The Keppels vs Rosslyn

Rosslyn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in The Keppels. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In The Keppels, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Rosslyn, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, The Keppels tends to suit young adults and 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

Rosslyn

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 33%)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 91/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Rosslyn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 107%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

The Keppels

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $329/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • The Keppels sits closer to the CBD (679 km vs 682.6 km)
  • Rosslyn is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosslyn

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 91/100)
  • But The Keppels has more units and townhouses to downsize into (67% vs 20%)

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

Investors

The Keppels

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

The Keppels Rosslyn
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.

The Keppels Rosslyn
Walkability 0 / 17
The Keppels — Walkability: 0/100 Rosslyn — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 9 / 51
The Keppels — Safety: 9/100 Rosslyn — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 60 / 100
The Keppels — Low fire risk: 60/100 Rosslyn — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rosslyn rents higher ($329/wk vs $0/wk); Rosslyn has more residents (613 vs 60).

The Keppels Rosslyn
Population 60 613
+922% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% +6.8%
Median age 52 47
Median household income $36,400/yr $94,796/yr
+160% vs other
Median weekly rent — $329/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

The Keppels Rosslyn
0-4 6.7% / 4.7%
The Keppels — 0-4: 6.7% Rosslyn — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 5.0% / 10.6%
The Keppels — 5-14: 5.0% Rosslyn — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 — / 5.2%
The Keppels — 15-19: not among its largest Rosslyn — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 8.3% / 3.9%
The Keppels — 20-24: 8.3% Rosslyn — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 30.0% / 7.3%
The Keppels — 25-34: 30.0% Rosslyn — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 6.7% / 13.4%
The Keppels — 35-44: 6.7% Rosslyn — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 11.7% / 14.2%
The Keppels — 45-54: 11.7% Rosslyn — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 30.0% / 18.3%
The Keppels — 55-64: 30.0% Rosslyn — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 10.0% / 13.9%
The Keppels — 65-74: 10.0% Rosslyn — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 8.3% / 6.7%
The Keppels — 75-84: 8.3% Rosslyn — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 1.5%
The Keppels — 85+: not among its largest Rosslyn — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

The Keppels 100.0% lone person
The Keppels — Lone Person: 100.0% The Keppels — Couple Families: 0.0% The Keppels — One Parent Families: 0.0% The Keppels — Group Household: 0.0%
Rosslyn 34.3% lone person
Rosslyn — Lone Person: 34.3% Rosslyn — Couple Families: 50.0% Rosslyn — One Parent Families: 9.3% Rosslyn — Group Household: 6.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

The Keppels 25.0% renting
The Keppels — Owned Outright: 50.0% The Keppels — Mortgage: 25.0% The Keppels — Renting: 25.0%
Rosslyn 24.0% renting
Rosslyn — Owned Outright: 41.2% Rosslyn — Mortgage: 34.8% Rosslyn — Renting: 24.0%
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.

The Keppels Rosslyn
England 5.0% / 4.9%
The Keppels — England: 5.0% Rosslyn — England: 4.9%
New Zealand — / 3.4%
The Keppels — New Zealand: not among its largest Rosslyn — New Zealand: 3.4%
Thailand — / 1.0%
The Keppels — Thailand: not among its largest Rosslyn — Thailand: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.7%
The Keppels — Philippines: not among its largest Rosslyn — Philippines: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.7%
The Keppels — South Africa: not among its largest Rosslyn — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

The Keppels Rosslyn
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 22.2%
The Keppels — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Rosslyn — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 12.4%
The Keppels — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Rosslyn — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.3% / 3.6%
The Keppels — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.3% Rosslyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 6.9%
The Keppels — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Rosslyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
The Keppels — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rosslyn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

The Keppels 33.3% houses
The Keppels — Houses: 33.3% The Keppels — Flats / Apartments: 66.7%
Rosslyn 79.7% houses
Rosslyn — Houses: 79.7% Rosslyn — Flats / Apartments: 20.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

The Keppels Rosslyn
Median house price — $1,080,000
Median unit price — $350,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

The Keppels Rosslyn
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
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.

The Keppels Rosslyn
Houses — 3.7%
$900/wk on $1.27M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

The Keppels Rosslyn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Rosslyn is more walkable (17 vs 0).

The Keppels Rosslyn
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

The Keppels carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); The Keppels carries more crime risk (91 vs 49).

The Keppels Rosslyn
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
89/100
 High
71/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

The Keppels Rosslyn
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

The Keppels Rosslyn
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 1
Beaches 4 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Rosslyn sits further from the CBD (682.6 km vs 679 km).

The Keppels Rosslyn
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 679 km 682.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 473 min 477 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4700
 0.3%
postcode 4703
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4700
 68
postcode 4703

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.

The Keppels Rosslyn
Walked Only 89.3% / 1.2%
The Keppels — Walked Only: 89.3% Rosslyn — Walked Only: 1.2%
Car (driver) — / 74.5%
The Keppels — Car (driver): not among its largest Rosslyn — Car (driver): 74.5%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 12.7%
The Keppels — Worked from Home: 10.7% Rosslyn — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Car (passenger) — / 6.6%
The Keppels — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rosslyn — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Bus — / 5.0%
The Keppels — Bus: not among its largest Rosslyn — Bus: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).

Setting

The Keppels Rosslyn
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14 m
1.4 km to a named beach
 183 m
212 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

The Keppels Rosslyn
Connectivity score 29/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 36%
297 premises

Climate

The Keppels Rosslyn
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

The Keppels Rosslyn
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

The Keppels Rosslyn
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

The Keppels Rosslyn
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

The Keppels

Beach Coastal Rural

Rosslyn

Affordable Beach Beachfront Coastal Quiet

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