Rosewood vs Wauchope

Wauchope is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Rosewood. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosewood, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wauchope: a median of $688,000, against $280,000 in Rosewood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rosewood tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wauchope suits 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

Wauchope

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Rosewood has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($280,000 vs $688,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Wauchope has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wauchope

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 9/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (254 min vs 266 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (373.1 km vs 381 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wauchope

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 9/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Wauchope

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.4% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rosewood Wauchope
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.

Rosewood Wauchope
Walkability 9 / 47
Rosewood — Walkability: 9/100 Wauchope — Walkability: 47/100
Low fire risk 84 / 49
Rosewood — Low fire risk: 84/100 Wauchope — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Wauchope has more residents (6,589 vs 221); Rosewood has higher household incomes ($89,856 vs $57,928).

Rosewood Wauchope
Population 221 6,589
+2881% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.3% +4.4%
Median age 52 43
Median household income $89,856/yr
+36% vs other
 $57,928/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk $350/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosewood Wauchope
0-4 4.5% / 5.8%
Rosewood — 0-4: 4.5% Wauchope — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 11.3% / 13.3%
Rosewood — 5-14: 11.3% Wauchope — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.2% / 6.2%
Rosewood — 15-19: 7.2% Wauchope — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 2.3% / 5.2%
Rosewood — 20-24: 2.3% Wauchope — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.5% / 11.4%
Rosewood — 25-34: 9.5% Wauchope — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 9.5% / 9.5%
Rosewood — 35-44: 9.5% Wauchope — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 12.2% / 11.7%
Rosewood — 45-54: 12.2% Wauchope — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 22.2% / 11.6%
Rosewood — 55-64: 22.2% Wauchope — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 17.6% / 12.4%
Rosewood — 65-74: 17.6% Wauchope — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 6.3% / 8.8%
Rosewood — 75-84: 6.3% Wauchope — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 1.8% / 4.3%
Rosewood — 85+: 1.8% Wauchope — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 52.7% couple families
Rosewood — Couple Families: 52.7% Rosewood — Lone Person: 30.9% Rosewood — One Parent Families: 5.5% Rosewood — Other Families: 10.9% Rosewood — Group Household: 0.0%
Wauchope 29.6% couple families
Wauchope — Couple Families: 29.6% Wauchope — Lone Person: 40.9% Wauchope — One Parent Families: 23.9% Wauchope — Other Families: 1.6% Wauchope — Group Household: 4.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 11.6% renting
Rosewood — Owned Outright: 58.1% Rosewood — Mortgage: 30.2% Rosewood — Renting: 11.6%
Wauchope 33.4% renting
Wauchope — Owned Outright: 37.4% Wauchope — Mortgage: 29.2% Wauchope — Renting: 33.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rosewood Wauchope
Certificate III & IV 24.0% / 19.3%
Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 24.0% Wauchope — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 4.8%
Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Wauchope — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.5%
Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Wauchope — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 0.8%
Rosewood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Wauchope — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Rosewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wauchope — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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.

Rosewood Wauchope
England 3.2% / 2.4%
Rosewood — England: 3.2% Wauchope — England: 2.4%
Thailand 1.4% / 0.2%
Rosewood — Thailand: 1.4% Wauchope — Thailand: 0.2%
Canada 1.4% / 0.2%
Rosewood — Canada: 1.4% Wauchope — Canada: 0.2%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Rosewood — New Zealand: not among its largest Wauchope — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Rosewood — Philippines: not among its largest Wauchope — Philippines: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.2%
Rosewood — Germany: not among its largest Wauchope — Germany: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 100.0% houses
Rosewood — Houses: 100.0% Rosewood — Townhouses: 0.0% Rosewood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wauchope 85.4% houses
Wauchope — Houses: 85.4% Wauchope — Townhouses: 12.4% Wauchope — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rosewood Wauchope
Median house price $280,000 $688,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $125,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 81 sales

Zoning mix

Rosewood has more rural and farming land (92% vs 53%).

Rosewood Wauchope
Rural and farming 92% 53%
Residential 4% 22%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Industrial 0% 7%
Environmental 4% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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

Rosewood Wauchope
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Rosewood Wauchope
Houses — 4.2%
$595/wk on $740K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rosewood Wauchope
House price Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 5% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 81% of NSW

Liveability

Wauchope is more walkable (47 vs 9).

Rosewood Wauchope
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wauchope carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 16).

Rosewood Wauchope
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime — High
82/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rosewood Wauchope
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Rosewood

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

Schools in Wauchope

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Wauchope Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wauchope High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rosewood Wauchope
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 15
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 7
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Rosewood sits further from the CBD (381 km vs 373.1 km).

Rosewood Wauchope
Walkability score 9/100 47/100
Distance to Sydney 381 km
+2% vs other
 373.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 254 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2446
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2446
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.

Rosewood Wauchope
Car (driver) 72.7% / 83.2%
Rosewood — Car (driver): 72.7% Wauchope — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 7.3%
Rosewood — Worked from Home: 19.2% Wauchope — Worked from Home: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 8.1% / 5.6%
Rosewood — Car (passenger): 8.1% Wauchope — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 3.2%
Rosewood — Walked Only: not among its largest Wauchope — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus — / 0.4%
Rosewood — Bus: not among its largest Wauchope — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Rosewood Wauchope
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.5 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Rosewood Wauchope
Connectivity score 30/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
87 premises
 43%
3,497 premises

Climate

Rosewood Wauchope
Annual rainfall 2,842 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Rosewood Wauchope
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.92 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Rosewood Wauchope
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosewood Wauchope
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosewood Wauchope
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosewood

Affordable Retirees Rural

Wauchope

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees

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