Rosedale vs Lowmead
Rosedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Lowmead. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are 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
Rosedale
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lowmead
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $210/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
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
- Rosedale sits closer to the CBD (419.1 km vs 428 km)
- Lowmead has a shorter drive in (296 min vs 302 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Rosedale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lowmead
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.7% vs 3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rosedale and Lowmead drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Rosedale has more residents (452 vs 179); Rosedale rents higher ($210/wk vs $150/wk).
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 452 +60% vs other | 179 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | +14.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 57 |
| Median household income | $47,788/yr +4% vs other | $45,760/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk +29% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $475,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $432,000 | — |
Development activity
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of QLD | Higher than 8% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 56% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 19% of QLD |
Liveability
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Lowmead carries more crime risk (81 vs 61).
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Rosedale
- Rosedale State School Government · Combined below peers
Schools in Lowmead
- Lowmead State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 16 | 20 |
Mobility
Lowmead sits further from the CBD (428 km vs 419.1 km).
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 419.1 km | 428 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 302 min | 296 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4674 | 0.0% postcode 4676 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4674 | — |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.0%).
Setting
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 91 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.4 km | 31.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 218 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Council rates
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rosedale | Lowmead | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.