Winfield vs Rosedale

Rosedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 65 in Winfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Winfield tends to suit older residents.

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

Rosedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Winfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 302 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (411.1 km vs 419.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (52% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Winfield 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.

Winfield 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.

Winfield Rosedale
Walkability 0 / 0
Winfield — Walkability: 0/100 Rosedale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 39
Winfield — Safety: 37/100 Rosedale — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 45 / 43
Winfield — Low fire risk: 45/100 Rosedale — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Rosedale has more residents (452 vs 154); Winfield skews older (65 vs 52).

Winfield Rosedale
Population 154 452
+194% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% +3.2%
Median age 65 52
Median household income $40,976/yr $47,788/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+5% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Winfield Rosedale
0-4 1.9% / 3.1%
Winfield — 0-4: 1.9% Rosedale — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 1.9% / 13.1%
Winfield — 5-14: 1.9% Rosedale — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 — / 4.6%
Winfield — 15-19: not among its largest Rosedale — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 1.5%
Winfield — 20-24: not among its largest Rosedale — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 5.2% / 7.5%
Winfield — 25-34: 5.2% Rosedale — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 3.2% / 9.7%
Winfield — 35-44: 3.2% Rosedale — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 6.5% / 14.4%
Winfield — 45-54: 6.5% Rosedale — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 23.4% / 21.5%
Winfield — 55-64: 23.4% Rosedale — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 35.1% / 18.1%
Winfield — 65-74: 35.1% Rosedale — 65-74: 18.1%
75-84 14.3% / 5.8%
Winfield — 75-84: 14.3% Rosedale — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.6% / 1.1%
Winfield — 85+: 2.6% Rosedale — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Winfield 50.0% lone person
Winfield — Lone Person: 50.0% Winfield — Couple Families: 26.9% Winfield — One Parent Families: 23.1% Winfield — Group Household: 0.0%
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.

Winfield 15.4% renting
Winfield — Owned Outright: 75.0% Winfield — Mortgage: 9.6% Winfield — Renting: 15.4%
Rosedale 13.5% renting
Rosedale — Owned Outright: 59.0% Rosedale — Mortgage: 27.5% Rosedale — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Winfield Rosedale
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 17.3%
Winfield — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Rosedale — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 6.0%
Winfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Rosedale — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.8%
Winfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Rosedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 0.9%
Winfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Rosedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 0.7%
Winfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Rosedale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Winfield Rosedale
England 5.2% / 4.6%
Winfield — England: 5.2% Rosedale — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.2%
Winfield — New Zealand: 2.6% Rosedale — New Zealand: 2.2%
Germany 2.6% / 0.7%
Winfield — Germany: 2.6% Rosedale — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands 1.9% / 0.9%
Winfield — Netherlands: 1.9% Rosedale — Netherlands: 0.9%
Indonesia 1.9% / —
Winfield — Indonesia: 1.9% Rosedale — Indonesia: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.5%
Winfield — South Africa: not among its largest Rosedale — South Africa: 1.5%
Taiwan — / 1.1%
Winfield — Taiwan: not among its largest Rosedale — Taiwan: 1.1%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Winfield — Philippines: not among its largest Rosedale — Philippines: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Winfield 89.4% houses
Winfield — Houses: 89.4% Winfield — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Rosedale 94.0% houses
Rosedale — Houses: 94.0% Rosedale — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Winfield Rosedale
Median house price $453,000 $475,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $490,000 $432,000

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Winfield Rosedale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Winfield 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

Winfield Rosedale
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
46/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Winfield

  • Winfield State School Government · Primary

Schools in Rosedale

  • Rosedale State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Winfield Rosedale
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 16

Mobility

Rosedale sits further from the CBD (419.1 km vs 411.1 km).

Winfield Rosedale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 411.1 km 419.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 302 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
 0.0%
postcode 4674
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
 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.

Winfield Rosedale
Car (driver) 53.3% / 57.0%
Winfield — Car (driver): 53.3% Rosedale — Car (driver): 57.0%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 32.2%
Winfield — Worked from Home: 20.0% Rosedale — Worked from Home: 32.2%
Car (passenger) 16.7% / 2.5%
Winfield — Car (passenger): 16.7% Rosedale — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bus 10.0% / 2.5%
Winfield — Bus: 10.0% Rosedale — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 5.8%
Winfield — Walked Only: not among its largest Rosedale — Walked Only: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.0%).

Setting

Winfield Rosedale
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Winfield Rosedale
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
145 premises
 0%
218 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Winfield 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

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

Tags

Winfield

Affordable Retirees Rural

Rosedale

Retirees Rural

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