Nambour vs Rosemount

Nambour is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Rosemount. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Rosemount, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rosemount: a median of $1.3 million, against $890,000 in Nambour, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Nambour tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Rosemount 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Nambour has more parks and reserves (30 vs 0)
  • Rosemount carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Nambour

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($840,500 vs $1,969,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($890,000 vs $1,297,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nambour

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nambour

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nambour

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 22%)
  • But Rosemount carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Rosemount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.8% vs 8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nambour Rosemount
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.

Nambour Rosemount
Walkability 91 / 4
Nambour — Walkability: 91/100 Rosemount — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 17 / 80
Nambour — Safety: 17/100 Rosemount — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Nambour — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rosemount — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nambour has more residents (12,145 vs 1,851); Rosemount rents higher ($420/wk vs $340/wk).

Nambour Rosemount
Population 12,145
+85% vs other
 1,851
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +16.8%
Median age 40 48
Median household income $63,648/yr $77,480/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $420/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nambour Rosemount
0-4 5.8% / 5.0%
Nambour — 0-4: 5.8% Rosemount — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 12.7% / 11.7%
Nambour — 5-14: 12.7% Rosemount — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.6% / 5.2%
Nambour — 15-19: 5.6% Rosemount — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.8% / 5.0%
Nambour — 20-24: 5.8% Rosemount — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 13.1% / 7.5%
Nambour — 25-34: 13.1% Rosemount — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 12.7% / 11.7%
Nambour — 35-44: 12.7% Rosemount — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.7% / 12.9%
Nambour — 45-54: 12.7% Rosemount — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 12.2% / 14.4%
Nambour — 55-64: 12.2% Rosemount — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 9.6% / 13.9%
Nambour — 65-74: 9.6% Rosemount — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 6.8% / 9.7%
Nambour — 75-84: 6.8% Rosemount — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ 3.2% / 3.1%
Nambour — 85+: 3.2% Rosemount — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nambour 30.3% couple families
Nambour — Couple Families: 30.3% Nambour — Lone Person: 42.1% Nambour — One Parent Families: 21.1% Nambour — Group Household: 5.3% Nambour — Other Families: 1.3%
Rosemount 47.0% couple families
Rosemount — Couple Families: 47.0% Rosemount — Lone Person: 35.1% Rosemount — One Parent Families: 12.7% Rosemount — Group Household: 4.5% Rosemount — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nambour 39.8% renting
Nambour — Owned Outright: 23.5% Nambour — Mortgage: 36.7% Nambour — Renting: 39.8%
Rosemount 8.9% renting
Rosemount — Owned Outright: 43.1% Rosemount — Mortgage: 48.0% Rosemount — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Nambour Rosemount
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 19.2%
Nambour — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Rosemount — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 11.5%
Nambour — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Rosemount — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 10.2%
Nambour — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Rosemount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.8%
Nambour — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Rosemount — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.1%
Nambour — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Rosemount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

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.

Nambour Rosemount
England 4.4% / 6.4%
Nambour — England: 4.4% Rosemount — England: 6.4%
New Zealand 4.1% / 2.9%
Nambour — New Zealand: 4.1% Rosemount — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 0.5% / 1.1%
Nambour — South Africa: 0.5% Rosemount — South Africa: 1.1%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.2%
Nambour — Philippines: 1.0% Rosemount — Philippines: 0.2%
Germany 0.5% / 0.5%
Nambour — Germany: 0.5% Rosemount — Germany: 0.5%
India 0.7% / —
Nambour — India: 0.7% Rosemount — India: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.5%
Nambour — Canada: not among its largest Rosemount — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nambour 66.3% houses
Nambour — Houses: 66.3% Nambour — Townhouses: 20.3% Nambour — Flats / Apartments: 13.4%
Rosemount 78.3% houses
Rosemount — Houses: 78.3% Rosemount — Townhouses: 19.8% Rosemount — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Nambour Rosemount
Median house price $890,000 $1,297,500
Median unit price $609,000 —
Median land price $840,500 $1,969,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 118 sales
 56 days
from 19 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Nambour Rosemount
3 bed $852K / $1.21M
Nambour — 3 bed: $852K (112 sales) Rosemount — 3 bed: $1.21M (11 sales)

112 vs 11 sales

4 bed $975K / $1.5M
Nambour — 4 bed: $975K (70 sales) Rosemount — 4 bed: $1.5M (10 sales)

70 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Nambour Rosemount
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

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.

Nambour Rosemount
Houses 4.0%
$700/wk on $912K
 —
Units 4.3%
$560/wk on $670K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Nambour Rosemount
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools Higher than 38% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 46% of QLD —

Liveability

Nambour is more walkable (91 vs 4); Rosemount scores higher overall (67 vs 39).

Nambour Rosemount
Grade C A
Score 39/100 67/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Nambour carries more crime risk (83 vs 20).

Nambour Rosemount
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 Low
20/100
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 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Nambour Rosemount
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Nambour

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Nambour State College Government · Combined below peers
  • Nambour State College - Junior School Government · Primary
  • OneSchool Global QLD - Nambour Independent · Combined
  • Kairos Community College - Nambour Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Rosemount

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

Amenities in the suburb

Nambour Rosemount
Supermarkets 5 0
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 30 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 9 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 8 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 21 1

Mobility

Nambour Rosemount
Walkability score 91/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 105.3 km 107 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Nambour Rosemount
Car (driver) 80.1% / 75.3%
Nambour — Car (driver): 80.1% Rosemount — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 9.5% / 18.2%
Nambour — Worked from Home: 9.5% Rosemount — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 2.9%
Nambour — Car (passenger): 5.7% Rosemount — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only 2.9% / 2.2%
Nambour — Walked Only: 2.9% Rosemount — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus 1.3% / 0.8%
Nambour — Bus: 1.3% Rosemount — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Nambour Rosemount
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.6 km 7.5 km

NBN connectivity

Nambour Rosemount
Connectivity score 64/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
6,600 premises
 26%
784 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Nambour Rosemount
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Nambour Rosemount
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Nambour Rosemount
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nambour Rosemount
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nambour

Parks Regional Centre River Townhouses

Rosemount

Retirees

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