Rosewood vs Tallegalla

Rosewood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Tallegalla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tallegalla, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tallegalla: a median of $1.43 million, against $750,000 in Rosewood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rosewood tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tallegalla 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

Rosewood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Tallegalla carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,425,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Tallegalla leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (60.8 km vs 64.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosewood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Tallegalla carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Rosewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs 7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rosewood and Tallegalla 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 Tallegalla
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 Tallegalla
Walkability 72 / 0
Rosewood — Walkability: 72/100 Tallegalla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 66
Rosewood — Safety: 24/100 Tallegalla — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rosewood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tallegalla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rosewood has more residents (3,263 vs 351); Tallegalla has higher household incomes ($114,660 vs $64,116).

Rosewood Tallegalla
Population 3,263
+89% vs other
 351
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.1% +7.7%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $64,116/yr $114,660/yr
+79% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $400/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosewood Tallegalla
0-4 6.1% / 3.4%
Rosewood — 0-4: 6.1% Tallegalla — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 14.1% / 11.4%
Rosewood — 5-14: 14.1% Tallegalla — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 6.3% / 6.6%
Rosewood — 15-19: 6.3% Tallegalla — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.7% / 3.1%
Rosewood — 20-24: 6.7% Tallegalla — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 11.4% / 9.7%
Rosewood — 25-34: 11.4% Tallegalla — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.8% / 13.7%
Rosewood — 35-44: 10.8% Tallegalla — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 11.2% / 16.0%
Rosewood — 45-54: 11.2% Tallegalla — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 13.1% / 17.7%
Rosewood — 55-64: 13.1% Tallegalla — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 11.2% / 12.0%
Rosewood — 65-74: 11.2% Tallegalla — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.7% / 5.7%
Rosewood — 75-84: 6.7% Tallegalla — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 2.9% / 0.9%
Rosewood — 85+: 2.9% Tallegalla — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 31.5% couple families
Rosewood — Couple Families: 31.5% Rosewood — Lone Person: 38.1% Rosewood — One Parent Families: 24.1% Rosewood — Group Household: 5.3% Rosewood — Other Families: 1.0%
Tallegalla 57.3% couple families
Tallegalla — Couple Families: 57.3% Tallegalla — Lone Person: 30.7% Tallegalla — One Parent Families: 12.0% Tallegalla — Group Household: 0.0% Tallegalla — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 42.6% renting
Rosewood — Owned Outright: 29.4% Rosewood — Mortgage: 28.0% Rosewood — Renting: 42.6%
Tallegalla 6.7% renting
Tallegalla — Owned Outright: 40.3% Tallegalla — Mortgage: 52.9% Tallegalla — Renting: 6.7%
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.

Rosewood Tallegalla
England 2.8% / 2.6%
Rosewood — England: 2.8% Tallegalla — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.6%
Rosewood — New Zealand: 2.1% Tallegalla — New Zealand: 2.6%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Rosewood — Scotland: 0.6% Tallegalla — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Rosewood — South Africa: 0.4% Tallegalla — South Africa: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.3% / —
Rosewood — Malaysia: 0.3% Tallegalla — Malaysia: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Rosewood Tallegalla
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 21.4%
Rosewood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Tallegalla — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 12.0%
Rosewood — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Tallegalla — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.1%
Rosewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Tallegalla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 4.0%
Rosewood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Tallegalla — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 2.3%
Rosewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Tallegalla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosewood 91.5% houses
Rosewood — Houses: 91.5% Rosewood — Townhouses: 7.2% Rosewood — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Tallegalla 100.0% houses
Tallegalla — Houses: 100.0% Tallegalla — Townhouses: 0.0% Tallegalla — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rosewood Tallegalla
Median house price $750,000 $1,425,000
Median unit price $832,750 —
Median land price $540,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 48 sales
 31 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Rosewood Tallegalla
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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 Tallegalla
Houses 3.4%
$562/wk on $849K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Rosewood Tallegalla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools Higher than 22% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of QLD —

Liveability

Rosewood is more walkable (72 vs 0).

Rosewood Tallegalla
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Rosewood carries more crime risk (76 vs 34).

Rosewood Tallegalla
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 Low
34/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Rosewood

  • Rosewood State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Rosewood State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Brigid's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Tallegalla

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rosewood Tallegalla
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 9
same for both

Mobility

Tallegalla sits further from the CBD (64.5 km vs 60.8 km).

Rosewood Tallegalla
Walkability score 72/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 60.8 km 64.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 57 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4340
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 Tallegalla
Car (driver) 76.0% / 76.2%
Rosewood — Car (driver): 76.0% Tallegalla — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 19.2%
Rosewood — Worked from Home: 10.2% Tallegalla — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 2.0%
Rosewood — Car (passenger): 5.5% Tallegalla — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.6%
Rosewood — Walked Only: 2.4% Tallegalla — Walked Only: 2.6%
Train 4.7% / —
Rosewood — Train: 4.7% Tallegalla — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Rosewood Tallegalla
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rosewood Tallegalla
Connectivity score 76/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
1,740 premises
 0%
129 premises

Climate

Rosewood Tallegalla
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Rosewood Tallegalla
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Rosewood Tallegalla
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosewood Tallegalla
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosewood Tallegalla
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosewood

Acreage Outer Parks Quiet River Trains

Tallegalla

Outer

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