Melville vs Rosebrook

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Melville tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Rosebrook suits couples.

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

Rosebrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosebrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosebrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $498/wk)

Weighs 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

They split

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

  • Melville has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
  • Rosebrook carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)

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

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

Melville and Rosebrook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Melville Rosebrook
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.

Melville Rosebrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Melville — Walkability: 0/100 Rosebrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 89
Melville — Safety: 75/100 Rosebrook — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 77 / 74
Melville — Low fire risk: 77/100 Rosebrook — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Melville rents higher ($498/wk vs $0/wk); Rosebrook has higher household incomes ($134,316 vs $101,816).

Melville Rosebrook
Population 64 73
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.9%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $101,816/yr $134,316/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $498/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Melville Rosebrook
0-4 7.8% / —
Melville — 0-4: 7.8% Rosebrook — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.6% / 13.7%
Melville — 5-14: 15.6% Rosebrook — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 — / 9.6%
Melville — 15-19: not among its largest Rosebrook — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 6.2% / 9.6%
Melville — 20-24: 6.2% Rosebrook — 20-24: 9.6%
25-34 — / 12.3%
Melville — 25-34: not among its largest Rosebrook — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 21.9% / 8.2%
Melville — 35-44: 21.9% Rosebrook — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 10.9% / 23.3%
Melville — 45-54: 10.9% Rosebrook — 45-54: 23.3%
55-64 12.5% / 16.4%
Melville — 55-64: 12.5% Rosebrook — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 18.8% / 9.6%
Melville — 65-74: 18.8% Rosebrook — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 6.2% / 6.8%
Melville — 75-84: 6.2% Rosebrook — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / —
Melville — 85+: not among its largest Rosebrook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Melville 66.7% couple families
Melville — Couple Families: 66.7% Melville — Lone Person: 33.3%
Rosebrook 100.0% couple families
Rosebrook — Couple Families: 100.0% Rosebrook — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Melville 0.0% renting
Melville — Owned Outright: 47.1% Melville — Mortgage: 52.9% Melville — Renting: 0.0%
Rosebrook 0.0% renting
Rosebrook — Owned Outright: 57.7% Rosebrook — Mortgage: 42.3% Rosebrook — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Melville Rosebrook
England 7.8% / —
Melville — England: 7.8% Rosebrook — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 4.7% / —
Melville — New Zealand: 4.7% Rosebrook — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 4.1%
Melville — Germany: not among its largest Rosebrook — Germany: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

Qualifications

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

Melville Rosebrook
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 17.8%
Melville — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Rosebrook — Bachelor Degree: 17.8%
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 23.3%
Melville — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Rosebrook — Certificate III & IV: 23.3%
Postgraduate Degree 15.6% / —
Melville — Postgraduate Degree: 15.6% Rosebrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 4.1%
Melville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Rosebrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / —
Melville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Rosebrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Melville 100.0% houses
Melville — Houses: 100.0%
Rosebrook 100.0% houses
Rosebrook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Melville Rosebrook
Median house price — $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Melville Rosebrook
Rural and farming 96% 99%
Environmental 4% 1%
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

Melville Rosebrook
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Melville Rosebrook
House price — Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

Melville Rosebrook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Melville carries more crime risk (25 vs 11).

Melville Rosebrook
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
11/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Melville Rosebrook
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

Mobility

Melville Rosebrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 178.3 km 179.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 136 min 139 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2320
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.

Melville Rosebrook
Worked from Home 47.4% / 55.2%
Melville — Worked from Home: 47.4% Rosebrook — Worked from Home: 55.2%
Car (driver) 52.6% / 44.8%
Melville — Car (driver): 52.6% Rosebrook — Car (driver): 44.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.2%).

Setting

Melville Rosebrook
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Melville Rosebrook
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Melville Rosebrook
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Melville Rosebrook
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Melville Rosebrook
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Maitland
same for both

Federal electorate

Melville Rosebrook
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Melville Rosebrook
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Melville

Family Professionals Retirees Rural

Rosebrook

Professionals Rural

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