Rosa Glen vs Forest Grove

Rosa Glen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Forest Grove. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosa Glen, most households are people living alone. In Forest Grove, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Rosa Glen tends to suit people living alone.

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

Forest Grove

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Forest Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (35% vs 45%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Rosa Glen has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
  • Forest Grove has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rosa Glen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (279 km vs 289.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 201 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Rosa Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
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.

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Walkability 0 / 0
Rosa Glen — Walkability: 0/100 Forest Grove — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 67
Rosa Glen — Safety: 71/100 Forest Grove — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 37 / 27
Rosa Glen — Low fire risk: 37/100 Forest Grove — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 100 / 70
Rosa Glen — Low flood risk: 100/100 Forest Grove — Low flood risk: 70/100

Demographics

Forest Grove has more residents (253 vs 188); Forest Grove rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Population 188 253
+35% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% -1.6%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $55,224/yr $62,348/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
0-4 3.2% / 4.3%
Rosa Glen — 0-4: 3.2% Forest Grove — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 14.4% / 9.9%
Rosa Glen — 5-14: 14.4% Forest Grove — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 3.2% / 1.6%
Rosa Glen — 15-19: 3.2% Forest Grove — 15-19: 1.6%
20-24 1.6% / 4.3%
Rosa Glen — 20-24: 1.6% Forest Grove — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 3.7% / 11.5%
Rosa Glen — 25-34: 3.7% Forest Grove — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 17.6% / 9.5%
Rosa Glen — 35-44: 17.6% Forest Grove — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 14.4% / 14.6%
Rosa Glen — 45-54: 14.4% Forest Grove — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 17.6% / 19.0%
Rosa Glen — 55-64: 17.6% Forest Grove — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 19.7% / 15.4%
Rosa Glen — 65-74: 19.7% Forest Grove — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 2.1% / 5.5%
Rosa Glen — 75-84: 2.1% Forest Grove — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.7% / 1.2%
Rosa Glen — 85+: 2.7% Forest Grove — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosa Glen 65.2% lone person
Rosa Glen — Lone Person: 65.2% Rosa Glen — Couple Families: 28.3% Rosa Glen — One Parent Families: 6.5% Rosa Glen — Group Household: 0.0% Rosa Glen — Other Families: 0.0%
Forest Grove 46.9% lone person
Forest Grove — Lone Person: 46.9% Forest Grove — Couple Families: 25.9% Forest Grove — One Parent Families: 17.3% Forest Grove — Group Household: 4.9% Forest Grove — Other Families: 4.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosa Glen 22.7% renting
Rosa Glen — Owned Outright: 65.2% Rosa Glen — Mortgage: 12.1% Rosa Glen — Renting: 22.7%
Forest Grove 36.3% renting
Forest Grove — Owned Outright: 45.1% Forest Grove — Mortgage: 18.7% Forest Grove — Renting: 36.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 15.8%
Rosa Glen — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Forest Grove — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 16.6%
Rosa Glen — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Forest Grove — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 11.1%
Rosa Glen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Forest Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 1.2%
Rosa Glen — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Forest Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.2%
Rosa Glen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Forest Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
England 8.5% / 7.9%
Rosa Glen — England: 8.5% Forest Grove — England: 7.9%
New Zealand 2.7% / 2.8%
Rosa Glen — New Zealand: 2.7% Forest Grove — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa — / 2.8%
Rosa Glen — South Africa: not among its largest Forest Grove — South Africa: 2.8%
Italy — / 2.4%
Rosa Glen — Italy: not among its largest Forest Grove — Italy: 2.4%
Scotland — / 2.4%
Rosa Glen — Scotland: not among its largest Forest Grove — Scotland: 2.4%
Canada 1.6% / —
Rosa Glen — Canada: 1.6% Forest Grove — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosa Glen 92.5% houses
Rosa Glen — Houses: 92.5% Rosa Glen — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Forest Grove 96.3% houses
Forest Grove — Houses: 96.3% Forest Grove — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Median house price $1,710,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
New dwellings approved 437
across Augusta Margaret River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +76%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of WA Higher than 20% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of WA Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Forest Grove carries more flood risk (30 vs 0); Forest Grove carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 63).

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
33/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
30/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Rosa Glen

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

Schools in Forest Grove

  • Margaret River Independent School Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

Forest Grove sits further from the CBD (289.7 km vs 279 km).

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 279 km 289.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 195 min 201 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6285
 1.6%
postcode 6286
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 6285
 99
postcode 6286

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.

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Car (driver) 48.8% / 64.8%
Rosa Glen — Car (driver): 48.8% Forest Grove — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 35.7% / 30.5%
Rosa Glen — Worked from Home: 35.7% Forest Grove — Worked from Home: 30.5%
Walked Only 8.3% / 4.8%
Rosa Glen — Walked Only: 8.3% Forest Grove — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Rosa Glen — Car (passenger): 7.1% Forest Grove — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.8%).

Setting

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.0 km 11.7 km

NBN connectivity

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Connectivity score 24/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 0%
138 premises

Climate

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Annual rainfall 624 mm 763 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 23.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 12.2°C

Council rates

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Average residential rate $3,281/yr
same for both
Council Augusta Margaret River
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosa Glen Forest Grove
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosa Glen

Rural

Forest Grove

Rural

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