Rosewood vs Courabyra

Courabyra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Rosewood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Courabyra, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Courabyra: a median of $970,000, against $280,000 in Rosewood, though rent is higher in Rosewood. On these figures, Rosewood tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Courabyra suits couples.

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

Courabyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($280,000 vs $970,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Courabyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Rosewood has a shorter drive in (302 min vs 310 min)
  • Courabyra sits closer to the CBD (467.8 km vs 484 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Courabyra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.1% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rosewood and Courabyra 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 Courabyra
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 Courabyra
Walkability 10 / 6
Rosewood — Walkability: 10/100 Courabyra — Walkability: 6/100
Low fire risk 84 / 7
Rosewood — Low fire risk: 84/100 Courabyra — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Rosewood has more residents (218 vs 112); Rosewood rents higher ($200/wk vs $163/wk).

Rosewood Courabyra
Population 218
+49% vs other
 112
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +13.1%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $68,224/yr $71,500/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+18% vs other
 $163/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosewood Courabyra
0-4 6.9% / 5.4%
Rosewood — 0-4: 6.9% Courabyra — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 16.5% / 19.6%
Rosewood — 5-14: 16.5% Courabyra — 5-14: 19.6%
15-19 4.1% / 3.6%
Rosewood — 15-19: 4.1% Courabyra — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.2% / 6.2%
Rosewood — 20-24: 3.2% Courabyra — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 6.4% / 5.4%
Rosewood — 25-34: 6.4% Courabyra — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 10.6% / 15.2%
Rosewood — 35-44: 10.6% Courabyra — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 12.8% / 9.8%
Rosewood — 45-54: 12.8% Courabyra — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 15.1% / 8.9%
Rosewood — 55-64: 15.1% Courabyra — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 10.1% / 11.6%
Rosewood — 65-74: 10.1% Courabyra — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 10.6% / 12.5%
Rosewood — 75-84: 10.6% Courabyra — 75-84: 12.5%
85+ 3.2% / —
Rosewood — 85+: 3.2% Courabyra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 42.1% couple families
Rosewood — Couple Families: 42.1% Rosewood — One Parent Families: 24.6% Rosewood — Lone Person: 33.3%
Courabyra 62.5% couple families
Courabyra — Couple Families: 62.5% Courabyra — One Parent Families: 25.0% Courabyra — Lone Person: 12.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 20.0% renting
Rosewood — Owned Outright: 52.5% Rosewood — Mortgage: 27.5% Rosewood — Renting: 20.0%
Courabyra 12.5% renting
Courabyra — Owned Outright: 75.0% Courabyra — Mortgage: 12.5% Courabyra — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 101.3% houses
Rosewood — Houses: 101.3%
Courabyra 100.0% houses
Courabyra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Rosewood Courabyra
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 8.9%
Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Courabyra — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 9.8%
Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Courabyra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 7.1%
Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Courabyra — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%

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

Property market

Rosewood Courabyra
Median house price $280,000 $970,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $125,000 —

Zoning mix

Rosewood Courabyra
Rural and farming 95% 86%
Environmental 5% 14%
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 Courabyra
New dwellings approved 36
across Snowy Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Rosewood Courabyra
House price Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Rosewood Courabyra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Courabyra carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 16).

Rosewood Courabyra
Bushfire Low
16/100
 High
93/100
Crime — Moderate
61/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rosewood Courabyra
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

Schools in Rosewood

  • Rosewood Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Courabyra

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rosewood Courabyra
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 23 8

Mobility

Rosewood sits further from the CBD (484 km vs 467.8 km).

Rosewood Courabyra
Walkability score 10/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 484 km
+3% vs other
 467.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 302 min 310 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2652
 0.4%
postcode 2653
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2652
 57
postcode 2653

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 Courabyra
Car (driver) 71.6% / 63.6%
Rosewood — Car (driver): 71.6% Courabyra — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 17.9% / 36.4%
Rosewood — Worked from Home: 17.9% Courabyra — Worked from Home: 36.4%
Walked Only 6.0% / —
Rosewood — Walked Only: 6.0% Courabyra — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Rosewood — Car (passenger): 4.5% Courabyra — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Rosewood Courabyra
Elevation 607 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 684 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rosewood Courabyra
Connectivity score 17/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Rosewood Courabyra
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Rosewood Courabyra
Average residential rate $945/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosewood Courabyra
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rosewood

Affordable Family River Rural

Courabyra

Family Rural

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