mortgage: 28.0% Rosewood — Renting: 42.6%
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.

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
England 2.1% / 2.8%
Lower Mount Walker — England: 2.1% Rosewood — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.1%
Lower Mount Walker — New Zealand: 2.6% Rosewood — New Zealand: 2.1%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Lower Mount Walker — Scotland: not among its largest Rosewood — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Lower Mount Walker — South Africa: not among its largest Rosewood — South Africa: 0.4%
Malaysia — / 0.3%
Lower Mount Walker — Malaysia: not among its largest Rosewood — Malaysia: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 19.2%
Lower Mount Walker — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.1%
Lower Mount Walker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 4.3%
Lower Mount Walker — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 0.8%
Lower Mount Walker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Rosewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.1%
Lower Mount Walker — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Rosewood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lower Mount Walker 100.0% houses
Lower Mount Walker — Houses: 100.0% Lower Mount Walker — Townhouses: 0.0% Lower Mount Walker — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rosewood 91.5% houses
Rosewood — Houses: 91.5% Rosewood — Townhouses: 7.2% Rosewood — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Median house price — $750,000
Median unit price — $832,750
Median land price — $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 48 sales

Development activity

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
 3,476
across Ipswich
Approvals change year on year +65% -7%

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.

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Houses — 3.4%
$562/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 22% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Rosewood is more walkable (72 vs 0).

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Rosewood carries more crime risk (76 vs 14).

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 High
76/100
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

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Lower Mount Walker

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

Schools in Rosewood

  • Rosewood State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Rosewood State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Brigid's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Lower Mount Walker sits further from the CBD (70.3 km vs 60.8 km).

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Walkability score 0/100 72/100
Distance to Brisbane 70.3 km
+14% vs other
 60.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4340
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.

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Car (driver) 71.1% / 76.0%
Lower Mount Walker — Car (driver): 71.1% Rosewood — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 19.7% / 10.2%
Lower Mount Walker — Worked from Home: 19.7% Rosewood — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.5%
Lower Mount Walker — Car (passenger): 3.9% Rosewood — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 5.3% / 2.4%
Lower Mount Walker — Walked Only: 5.3% Rosewood — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train — / 4.7%
Lower Mount Walker — Train: not among its largest Rosewood — Train: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Connectivity score 30/100 76/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 58%
1,740 premises

Climate

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Average residential rate $1,689/yr $1,713/yr
Council Scenic Rim Ipswich

Federal electorate

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Division Wright Blair
Member Scott Buchholz Shayne Neumann
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Lower Mount Walker Rosewood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lower Mount Walker

Rural

Rosewood

Acreage Outer Parks Quiet River Trains

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