Roseville vs Lindfield

In both, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Roseville, most homes are detached houses. Roseville is closer to the city centre: 12 km, against 14.6 km.

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

Lindfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 16)
  • But Roseville has more separate houses rather than flats (69% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

They split

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

  • Roseville sits closer to the CBD (12 km vs 14.6 km)
  • Lindfield is more walkable (89/100 vs 80/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lindfield

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 31%)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Lindfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (11.8% vs 2.6%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 2.3%)
  • But Roseville returns a higher gross yield on units (4.8% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Roseville Lindfield
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.

Roseville Lindfield
Walkability 80 / 89
Roseville — Walkability: 80/100 Lindfield — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 73 / 69
Roseville — Safety: 73/100 Lindfield — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 48 / 30
Roseville — Low fire risk: 48/100 Lindfield — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Roseville has higher household incomes ($166,400 vs $147,316).

Roseville Lindfield
Population 10,340 10,943
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% +11.8%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $166,400/yr
+11% vs other
 $147,316/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Roseville Lindfield
0-4 4.7% / 5.3%
Roseville — 0-4: 4.7% Lindfield — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 15.4% / 14.8%
Roseville — 5-14: 15.4% Lindfield — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 7.4% / 6.6%
Roseville — 15-19: 7.4% Lindfield — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.9% / 5.6%
Roseville — 20-24: 5.9% Lindfield — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.5% / 9.5%
Roseville — 25-34: 9.5% Lindfield — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 14.3% / 14.8%
Roseville — 35-44: 14.3% Lindfield — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 14.7% / 14.7%
Roseville — 45-54: 14.7% Lindfield — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 11.2% / 11.5%
Roseville — 55-64: 11.2% Lindfield — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 9.5% / 9.0%
Roseville — 65-74: 9.5% Lindfield — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.2% / 5.6%
Roseville — 75-84: 5.2% Lindfield — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.3% / 2.5%
Roseville — 85+: 2.3% Lindfield — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Roseville 61.6% couple families
Roseville — Couple Families: 61.6% Roseville — Lone Person: 21.8% Roseville — One Parent Families: 12.0% Roseville — Group Household: 3.7% Roseville — Other Families: 0.9%
Lindfield 58.0% couple families
Lindfield — Couple Families: 58.0% Lindfield — Lone Person: 25.5% Lindfield — One Parent Families: 12.9% Lindfield — Group Household: 2.4% Lindfield — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Roseville 26.3% renting
Roseville — Owned Outright: 39.6% Roseville — Mortgage: 34.0% Roseville — Renting: 26.3%
Lindfield 29.2% renting
Lindfield — Owned Outright: 38.4% Lindfield — Mortgage: 32.4% Lindfield — Renting: 29.2%
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.

Roseville Lindfield
China 9.9% / 12.2%
Roseville — China: 9.9% Lindfield — China: 12.2%
England 4.3% / 3.9%
Roseville — England: 4.3% Lindfield — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.5%
Roseville — New Zealand: 1.9% Lindfield — New Zealand: 1.5%
Malaysia 1.5% / 1.6%
Roseville — Malaysia: 1.5% Lindfield — Malaysia: 1.6%
India 1.4% / 1.5%
Roseville — India: 1.4% Lindfield — India: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

Qualifications

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

Roseville Lindfield
Bachelor Degree 27.4% / 26.9%
Roseville — Bachelor Degree: 27.4% Lindfield — Bachelor Degree: 26.9%
Postgraduate Degree 15.0% / 15.3%
Roseville — Postgraduate Degree: 15.0% Lindfield — Postgraduate Degree: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.8%
Roseville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Lindfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Certificate III & IV 3.3% / 3.4%
Roseville — Certificate III & IV: 3.3% Lindfield — Certificate III & IV: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.0%
Roseville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Lindfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Roseville 68.8% houses
Roseville — Houses: 68.8% Roseville — Flats / Apartments: 28.4% Roseville — Townhouses: 2.8%
Lindfield 52.1% houses
Lindfield — Houses: 52.1% Lindfield — Flats / Apartments: 44.7% Lindfield — Townhouses: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Roseville Lindfield
Median house price $3,990,000 $3,860,000
Median unit price $1,075,000 $1,151,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 94 sales
 28 days
from 91 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Roseville Lindfield
1 bed $715K / $836K
Roseville — 1 bed: $715K (19 sales) Lindfield — 1 bed: $836K (24 sales)

19 vs 24 sales

2 bed $990K / $1M
Roseville — 2 bed: $990K (71 sales) Lindfield — 2 bed: $1M (59 sales)

71 vs 59 sales

3 bed $1.48M / $1.7M
Roseville — 3 bed: $1.48M (27 sales) Lindfield — 3 bed: $1.7M (36 sales)

27 vs 36 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.

Roseville Lindfield
3 bed $3.1M / $3.35M
Roseville — 3 bed: $3.1M (24 sales) Lindfield — 3 bed: $3.35M (17 sales)

24 vs 17 sales

4 bed $3.9M / $3.56M
Roseville — 4 bed: $3.9M (50 sales) Lindfield — 4 bed: $3.56M (49 sales)

50 vs 49 sales

5 bed $4.5M / $4.85M
Roseville — 5 bed: $4.5M (38 sales) Lindfield — 5 bed: $4.85M (38 sales)

38 vs 38 sales

6 bed $5.72M / $4.4M
Roseville — 6 bed: $5.72M (8 sales) Lindfield — 6 bed: $4.4M (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Lindfield has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 9%).

Roseville Lindfield
Residential 76% 57%
Environmental 9% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 7%
Parks and recreation 6% 4%
Industrial 2% 0%
Commercial 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

Roseville Lindfield
New dwellings approved 908
across Ku-ring-gai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Roseville Lindfield
Houses 2.3%
$1,650/wk on $3.67M
 3.5%
$1,900/wk on $2.83M
Units 4.8%
$878/wk on $950K
 4.3%
$950/wk on $1.15M

Ranking within NSW

Roseville Lindfield
House price Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 50% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Roseville scores higher overall (79 vs 69); Lindfield is more walkable (89 vs 80).

Roseville Lindfield
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lindfield carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 52).

Roseville Lindfield
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
31/100
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 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Roseville Lindfield
Inside the suburb 2 8
Rated above peers 2
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 5.1 km
 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.6% 4.5%

Schools in Roseville

  • Roseville College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Roseville Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Lindfield

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Lindfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lindfield Learning Village Government · Combined below peers
  • Aurora College Government · Secondary
  • Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School Independent · Primary
  • Lindfield Montessori Preschool Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Roseville Lindfield
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 12 9
Parks & reserves 16 19
Childcare 10 11
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 2 4
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 7 9

Mobility

Lindfield sits further from the CBD (14.6 km vs 12 km).

Roseville Lindfield
Walkability score 80/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 12 km 14.6 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 22 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 300.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 155.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.7%
postcode 2069
 4.7%
postcode 2070
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2069
 25
postcode 2070

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.

Roseville Lindfield
Worked from Home 64.3% / 63.2%
Roseville — Worked from Home: 64.3% Lindfield — Worked from Home: 63.2%
Car (driver) 26.1% / 26.2%
Roseville — Car (driver): 26.1% Lindfield — Car (driver): 26.2%
Train 4.3% / 6.3%
Roseville — Train: 4.3% Lindfield — Train: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 2.0%
Roseville — Car (passenger): 2.0% Lindfield — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.9%
Roseville — Walked Only: 1.9% Lindfield — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Roseville Lindfield
Elevation 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 8.6 km

NBN connectivity

Roseville Lindfield
Connectivity score 84/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
4,339 premises
 45%
5,070 premises

Climate

Roseville Lindfield
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Roseville Lindfield
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Roseville Lindfield
Average residential rate $1,626/yr
same for both
Council Ku-ring-gai
same for both

Federal electorate

Roseville Lindfield
Division Bradfield
same for both
Member Nicolette Boele
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Roseville Lindfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Roseville

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River Transport Hub

Lindfield

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

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