Roseworthy is a suburb in South Australia, 58 km from Adelaide CBD, around 46 minutes by car. Population is 1,041; the median age is 38 and the median household income is $107,796 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 4.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,603. The area shows high bushfire risk and high crime risk. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Roseworthy a good suburb?
Roseworthy scores a D (26/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 37/100 · 57.7 km · 46 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $880K
High bushfire risk
Fire 90/100 · Crime 76/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 38 · 1,041 residents
Liveability Rating
26 / 100 · Ranked #470 in SAEach bar is Roseworthy's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
26 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataRoseworthy's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $880,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$880,500
25% above its 3 neighbours (median $705,000)
Based on 50 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 36 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 9 sales $850K
- 4 bed 36 sales $895K
- 5 bed 5 sales $930K
Land
$630,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 47 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Roseworthy are currently listed at around $915,000 on average. Based on 25 houses listed in the past six months.
$915K
25 houses listed in the last 6 months.
25 of the suburb's 335 dwellings (7.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Roseworthy rent for around $750 a week on average, based on 13 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$750/wk
13 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$750/week ($39,000 a year) on a $915,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
1 active Airbnb listing: 0 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.0% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Roseworthy safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Roseworthy sits in the high band, with 67 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 103% on the prior year.
67 offences
103.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20253 crashes
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. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Two schools serve Roseworthy, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Roseworthy Primary School leads the pack.
- • 372 students across 2 schools (avg 186)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 997-1037, median 1017 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Trinity College Roseworthy (192 students)
Primary
Walkability
Roseworthy is car-dependent on foot — at 37/100, most errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Roseworthy.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 65%
- Premises covered
- 709
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
Light: council population
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
Roseworthy is home to about 1,000 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $108,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,041
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$107,796/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,603/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$42,068/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.3%
Total Dwellings
335
Owner-Occupier Rate
93.0%
Houses
99.7%
Rental Stress
16.9%
Mortgage Stress
17.8%
Work From Home
9.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 87.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 94.6%
- Employment Rate
- 71%
- Completed Year 12
- 32.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 981 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (16 of 586).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 278 people work here; 586 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.5 jobs per working resident. At least 35% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,297 a year through Light based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 83%
- Residential 10%
- Industrial 7%
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: Light
In the year to August 2026, 278 new dwellings were approved across Light. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 42.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 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 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 21.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 22.8 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 118 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 30.0 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 67 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 28 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 1 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 2.5 kmGlass and Glass Product ManufacturingTop reported: Sulfur dioxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 5371, 9 of 1,855 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (28 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5371, 724 rooftop-solar systems totalling 6.6 MW have been installed since 2001. 177 went up in the last year.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
Conveyance 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 RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
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
Currently held by David Paton Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | David Paton ON | 57.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Roseworthy?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Roseworthy
Is Roseworthy a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Roseworthy is high (76/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Roseworthy?
Roseworthy has a high recorded bushfire history (90/100, 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.
Is Roseworthy a good place to live?
Roseworthy has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (26/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Roseworthy?
Roseworthy, SA had a population of 1,041 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Roseworthy, SA?
The postcode for Roseworthy, SA is 5371.
How far is Roseworthy from Adelaide?
Roseworthy is 58 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 46 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Roseworthy?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Roseworthy was $107,796 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 Roseworthy?
The median advertised rent in Roseworthy is $750 a week for houses (13 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Roseworthy?
The median age of residents in Roseworthy was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Roseworthy at risk of bushfire?
Roseworthy has a high recorded bushfire history (90/100). 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.
How are the schools in Roseworthy?
There are 2 schools inside the Roseworthy boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Roseworthy walkable?
Roseworthy scores 37/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it 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 air quality in Roseworthy?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Roseworthy (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Roseworthy 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 Roseworthy?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Roseworthy, Edinburgh RAAF (22.8 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Roseworthy?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Roseworthy belong to?
Roseworthy sits within the Light local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Roseworthy?
The average residential rates bill through Light is $2,297 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Roseworthy?
Across Light, 278 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 42.9% 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 Roseworthy in?
Roseworthy sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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