Rosedale vs Pearsondale
Pearsondale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Rosedale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pearsondale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Rosedale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Pearsondale suits families with children and 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
Rosedale
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Pearsondale carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 88/100)
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 (23% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Rosedale
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (193.8 km vs 215 km)
- has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 158 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Rosedale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 10%)
- But Pearsondale carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rosedale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.5% vs -7.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rosedale and Pearsondale 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 (1,729 vs 125); Pearsondale has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $63,648).
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,729 +93% vs other | 125 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.5% | -7.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 42 |
| Median household income | $63,648/yr | $81,224/yr +28% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (26.4%).
Property market
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $525,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $193,750 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 45 days from 23 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Pearsondale has more rural and farming land (93% vs 71%).
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 71% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 26% | 5% |
| Residential | 1% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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 | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 11% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 80% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
Liveability
Rosedale is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 11/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Rosedale carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Pearsondale carries more flood risk (97 vs 76).
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 88/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Flood | High 76/100 | High 97/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Rosedale
- Rosedale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Pearsondale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 7 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 13 | 0 |
Mobility
Pearsondale sits further from the CBD (215 km vs 193.8 km).
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 193.8 km | 215 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 153 min | 158 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3847 | 0.4% postcode 3851 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 53 postcode 3847 | 40 postcode 3851 |
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 (86.8%).
Setting
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 63 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 37.7 km | 28.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 848 premises | 0% 56 premises |
Climate
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 546 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rosedale | Pearsondale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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