Rosewood vs Yippin Creek

Yippin Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 52 in Rosewood. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yippin Creek: a median of $827,000, against $280,000 in Rosewood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rosewood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Yippin Creek suits families with children.

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

Yippin Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 58%)

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 $827,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)

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 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $450/wk)
  • But Yippin Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yippin Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 9/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 266 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (377.3 km vs 381 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yippin Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 9/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Yippin Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (288.7% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rosewood and Yippin Creek 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 Yippin Creek
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 Yippin Creek
Walkability 9 / 29
Rosewood — Walkability: 9/100 Yippin Creek — Walkability: 29/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Rosewood — Low fire risk: 84/100 Yippin Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yippin Creek has more residents (758 vs 221); Yippin Creek rents higher ($450/wk vs $315/wk).

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Population 221 758
+243% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.3% +288.7%
Median age 52 37
Median household income $89,856/yr
+10% vs other
 $80,756/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk $450/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosewood Yippin Creek
0-4 4.5% / 9.2%
Rosewood — 0-4: 4.5% Yippin Creek — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 11.3% / 15.6%
Rosewood — 5-14: 11.3% Yippin Creek — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 7.2% / 4.9%
Rosewood — 15-19: 7.2% Yippin Creek — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 2.3% / 4.0%
Rosewood — 20-24: 2.3% Yippin Creek — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 9.5% / 15.4%
Rosewood — 25-34: 9.5% Yippin Creek — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 9.5% / 11.1%
Rosewood — 35-44: 9.5% Yippin Creek — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.2% / 10.7%
Rosewood — 45-54: 12.2% Yippin Creek — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 22.2% / 9.5%
Rosewood — 55-64: 22.2% Yippin Creek — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 17.6% / 13.6%
Rosewood — 65-74: 17.6% Yippin Creek — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 6.3% / 6.2%
Rosewood — 75-84: 6.3% Yippin Creek — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.8% / 2.0%
Rosewood — 85+: 1.8% Yippin Creek — 85+: 2.0%

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%
Yippin Creek 49.4% couple families
Yippin Creek — Couple Families: 49.4% Yippin Creek — Lone Person: 24.4% Yippin Creek — One Parent Families: 20.5% Yippin Creek — Other Families: 2.3% Yippin Creek — Group Household: 3.4%
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%
Yippin Creek 25.8% renting
Yippin Creek — Owned Outright: 37.3% Yippin Creek — Mortgage: 36.9% Yippin Creek — Renting: 25.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Certificate III & IV 24.0% / 24.5%
Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 24.0% Yippin Creek — Certificate III & IV: 24.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.6%
Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Yippin Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.0%
Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Yippin Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 0.4%
Rosewood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Yippin Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Rosewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yippin Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

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 Yippin Creek
England 3.2% / 1.5%
Rosewood — England: 3.2% Yippin Creek — England: 1.5%
Canada 1.4% / 0.4%
Rosewood — Canada: 1.4% Yippin Creek — Canada: 0.4%
Thailand 1.4% / —
Rosewood — Thailand: 1.4% Yippin Creek — Thailand: not among its largest
India — / 1.2%
Rosewood — India: not among its largest Yippin Creek — India: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Rosewood — New Zealand: not among its largest Yippin Creek — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Rosewood — Philippines: not among its largest Yippin Creek — Philippines: 0.7%
Malaysia — / 0.4%
Rosewood — Malaysia: not among its largest Yippin Creek — Malaysia: 0.4%

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%
Yippin Creek 91.3% houses
Yippin Creek — Houses: 91.3% Yippin Creek — Townhouses: 7.2% Yippin Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Median house price $280,000 $827,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $125,000 —

Zoning mix

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Rural and farming 92% 86%
Residential 4% 9%
Environmental 4%
same for both
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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 Yippin Creek
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rosewood Yippin Creek
House price Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW

Liveability

Yippin Creek is more walkable (29 vs 9).

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Rosewood carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0).

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime — Moderate
63/100
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 Yippin Creek
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

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Rosewood sits further from the CBD (381 km vs 377.3 km).

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Walkability score 9/100 29/100
Distance to Sydney 381 km 377.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 261 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 Yippin Creek
Car (driver) 72.7% / 84.5%
Rosewood — Car (driver): 72.7% Yippin Creek — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 10.3%
Rosewood — Worked from Home: 19.2% Yippin Creek — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 8.1% / 5.2%
Rosewood — Car (passenger): 8.1% Yippin Creek — Car (passenger): 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.5 km 16.1 km

NBN connectivity

Rosewood Yippin Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 92/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
87 premises
 86%
320 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Rosewood Yippin Creek
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

Yippin Creek

Acreage Family Young Families

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