Rosedale vs Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Rosedale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rosedale: a median of $900,000, against $752,000 in Sandy Creek, though rent is higher in Sandy Creek. On these figures, Rosedale tends to suit people living alone, while Sandy Creek suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Sandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Sandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($752,500 vs $900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosedale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($258/wk vs $440/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sandy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (61.8 km vs 68.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Rosedale has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
  • Sandy Creek is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Sandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.6% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rosedale Sandy Creek
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.

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Walkability 0 / 17
Rosedale — Walkability: 0/100 Sandy Creek — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 74 / 80
Rosedale — Safety: 74/100 Sandy Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rosedale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sandy Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sandy Creek has more residents (360 vs 190); Sandy Creek rents higher ($440/wk vs $258/wk).

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Population 190 360
+89% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +21.6%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $100,724/yr $120,744/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $258/wk $440/wk
+71% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosedale Sandy Creek
0-4 2.6% / 5.8%
Rosedale — 0-4: 2.6% Sandy Creek — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 16.8% / 14.4%
Rosedale — 5-14: 16.8% Sandy Creek — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 4.7% / 8.1%
Rosedale — 15-19: 4.7% Sandy Creek — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 8.4% / 5.8%
Rosedale — 20-24: 8.4% Sandy Creek — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 7.4% / 10.3%
Rosedale — 25-34: 7.4% Sandy Creek — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 13.2% / 10.3%
Rosedale — 35-44: 13.2% Sandy Creek — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 14.2% / 15.3%
Rosedale — 45-54: 14.2% Sandy Creek — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 17.4% / 20.0%
Rosedale — 55-64: 17.4% Sandy Creek — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 11.6% / 6.9%
Rosedale — 65-74: 11.6% Sandy Creek — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 5.3% / 3.6%
Rosedale — 75-84: 5.3% Sandy Creek — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Rosedale — 85+: not among its largest Sandy Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosedale 62.2% couple families
Rosedale — Couple Families: 62.2% Rosedale — Lone Person: 37.8% Rosedale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Rosedale — Other Families: 0.0%
Sandy Creek 80.8% couple families
Sandy Creek — Couple Families: 80.8% Sandy Creek — Lone Person: 8.2% Sandy Creek — One Parent Families: 6.8% Sandy Creek — Other Families: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosedale 19.1% renting
Rosedale — Owned Outright: 35.3% Rosedale — Mortgage: 45.6% Rosedale — Renting: 19.1%
Sandy Creek 6.9% renting
Sandy Creek — Owned Outright: 33.6% Sandy Creek — Mortgage: 59.5% Sandy Creek — Renting: 6.9%
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.

Rosedale Sandy Creek
England 7.9% / 5.3%
Rosedale — England: 7.9% Sandy Creek — England: 5.3%
South Africa — / 1.9%
Rosedale — South Africa: not among its largest Sandy Creek — South Africa: 1.9%
Brazil — / 1.1%
Rosedale — Brazil: not among its largest Sandy Creek — Brazil: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Rosedale — Scotland: not among its largest Sandy Creek — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

Qualifications

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

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 21.9%
Rosedale — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Sandy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 10.0%
Rosedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Sandy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 7.8%
Rosedale — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Sandy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.1%
Rosedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Sandy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Rosedale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Sandy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosedale 100.0% houses
Rosedale — Houses: 100.0%
Sandy Creek 100.0% houses
Sandy Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Median house price $900,000 $752,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Environmental 0% 9%
Residential 1%
same for both
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 Sandy Creek
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Rosedale Sandy Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Sandy Creek is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
20/100
Flood — Low
13/100
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 Sandy Creek
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 Sandy Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Rosedale sits further from the CBD (68.3 km vs 61.8 km).

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 68.3 km
+10% vs other
 61.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5350
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.

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Car (driver) 80.4% / 78.8%
Rosedale — Car (driver): 80.4% Sandy Creek — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 14.1%
Rosedale — Worked from Home: 9.8% Sandy Creek — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Car (passenger) 9.8% / 3.5%
Rosedale — Car (passenger): 9.8% Sandy Creek — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus — / 1.8%
Rosedale — Bus: not among its largest Sandy Creek — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only — / 1.8%
Rosedale — Walked Only: not among its largest Sandy Creek — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.5 km 31.5 km

NBN connectivity

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
133 premises

Climate

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Annual rainfall 460 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.6°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Rosedale Sandy Creek
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 Sandy Creek
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosedale Sandy Creek
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosedale

Outer

Sandy Creek

Acreage Outer Quiet

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