Mount Walker vs Rosevale

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Walker tends to suit 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 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Rosevale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosevale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Walker

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 79 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (74.9 km vs 91.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosevale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Rosevale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.9% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Walker Rosevale
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.

Mount Walker Rosevale
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Walker — Walkability: 0/100 Rosevale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 31
Mount Walker — Safety: 30/100 Rosevale — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Walker — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rosevale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rosevale has more residents (212 vs 129); Rosevale has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $69,836).

Mount Walker Rosevale
Population 129 212
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% +1.9%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $69,836/yr $86,112/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+9% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Walker Rosevale
0-4 5.4% / 7.5%
Mount Walker — 0-4: 5.4% Rosevale — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 14.7% / 8.0%
Mount Walker — 5-14: 14.7% Rosevale — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 12.4% / 7.5%
Mount Walker — 15-19: 12.4% Rosevale — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 8.5% / 5.2%
Mount Walker — 20-24: 8.5% Rosevale — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 3.9% / 9.9%
Mount Walker — 25-34: 3.9% Rosevale — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 10.9% / 9.0%
Mount Walker — 35-44: 10.9% Rosevale — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 20.9% / 14.2%
Mount Walker — 45-54: 20.9% Rosevale — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 8.5% / 11.8%
Mount Walker — 55-64: 8.5% Rosevale — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 7.8% / 16.5%
Mount Walker — 65-74: 7.8% Rosevale — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 7.0% / 4.7%
Mount Walker — 75-84: 7.0% Rosevale — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 2.3% / 1.4%
Mount Walker — 85+: 2.3% Rosevale — 85+: 1.4%

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

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.

Mount Walker Rosevale
Netherlands 3.9% / —
Mount Walker — Netherlands: 3.9% Rosevale — Netherlands: not among its largest
England — / 2.4%
Mount Walker — England: not among its largest Rosevale — England: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Walker 50.0% couple families
Mount Walker — Couple Families: 50.0% Mount Walker — One Parent Families: 30.8% Mount Walker — Lone Person: 19.2% Mount Walker — Group Household: 0.0%
Rosevale 50.0% couple families
Rosevale — Couple Families: 50.0% Rosevale — One Parent Families: 22.9% Rosevale — Lone Person: 20.8% Rosevale — Group Household: 6.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Walker 100.0% houses
Mount Walker — Houses: 100.0%
Rosevale 100.0% houses
Rosevale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Walker Rosevale
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 12.3%
Mount Walker — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Rosevale — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.5%
Mount Walker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Rosevale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 7.5%
Mount Walker — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Rosevale — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Mount Walker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rosevale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Mount Walker — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rosevale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Walker 13.9% renting
Mount Walker — Owned Outright: 36.1% Mount Walker — Mortgage: 50.0% Mount Walker — Renting: 13.9%
Rosevale 5.8% renting
Rosevale — Owned Outright: 51.9% Rosevale — Mortgage: 42.3% Rosevale — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Mount Walker Rosevale
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Walker Rosevale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Walker Rosevale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mount Walker Rosevale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Mount Walker Rosevale
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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Walker Rosevale
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Rosevale sits further from the CBD (91.6 km vs 74.9 km).

Mount Walker Rosevale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 74.9 km 91.6 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 79 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.

Mount Walker Rosevale
Car (driver) 50.0% / 62.0%
Mount Walker — Car (driver): 50.0% Rosevale — Car (driver): 62.0%
Worked from Home 44.8% / 32.6%
Mount Walker — Worked from Home: 44.8% Rosevale — Worked from Home: 32.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.4%
Mount Walker — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rosevale — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 5.2% / —
Mount Walker — Walked Only: 5.2% Rosevale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.0%).

Setting

Mount Walker Rosevale
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Walker Rosevale
Connectivity score 27/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Mount Walker Rosevale
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)

Mount Walker Rosevale
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

Mount Walker Rosevale
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Walker Rosevale
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Walker

Rural Students

Rosevale

Rural

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