Rosenthal Heights vs Warwick
Rosenthal Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Warwick. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosenthal Heights, about half of households are couple families. In Warwick, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Rosenthal Heights: a median of $760,000, against $610,000 in Warwick, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rosenthal Heights tends to suit couples, while Warwick suits people living alone 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Rosenthal Heights carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 72/100)
- Warwick has more parks and reserves (16 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Rosenthal Heights leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
- Warwick has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $760,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Warwick
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $338/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warwick
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 147 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (157.7 km vs 172.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warwick
ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)
- But Rosenthal Heights carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rosenthal Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.9% vs 0.6%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Rosenthal Heights and Warwick 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
Warwick has more residents (12,294 vs 2,664); Rosenthal Heights has higher household incomes ($81,848 vs $53,820).
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,664 | 12,294 +361% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.9% | +0.6% |
| Median age | 40 | 45 |
| Median household income | $81,848/yr +34% vs other | $53,820/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $338/wk +23% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
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 (2.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $760,000 | $610,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $440,000 |
| Median land price | — | $732,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 44 days from 17 sales | 36 days from 94 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
17 vs 106 sales
23 vs 88 sales
Development activity
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.5% $750/wk on $869K | 4.3% $580/wk on $700K |
| Units | — | 3.3% $390/wk on $615K |
Ranking within QLD
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Schools | — | Higher than 87% of QLD |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 98% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 85% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 7% of QLD |
Liveability
Warwick is more walkable (87 vs 0).
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 53/100 | 55/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Warwick carries more crime risk (72 vs 28).
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 12 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 6 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 3 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Rosenthal Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Warwick
- Assumption College Catholic · Secondary above peers
- Glennie Heights State School Government · Primary above peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Warwick Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
- Warwick State High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Warwick West State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 6 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 21 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 16 |
| Childcare | 1 | 9 |
| GPs | 0 | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 4 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 9 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 9 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 7 |
Mobility
Rosenthal Heights sits further from the CBD (172.4 km vs 157.7 km).
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 87/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 172.4 km +9% vs other | 157.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 129 min |
| Public transport score | 13/100 Bus | 38/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 0.0 7-9am + 5-7pm same for both | |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).
Setting
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 512 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 460 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 65/100 | 75/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 1,239 premises | 42% 7,274 premises |
Climate
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rosenthal Heights | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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