Oak Valley vs Roseneath

Oak Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Roseneath. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oak Valley, most households are couple families. In Roseneath, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Oak Valley tends to suit couples, while Roseneath suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Oak Valley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 95/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 46%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Oak Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Roseneath

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $323/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Oak Valley is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Roseneath sits closer to the CBD (1347.2 km vs 1353 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Oak Valley is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Roseneath has more units and townhouses to downsize into (11% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Oak Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.8% vs -17.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oak Valley Roseneath
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.

Oak Valley Roseneath
Walkability 10 / 0
Oak Valley — Walkability: 10/100 Roseneath — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 5
Oak Valley — Safety: 53/100 Roseneath — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Oak Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Roseneath — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oak Valley has more residents (478 vs 127); Oak Valley has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $58,500).

Oak Valley Roseneath
Population 478
+73% vs other
 127
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% -17.5%
Median age 44 55
Median household income $108,316/yr
+46% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $323/wk
+32% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oak Valley Roseneath
0-4 3.1% / 2.4%
Oak Valley — 0-4: 3.1% Roseneath — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 13.2% / 7.9%
Oak Valley — 5-14: 13.2% Roseneath — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 7.9% / —
Oak Valley — 15-19: 7.9% Roseneath — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.4% / 2.4%
Oak Valley — 20-24: 4.4% Roseneath — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 10.5% / 11.8%
Oak Valley — 25-34: 10.5% Roseneath — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 11.9% / 8.7%
Oak Valley — 35-44: 11.9% Roseneath — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 16.3% / 16.5%
Oak Valley — 45-54: 16.3% Roseneath — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 14.4% / 23.6%
Oak Valley — 55-64: 14.4% Roseneath — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 10.3% / 15.7%
Oak Valley — 65-74: 10.3% Roseneath — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 5.6% / 6.3%
Oak Valley — 75-84: 5.6% Roseneath — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 3.1%
Oak Valley — 85+: not among its largest Roseneath — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oak Valley 59.8% couple families
Oak Valley — Couple Families: 59.8% Oak Valley — Lone Person: 14.4% Oak Valley — One Parent Families: 16.5% Oak Valley — Group Household: 6.2% Oak Valley — Other Families: 3.1%
Roseneath 21.6% couple families
Roseneath — Couple Families: 21.6% Roseneath — Lone Person: 54.1% Roseneath — One Parent Families: 24.3% Roseneath — Group Household: 0.0% Roseneath — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oak Valley 8.5% renting
Oak Valley — Owned Outright: 43.7% Oak Valley — Mortgage: 47.9% Oak Valley — Renting: 8.5%
Roseneath 18.9% renting
Roseneath — Owned Outright: 56.6% Roseneath — Mortgage: 24.5% Roseneath — Renting: 18.9%
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.

Oak Valley Roseneath
New Zealand 0.8% / 3.1%
Oak Valley — New Zealand: 0.8% Roseneath — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 3.3% / —
Oak Valley — England: 3.3% Roseneath — England: not among its largest
Germany 1.0% / —
Oak Valley — Germany: 1.0% Roseneath — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Oak Valley Roseneath
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 23.6%
Oak Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Roseneath — Certificate III & IV: 23.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 10.2%
Oak Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Roseneath — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 2.4%
Oak Valley — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Roseneath — Bachelor Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Oak Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Roseneath — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Oak Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Roseneath — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oak Valley 99.3% houses
Oak Valley — Houses: 99.3% Oak Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Roseneath 89.1% houses
Roseneath — Houses: 89.1% Roseneath — Flats / Apartments: 10.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oak Valley Roseneath
Median house price $854,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Oak Valley Roseneath
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Oak Valley Roseneath
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Oak Valley is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Oak Valley Roseneath
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Roseneath carries more crime risk (95 vs 47).

Oak Valley Roseneath
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
95/100
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 1
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Oak Valley Roseneath
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

Oak Valley Roseneath
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Oak Valley sits further from the CBD (1353 km vs 1347.2 km).

Oak Valley Roseneath
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1353 km 1347.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 924 min 921 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4811
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 4811
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.

Oak Valley Roseneath
Car (driver) 82.4% / 86.7%
Oak Valley — Car (driver): 82.4% Roseneath — Car (driver): 86.7%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 13.3%
Oak Valley — Worked from Home: 7.5% Roseneath — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / —
Oak Valley — Car (passenger): 7.0% Roseneath — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.6% / —
Oak Valley — Bus: 1.6% Roseneath — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.6% / —
Oak Valley — Walked Only: 1.6% Roseneath — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.7%).

Setting

Oak Valley Roseneath
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Oak Valley Roseneath
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
175 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Oak Valley Roseneath
Annual rainfall 1,304 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 15.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Oak Valley Roseneath
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Oak Valley Roseneath
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Oak Valley Roseneath
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oak Valley Roseneath
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oak Valley

Acreage

Roseneath

Retirees River Rural

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