Rosehill vs Womina

Womina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Rosehill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosehill, the large majority of households are couple families. In Womina, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Rosehill tends to suit couples and older residents, while Womina suits families with children.

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

Rosehill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 73/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

Womina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Womina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (155.7 km vs 160.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosehill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Rosehill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.3% vs -11.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rosehill Womina
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.

Rosehill Womina
Walkability 0 / 0
Rosehill — Walkability: 0/100 Womina — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 27
Rosehill — Safety: 51/100 Womina — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rosehill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Womina — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Womina has more residents (207 vs 134); Rosehill rents higher ($400/wk vs $290/wk).

Rosehill Womina
Population 134 207
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% -11.5%
Median age 51 39
Median household income $75,816/yr
+12% vs other
$66,456/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+28% vs other
$290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosehill Womina
0-4 — / 9.2%
Rosehill — 0-4: not among its largest Womina — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 9.7% / 15.0%
Rosehill — 5-14: 9.7% Womina — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 11.2% / 4.8%
Rosehill — 15-19: 11.2% Womina — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Rosehill — 20-24: not among its largest Womina — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 5.2% / 10.1%
Rosehill — 25-34: 5.2% Womina — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 11.9% / 14.5%
Rosehill — 35-44: 11.9% Womina — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 14.9% / 9.2%
Rosehill — 45-54: 14.9% Womina — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 18.7% / 15.5%
Rosehill — 55-64: 18.7% Womina — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 14.2% / 8.7%
Rosehill — 65-74: 14.2% Womina — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 10.4% / 7.2%
Rosehill — 75-84: 10.4% Womina — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / —
Rosehill — 85+: not among its largest Womina — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosehill 84.2% couple families
Rosehill — Couple Families: 84.2% Rosehill — Lone Person: 15.8% Rosehill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Womina 52.3% couple families
Womina — Couple Families: 52.3% Womina — Lone Person: 22.7% Womina — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosehill 0.0% renting
Rosehill — Owned Outright: 44.4% Rosehill — Mortgage: 55.6% Rosehill — Renting: 0.0%
Womina 26.7% renting
Womina — Owned Outright: 43.3% Womina — Mortgage: 30.0% Womina — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rosehill Womina
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 19.3%
Rosehill — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Womina — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 6.8%
Rosehill — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Womina — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 2.9%
Rosehill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Womina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Rosehill Womina
England 3.0% / 1.4%
Rosehill — England: 3.0% Womina — England: 1.4%
Philippines — / 2.9%
Rosehill — Philippines: not among its largest Womina — Philippines: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Rosehill — New Zealand: not among its largest Womina — New Zealand: 1.9%
Germany — / 1.9%
Rosehill — Germany: not among its largest Womina — Germany: 1.9%
Brazil — / 1.9%
Rosehill — Brazil: not among its largest Womina — Brazil: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosehill 100.0% houses
Rosehill — Houses: 100.0% Rosehill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Womina 87.5% houses
Womina — Houses: 87.5% Womina — Townhouses: 12.5%
Houses Townhouses

Development activity

Rosehill Womina
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Rosehill Womina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Rosehill Womina
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Womina carries more crime risk (73 vs 49).

Rosehill Womina
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
High
73/100
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
1
within 5 km

Schools

Rosehill Womina
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

Rosehill Womina
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Rosehill sits further from the CBD (160.6 km vs 155.7 km).

Rosehill Womina
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 160.6 km
+3% vs other
155.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 128 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
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.

Rosehill Womina
Car (driver) 69.8% / 87.8%
Rosehill — Car (driver): 69.8% Womina — Car (driver): 87.8%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 5.4%
Rosehill — Worked from Home: 11.1% Womina — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 9.5% / 6.8%
Rosehill — Car (passenger): 9.5% Womina — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 9.5% / —
Rosehill — Walked Only: 9.5% Womina — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.8%).

Setting

Rosehill Womina
Elevation 464 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
496 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rosehill Womina
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
0%
86 premises

Climate

Rosehill Womina
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Rosehill Womina
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosehill Womina
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosehill Womina
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosehill

Womina

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