Rosewater vs Alberton

Rosewater is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Alberton. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Alberton, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Alberton: a median of $972,000, against $830,000 in Rosewater, and rent is higher there too. Alberton is closer to the city centre: 12.3 km, against 15.2 km. On these figures, Alberton tends to suit people living alone.

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

Rosewater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosewater

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($485,500 vs $611,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($830,500 vs $972,400)

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

Alberton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (12.3 km vs 15.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Alberton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Rosewater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rosewater Alberton
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.

Rosewater Alberton
Walkability 90 / 84
Rosewater — Walkability: 90/100 Alberton — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 14 / 12
Rosewater — Safety: 14/100 Alberton — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rosewater — Low fire risk: 100/100 Alberton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 14 / 15
Rosewater — Low flood risk: 14/100 Alberton — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Rosewater has more residents (3,582 vs 1,860); Alberton skews older (44 vs 39).

Rosewater Alberton
Population 3,582
+48% vs other
 1,860
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +2.3%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $68,328/yr $70,200/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $279/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosewater Alberton
0-4 5.2% / 5.6%
Rosewater — 0-4: 5.2% Alberton — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 10.6% / 8.4%
Rosewater — 5-14: 10.6% Alberton — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 5.8% / 4.0%
Rosewater — 15-19: 5.8% Alberton — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 6.4% / 4.9%
Rosewater — 20-24: 6.4% Alberton — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 15.3% / 14.8%
Rosewater — 25-34: 15.3% Alberton — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 13.9% / 12.9%
Rosewater — 35-44: 13.9% Alberton — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 13.4% / 13.1%
Rosewater — 45-54: 13.4% Alberton — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 14.1% / 15.6%
Rosewater — 55-64: 14.1% Alberton — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 9.7% / 11.8%
Rosewater — 65-74: 9.7% Alberton — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 4.1% / 5.9%
Rosewater — 75-84: 4.1% Alberton — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.5% / 2.8%
Rosewater — 85+: 1.5% Alberton — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosewater 41.6% lone person
Rosewater — Lone Person: 41.6% Rosewater — Couple Families: 31.9% Rosewater — One Parent Families: 19.4% Rosewater — Group Household: 4.4% Rosewater — Other Families: 2.8%
Alberton 51.4% lone person
Alberton — Lone Person: 51.4% Alberton — Couple Families: 29.9% Alberton — One Parent Families: 12.8% Alberton — Group Household: 3.4% Alberton — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosewater 31.7% renting
Rosewater — Owned Outright: 25.3% Rosewater — Mortgage: 43.0% Rosewater — Renting: 31.7%
Alberton 28.1% renting
Alberton — Owned Outright: 34.1% Alberton — Mortgage: 37.8% Alberton — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rosewater Alberton
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 16.3%
Rosewater — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Alberton — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 12.2%
Rosewater — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Alberton — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 7.1%
Rosewater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Alberton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.6%
Rosewater — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Alberton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 3.2%
Rosewater — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Alberton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Rosewater Alberton
England 3.1% / 4.1%
Rosewater — England: 3.1% Alberton — England: 4.1%
Vietnam 4.9% / 0.8%
Rosewater — Vietnam: 4.9% Alberton — Vietnam: 0.8%
India 3.3% / 0.6%
Rosewater — India: 3.3% Alberton — India: 0.6%
Philippines 2.9% / —
Rosewater — Philippines: 2.9% Alberton — Philippines: not among its largest
China 1.0% / 1.9%
Rosewater — China: 1.0% Alberton — China: 1.9%
Greece 1.1% / 1.2%
Rosewater — Greece: 1.1% Alberton — Greece: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Rosewater — New Zealand: 0.8% Alberton — New Zealand: 0.8%
Italy — / 1.2%
Rosewater — Italy: not among its largest Alberton — Italy: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosewater 76.4% houses
Rosewater — Houses: 76.4% Rosewater — Townhouses: 17.7% Rosewater — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Alberton 69.0% houses
Alberton — Houses: 69.0% Alberton — Townhouses: 21.5% Alberton — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rosewater Alberton
Median house price $830,500 $972,400
Median unit price $485,500 $611,500
Median land price $472,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 14 days
from 43 sales
 18 days
from 14 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.

Rosewater Alberton
2 bed $690K / $685K
Rosewater — 2 bed: $690K (11 sales) Alberton — 2 bed: $685K (5 sales)

11 vs 5 sales

3 bed $830K / $974K
Rosewater — 3 bed: $830K (53 sales) Alberton — 3 bed: $974K (9 sales)

53 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Rosewater Alberton
Residential 92% 76%
Industrial 7% 16%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
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

Rosewater Alberton
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
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.

Rosewater Alberton
Houses 4.5%
$625/wk on $714K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Rosewater Alberton
House price Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Income Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Affordability Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 90% of SA —

Liveability

Alberton scores higher overall (44 vs 37).

Rosewater Alberton
Grade C
same for both
Score 37/100 44/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Rosewater Alberton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
88/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 26
within 5 km
 24
within 5 km

Schools

Rosewater Alberton
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 9.4 km
 None

Schools in Rosewater

  • Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus Catholic · Secondary below peers

Schools in Alberton

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Rosewater Alberton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 0 3

Mobility

Rosewater sits further from the CBD (15.2 km vs 12.3 km).

Rosewater Alberton
Walkability score 90/100 84/100
Distance to Adelaide 15.2 km
+19% vs other
 12.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 20 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 96/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 75.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 31.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5013
 0.9%
postcode 5014
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 5013
 48
postcode 5014

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.

Rosewater Alberton
Car (driver) 77.8% / 75.3%
Rosewater — Car (driver): 77.8% Alberton — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 11.2%
Rosewater — Worked from Home: 7.2% Alberton — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.1%
Rosewater — Car (passenger): 4.7% Alberton — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Train 4.2% / 4.0%
Rosewater — Train: 4.2% Alberton — Train: 4.0%
Bus 3.4% / 1.9%
Rosewater — Bus: 3.4% Alberton — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Rosewater Alberton
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 4.1 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 3.6 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Rosewater Alberton
Connectivity score 72/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
1,833 premises
 34%
1,036 premises

Climate

Rosewater Alberton
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Rosewater Alberton
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Rosewater Alberton
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosewater Alberton
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosewater Alberton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosewater

Middle-Ring Parks

Alberton

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

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