Rosewood NSW 2652

Located in New South Wales, Rosewood sits 484 km from Sydney CBD, around 5 hours by car. The locality has 218 residents, a median age of 45, and a median household income of $68,224 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 1.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,400. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Rosewood's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $280,000 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 67% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have fallen roughly 26% over the past decade — 3.0% per year on average.

Houses

$280,000

last 5 quarters
Cheaper than 93% of NSW
↓ −66.7% year-on-year
↓ −26.3% over 2015–2025 (−3.0%/yr compound)

Based on 9 recorded sales in the quarter.

Land

$125,000

last 3 quarters
↑ +733.3% over 2015–2025 (+23.6%/yr compound)

Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Rosewood killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality 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

Snowy Valleys Council has published 3 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Rosewood is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.

10
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 35
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

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Rosewood.

23
out of 100
Bottom 14% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
4.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.0 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
2 min
Span of service
10.3 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Rosewood.

17
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
34
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 88%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 12%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in locality
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
23 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Snowy Valleys: council population

The whole council area, not just Rosewood · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
15,058
+0.1% in a year
Change
+9
people since 2024
Density
1.7
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-19
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-17
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+45
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality'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
1/10
1/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
4/10
3/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Rosewood is home to 218 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $68,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

218

1.9% since 2016

Median Age

45

4.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$68,224/yr

37.2% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$200/wk

33.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,400/mo

13.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

3.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$34,008/yr

40.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

16.7%

42.8% since 2016

Total Dwellings

78

8.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

80.0%

0.4% since 2016

Houses

101.3%

4.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

15.2%

3.2% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

24.6%

17.4% since 2016

Work From Home

17.9%

77.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 79 (101.3%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 42 (52.5%)
Mortgage 22 (27.5%)
Renting 16 (20.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
78.9%
English Spoken at Home
84.4%
Employment Rate
51.5%
4.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
22.0%

Occupations

Managers 24 (27.9%)
Labourers 18 (20.9%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 17 (19.8%)
Community & Personal Service 10 (11.6%)
Technicians & Trades 7 (8.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (5.8%)
Sales 5 (5.8%)
Professionals 3 (3.5%)

Religion

Christianity 116 (53.2%)
No Religion 87 (39.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 15 (6.9%)
5-14 36 (16.5%)
15-19 9 (4.1%)
20-24 7 (3.2%)
25-34 14 (6.4%)
35-44 23 (10.6%)
45-54 28 (12.8%)
55-64 33 (15.1%)
65-74 22 (10.1%)
75-84 23 (10.6%)
85+ 7 (3.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 24 (42.1%)
Lone Person 19 (33.3%)
One Parent Families 14 (24.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 48 (71.6%)
Worked from Home 12 (17.9%)
Walked Only 4 (6.0%)
Car (passenger) 3 (4.5%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 40 (18.3%)
Bachelor Degree 12 (5.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6 (2.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 21 (28.4%)
2 cars 27 (36.5%)
3 cars 24 (32.4%)
4+ cars 4 (5.4%)

Council Rates

Snowy Valleys
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $945 a year through Snowy Valleys based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$945/yr
23% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Rosewood's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 95%
  • Environmental 5%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Snowy Valleys

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

In the year to August 2026, 36 new dwellings were approved across Snowy Valleys. That mix is 32 houses and 4 units. Approvals are down 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
36dwellings
-50.0% YoY
Houses
32
detached dwellings
Units
4
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Brungle/tumut 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.

Climate & Setting

from Tumbarumba Post Office, 20.1 km

High rainfall — warm summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
607 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
952 mm
97 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
28.9°C
8 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
0.6°C
66 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.0 points this year
Bottom 3% in NSW

In postcode 2652, 5 of 4,852 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (62 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.06%
2025
0.10%

Rooftop solar

58
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.2 kW each

In postcode 2652, 1,107 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,895 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 57 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
98
2020
74
2021
104
2022
101
2023
79
2024
88
2025
58
2026
32

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
$1,460
Loan amount
$224,000
Total interest over 30 years
$301,712
Deposit
$56,000
Stamp duty
$7,857
Cash needed at settlement
$63,857

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 Riverina

Currently held by Michael Mccormack The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Michael Mccormack 37.4% 62.6% -2.9
2022 Michael Mccormack 35.1% 64.8% -4.6
2019 Michael Mccormack 30.5% 69.5% +3.0

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

State Electorate

Albury District

Currently held by Justin Clancy Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Justin Clancy LP 66.3%
2019 Justin Clancy LP 66.0%
2015 Greg Aplin LP 63.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality'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 Rosewood

What natural hazards affect Rosewood?

Rosewood has a low recorded bushfire history (16/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Rosewood?

Rosewood, NSW had a population of 218 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Rosewood, NSW?

The postcode for Rosewood, NSW is 2652.

How far is Rosewood from Sydney?

Rosewood is 484 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 302 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Rosewood?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Rosewood was $68,224 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Rosewood?

There are too few current rental listings in Rosewood for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Rosewood?

The median age of residents in Rosewood was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Rosewood at risk of bushfire?

Rosewood has a low recorded bushfire history (16/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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.

Is Rosewood walkable?

Rosewood scores 10/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Rosewood?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Rosewood, Tumbarumba Post Office (20.1 km away), summer days average 28.9°C, winter nights 0.6°C, 952 mm of rain a year over 97 rainy days, and 8 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Rosewood?

The median sale price for houses in Rosewood was $280,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on 9 recorded sales.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Rosewood?

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 Rosewood belong to?

Rosewood sits within the Snowy Valleys local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Rosewood?

The average residential rates bill through Snowy Valleys is $945 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Rosewood?

Across Snowy Valleys, 36 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 50.0% 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 Rosewood in?

Rosewood sits within the federal Division of Riverina, currently held by Michael Mccormack (The Nationals).

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