Waterloo vs Rosedale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rosedale, about half of households are 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Waterloo carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 61/100)
  • Rosedale has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Waterloo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Waterloo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (286 min vs 302 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (400.1 km vs 419.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.9% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waterloo Rosedale
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.

Waterloo Rosedale
Walkability 0 / 0
Waterloo — Walkability: 0/100 Rosedale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 39
Waterloo — Safety: 82/100 Rosedale — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 35 / 43
Waterloo — Low fire risk: 35/100 Rosedale — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Rosedale has more residents (452 vs 171); Rosedale rents higher ($210/wk vs $150/wk).

Waterloo Rosedale
Population 171 452
+164% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.9% +3.2%
Median age 54 52
Median household income $58,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $47,788/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $210/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waterloo Rosedale
0-4 2.9% / 3.1%
Waterloo — 0-4: 2.9% Rosedale — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 8.2% / 13.1%
Waterloo — 5-14: 8.2% Rosedale — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 3.5% / 4.6%
Waterloo — 15-19: 3.5% Rosedale — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.1% / 1.5%
Waterloo — 20-24: 4.1% Rosedale — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 8.2% / 7.5%
Waterloo — 25-34: 8.2% Rosedale — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 12.3% / 9.7%
Waterloo — 35-44: 12.3% Rosedale — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 12.3% / 14.4%
Waterloo — 45-54: 12.3% Rosedale — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 19.9% / 21.5%
Waterloo — 55-64: 19.9% Rosedale — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 17.5% / 18.1%
Waterloo — 65-74: 17.5% Rosedale — 65-74: 18.1%
75-84 7.6% / 5.8%
Waterloo — 75-84: 7.6% Rosedale — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.1%
Waterloo — 85+: not among its largest Rosedale — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 43.2% lone person
Waterloo — Lone Person: 43.2% Waterloo — Couple Families: 29.7% Waterloo — One Parent Families: 18.9% Waterloo — Group Household: 8.1%
Rosedale 47.6% lone person
Rosedale — Lone Person: 47.6% Rosedale — Couple Families: 32.4% Rosedale — One Parent Families: 16.2% Rosedale — Group Household: 3.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 6.8% renting
Waterloo — Owned Outright: 64.4% Waterloo — Mortgage: 28.8% Waterloo — Renting: 6.8%
Rosedale 13.5% renting
Rosedale — Owned Outright: 59.0% Rosedale — Mortgage: 27.5% Rosedale — Renting: 13.5%
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.

Waterloo Rosedale
England 7.6% / 4.6%
Waterloo — England: 7.6% Rosedale — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 3.5% / 2.2%
Waterloo — New Zealand: 3.5% Rosedale — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Waterloo — South Africa: not among its largest Rosedale — South Africa: 1.5%
Taiwan — / 1.1%
Waterloo — Taiwan: not among its largest Rosedale — Taiwan: 1.1%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Waterloo — Philippines: not among its largest Rosedale — Philippines: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Waterloo Rosedale
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 17.3%
Waterloo — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Rosedale — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 6.0%
Waterloo — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Rosedale — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 5.8%
Waterloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Rosedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 0.9%
Waterloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Rosedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 0.7%
Waterloo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Rosedale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 100.0% houses
Waterloo — Houses: 100.0% Waterloo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rosedale 94.0% houses
Rosedale — Houses: 94.0% Rosedale — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Waterloo Rosedale
Median house price — $475,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $432,000

Development activity

Waterloo Rosedale
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
 274
across Gladstone
Approvals change year on year -45% +132%

Ranking within QLD

Waterloo Rosedale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Waterloo Rosedale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Rosedale carries more crime risk (61 vs 18).

Waterloo Rosedale
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
18/100
 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

Waterloo Rosedale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Waterloo

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

Schools in Rosedale

  • Rosedale State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Waterloo Rosedale
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 7 16

Mobility

Rosedale sits further from the CBD (419.1 km vs 400.1 km).

Waterloo Rosedale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 400.1 km 419.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 286 min 302 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4673
 0.0%
postcode 4674
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4673
 68
postcode 4674

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.

Waterloo Rosedale
Car (driver) 74.1% / 57.0%
Waterloo — Car (driver): 74.1% Rosedale — Car (driver): 57.0%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 32.2%
Waterloo — Worked from Home: 18.5% Rosedale — Worked from Home: 32.2%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 2.5%
Waterloo — Car (passenger): 7.4% Rosedale — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only — / 5.8%
Waterloo — Walked Only: not among its largest Rosedale — Walked Only: 5.8%
Bus — / 2.5%
Waterloo — Bus: not among its largest Rosedale — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Waterloo Rosedale
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.1 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Waterloo Rosedale
Connectivity score 24/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 0%
218 premises

Council rates

Waterloo Rosedale
Average residential rate $1,773/yr $2,358/yr
Council Bundaberg Gladstone

Federal electorate

Waterloo Rosedale
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waterloo Rosedale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waterloo

Retirees Rural

Rosedale

Retirees Rural

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