Rosewhite vs Ovens

Comparing Rosewhite and Ovens, VIC: Ovens carries more flood risk (82 vs 27); Ovens has more residents (197 vs 141); and Rosewhite sits further from the CBD (311.1 km vs 301.2 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Ovens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($183/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Ovens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (199 min vs 208 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (301.2 km vs 311.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosewhite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Rosewhite

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rosewhite Ovens
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.

Rosewhite Ovens
Walkability 0 / 0
Rosewhite — Walkability: 0/100 Ovens — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 85
Rosewhite — Safety: 83/100 Ovens — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 4 / 2
Rosewhite — Low fire risk: 4/100 Ovens — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 73 / 18
Rosewhite — Low flood risk: 73/100 Ovens — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Ovens has more residents (197 vs 141); Rosewhite rents higher ($250/wk vs $183/wk).

Rosewhite Ovens
Population 141 197
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% -10.0%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $68,224/yr $73,112/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+27% vs other
 $183/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosewhite Ovens
0-4 5.0% / 2.5%
Rosewhite — 0-4: 5.0% Ovens — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 12.8% / 10.2%
Rosewhite — 5-14: 12.8% Ovens — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 8.5% / 7.1%
Rosewhite — 15-19: 8.5% Ovens — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 2.8% / 4.1%
Rosewhite — 20-24: 2.8% Ovens — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 6.4% / 12.7%
Rosewhite — 25-34: 6.4% Ovens — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 8.5% / 10.2%
Rosewhite — 35-44: 8.5% Ovens — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 14.2% / 14.7%
Rosewhite — 45-54: 14.2% Ovens — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 19.1% / 22.3%
Rosewhite — 55-64: 19.1% Ovens — 55-64: 22.3%
65-74 16.3% / 14.7%
Rosewhite — 65-74: 16.3% Ovens — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 6.4% / 4.1%
Rosewhite — 75-84: 6.4% Ovens — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 2.1% / —
Rosewhite — 85+: 2.1% Ovens — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosewhite 46.8% lone person
Rosewhite — Lone Person: 46.8% Rosewhite — Couple Families: 42.6% Rosewhite — One Parent Families: 10.6%
Ovens 50.0% lone person
Ovens — Lone Person: 50.0% Ovens — Couple Families: 38.6% Ovens — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosewhite 12.3% renting
Rosewhite — Owned Outright: 56.1% Rosewhite — Mortgage: 31.6% Rosewhite — Renting: 12.3%
Ovens 15.1% renting
Ovens — Owned Outright: 45.2% Ovens — Mortgage: 39.7% Ovens — Renting: 15.1%
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.

Rosewhite Ovens
Scotland 2.8% / —
Rosewhite — Scotland: 2.8% Ovens — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy — / 2.5%
Rosewhite — Italy: not among its largest Ovens — Italy: 2.5%
England 2.1% / —
Rosewhite — England: 2.1% Ovens — England: not among its largest
Canada — / 2.0%
Rosewhite — Canada: not among its largest Ovens — Canada: 2.0%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Rosewhite — New Zealand: not among its largest Ovens — New Zealand: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Rosewhite Ovens
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 18.3%
Rosewhite — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Ovens — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 13.2%
Rosewhite — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Ovens — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.6%
Rosewhite — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Ovens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.0%
Rosewhite — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Ovens — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 1.5%
Rosewhite — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Ovens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosewhite 100.0% houses
Rosewhite — Houses: 100.0%
Ovens 100.0% houses
Ovens — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Rosewhite Ovens
Median house price — $690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rosewhite Ovens
Rural and farming 64% 55%
Parks and recreation 36% 44%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Rosewhite Ovens
New dwellings approved 32
across Alpine
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Rosewhite Ovens
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Rosewhite Ovens
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ovens carries more flood risk (82 vs 27).

Rosewhite Ovens
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
98/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Low
27/100
 High
82/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rosewhite Ovens
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

Rosewhite Ovens
Parks & reserves 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Rosewhite sits further from the CBD (311.1 km vs 301.2 km).

Rosewhite Ovens
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 311.1 km
+3% vs other
 301.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 208 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3737
 1.3%
postcode 3738
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3737
 —

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.

Rosewhite Ovens
Car (driver) 63.0% / 75.6%
Rosewhite — Car (driver): 63.0% Ovens — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 31.5% / 19.8%
Rosewhite — Worked from Home: 31.5% Ovens — Worked from Home: 19.8%
Walked Only 5.5% / —
Rosewhite — Walked Only: 5.5% Ovens — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle — / 4.7%
Rosewhite — Bicycle: not among its largest Ovens — Bicycle: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Rosewhite Ovens
Elevation 389 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 230 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rosewhite Ovens
Connectivity score 20/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
92 premises

Climate

Rosewhite Ovens
Annual rainfall 1,451 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Rosewhite Ovens
Average residential rate $1,945/yr
same for both
Council Alpine
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosewhite Ovens
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosewhite Ovens
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosewhite

Rural

Ovens

Rural

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