Rosedale vs Gomersal
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Gomersal tends to suit 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
- Rosedale carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 52/100)
- Gomersal is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rosedale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Rosedale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($258/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Rosedale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 52/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Gomersal
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs 6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rosedale and Gomersal 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 (190 vs 60); Gomersal rents higher ($330/wk vs $258/wk).
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 190 +68% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.7% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 42 | 43 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr | $108,316/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $258/wk | $330/wk +28% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
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 (7.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $900,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 180 across Barossa | 278 across Light |
| Approvals change year on year | -48% | +43% |
Ranking within SA
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of SA | Higher than 85% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 55% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of SA | Higher than 58% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of SA | Higher than 49% of SA |
Liveability
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Gomersal carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0); Gomersal carries more crime risk (52 vs 26).
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 68.3 km | 69.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 53 min | 51 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 5350 | 0.6% postcode 5352 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — postcode 5350 | 78 postcode 5352 |
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 (80.4%).
Setting
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 222 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.5 km | 40.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 72 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.31 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,247/yr | $2,297/yr |
| Council | Barossa | Light |
Federal electorate
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rosedale | Gomersal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — 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.
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