Rosebrook NSW 2320

Located in New South Wales, Rosebrook sits 180 km from Sydney CBD, around 2 hours 20 minutes by car. The suburb has 73 residents, a median age of 46, and a median household income of $134,316 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb fell 3.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median monthly mortgage of $2,140. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Rosebrook's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.3 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 17% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 56% over the past decade — 5.1% per year on average.

$1,300,000

last 5 quarters
↓ −16.8% year-on-year
↑ +56.2% over 2016–2025 (+5.1%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$610/wk
143 bonds
+38% since 2021
2-bed units
$500/wk
14 bonds
+37% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2320 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

90 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 33% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2320.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Maitland City Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 6 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Rosebrook is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Rosebrook.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
40
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this suburb boundary.

Maitland: council population

The whole council area, not just Rosebrook · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
100,439
+2.2% in a year
Change
+2,207
people since 2024
Density
256
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+625
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,342
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+240
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
9/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
9/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Rosebrook is home to 73 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $134,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

73

3.9% since 2016

Median Age

46

2.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$134,316/yr

79.7% since 2016
Top 10% in NSW

Census Median Rent

—

Census Median Mortgage

$2,140/mo

12.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

6.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$68,224/yr

87.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

17.4%

85.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

23

28.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

no change since 2016

Houses

100.0%

14.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

—

Mortgage Stress

19.1%

51.4% since 2016

Work From Home

55.2%

581.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 23 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 15 (57.7%)
Mortgage 11 (42.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
78.1%
English Spoken at Home
94.5%
Employment Rate
67.2%
4.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
34.2%

Occupations

Professionals 12 (30.0%)
Managers 5 (12.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (12.5%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (12.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (10.0%)
Technicians & Trades 3 (7.5%)
Labourers 3 (7.5%)

Religion

Christianity 52 (71.2%)
No Religion 13 (17.8%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Germany 3 (4.1%)

Age Distribution

5-14 10 (13.7%)
15-19 7 (9.6%)
20-24 7 (9.6%)
25-34 9 (12.3%)
35-44 6 (8.2%)
45-54 17 (23.3%)
55-64 12 (16.4%)
65-74 7 (9.6%)
75-84 5 (6.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 14 (100.0%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 16 (55.2%)
Car (driver) 13 (44.8%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 17 (23.3%)
Bachelor Degree 13 (17.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3 (4.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 5 (22.7%)
2 cars 9 (40.9%)
3 cars 9 (40.9%)
4+ cars 3 (13.6%)

Council Rates

Maitland
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,908 a year through Maitland based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,908/yr
55% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Rosebrook's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 99%
  • Environmental 1%

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Maitland

The whole council area, not just Rosebrook · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,413 new dwellings were approved across Maitland. That mix is 773 houses and 640 units. Approvals are up 19.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,413dwellings
+19.7% YoY
Houses
773
detached dwellings
Units
640
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 17.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.72 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Beresfield monitoring station, 22.4 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Paterson (Tocal AWS), 7.2 km

High rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
32.6 km
Annual rainfall
996 mm
89 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
30.0°C
20 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
7.1°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 2320, 187 of 34,368 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (1,176 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.17%
2024
0.36%
2025
0.54%

Rooftop solar

56
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 2320, 8,346 rooftop-solar systems totalling 69.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 14,845 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 625 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
597
2020
890
2021
764
2022
752
2023
711
2024
939
2025
559
2026
379

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$6,780
Loan amount
$1,040,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,400,808

16 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2320.

Deposit
$260,000
Stamp duty
$52,787
Cash needed at settlement
$312,787

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Lyne

Currently held by Alison Penfold The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Alison Penfold 40.2% 59.8% +4.0
2022 David Gillespie 36.2% 63.8% -1.4
2019 David Gillespie 34.8% 65.2% +3.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Upper Hunter District

Currently held by Dave Layzell The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Dave Layzell NP 53.8%
2019 Michael Johnsen NP 52.6%
2015 Michael Johnsen NP 52.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Rosebrook

Is Rosebrook a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Rosebrook is low (11/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Rosebrook?

Rosebrook has a low recorded bushfire history (26/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Rosebrook?

Rosebrook, NSW had a population of 73 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Rosebrook, NSW?

The postcode for Rosebrook, NSW is 2320.

How far is Rosebrook from Sydney?

Rosebrook is 180 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 139 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Rosebrook?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Rosebrook was $134,316 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median age in Rosebrook?

The median age of residents in Rosebrook was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Rosebrook at risk of bushfire?

Rosebrook has a low recorded bushfire history (26/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the air quality in Rosebrook?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Rosebrook (Beresfield) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.5 µg/m³. That puts Rosebrook below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Rosebrook?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Rosebrook, Paterson (Tocal AWS) (7.2 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 7.1°C, 996 mm of rain a year over 89 rainy days, and 20 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Rosebrook?

The median sale price for houses in Rosebrook was $1,300,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Rosebrook?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Rosebrook belong to?

Rosebrook sits within the Maitland local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Rosebrook?

The average residential rates bill through Maitland is $1,908 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Rosebrook?

Across Maitland, 1,413 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 19.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Rosebrook in?

Rosebrook sits within the federal Division of Lyne, currently held by Alison Penfold (The Nationals).

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