Rosslea QLD 4812
Rosslea is a suburb in Queensland, 1,348 km from Brisbane CBD, around 15 hours 20 minutes by car. Population is 1,903; the median age is 35 and the median household income is $69,264 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb grew 9.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $275 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. Rosslea is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Rosslea a good suburb?
Rosslea scores a C (37/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 52/100 · 1348 km · 920 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $678K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 93/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 35 · 1,903 residents
Liveability Rating
37 / 100 · Ranked #820 in QLDEach bar is Rosslea's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Rosslea?
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Our score
37 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataRosslea's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $400,000, roughly 16% above where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$400,000
Based on 67 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 43 sales $380K
- 3 bed 16 sales $535K
Houses
$677,500
12% below its 5 neighbours (median $770,000)
Based on 46 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 27 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 16 sales $418K
- 3 bed 14 sales $678K
- 4 bed 14 sales $867K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Rosslea are currently listed at around $745,000 on average. Based on 11 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$745K
11 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$419K
11 units listed in the last 6 months.
22 of the suburb's 894 dwellings (2.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Rosslea rent for around $550 a week on average, based on 13 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$550/wk
16% below its 4 neighbours (median $655/wk)
13 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$490/wk
10 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
23 rentals advertised against an estimated 522 rented homes (4.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 2-bed units
- $450/wk
- 22 bonds
- +49% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. 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 2025149 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 20% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4812.
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.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$550/week ($29,000 a year) on a $745,000 median
$490/week ($25,000 a year) on a $419,000 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.
Is Rosslea safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Rosslea sits in the high band, with 120 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 8% on the prior year.
120 offences
8.4% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202410 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
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.
Schools
One school serves Rosslea, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
Secondary
Universities nearby
3.1% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Rosslea is somewhat walkable on foot — at 52/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Rosslea.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 7.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 5.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 3.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 12.6 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 Rosslea.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 89%
- Premises covered
- 1,255
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
Townsville: 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
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Rosslea is home to about 1,900 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $69,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,903
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$69,264/yr
Census Median Rent
$275/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg Household Size
1.9
Median Personal Income
$47,268/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
14.2%
Total Dwellings
894
Owner-Occupier Rate
41.6%
Houses
33.2%
Rental Stress
20.6%
Mortgage Stress
26.3%
Work From Home
4.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
61 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 8 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 513 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 74.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 81.5%
- Employment Rate
- 62.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 50.8%
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.
70 residents (3.7%) 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.
4.9% of residents (89) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (37).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,803 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
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 239 people work here; 1,043 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 76% 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 $1,810 a year through Townsville based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Townsville
In the year to August 2026, 1,096 new dwellings were approved across Townsville. That mix is 991 houses and 105 units. Approvals are down 22.3% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 6 to 20 homes
- No timeframe set 6 to 20 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (1 parcel), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Gurambilbarra Wulgurukaba People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. A native title claim over this area is registered with the Federal Court.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 15.6 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.
From the Townsville Environment Park (Townsville, North Queensland) monitoring station, 4.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Townsville Aero, 6.7 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.5 km
- 5.0 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 1,304 mm
- 65 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.8°C
- 5 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 15.0°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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
3 facilities within 5 km- 2.2 kmRail Freight TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene)
- 4.6 kmRail Freight TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 5.0 kmIndustrial and Agricultural Chemical Product WholesalingTop reported: Fluoride compounds · Manganese & compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 4812, 103 of 14,880 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (377 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4812, 3,913 rooftop-solar systems totalling 28.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,976 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 297 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.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
14 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 4812.
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 Queensland Revenue Office
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 $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $400,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
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 2026-10-27 — 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 Phillip Thompson Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Phillip Thompson | 36.6% | 63.4% | -1.6 |
| 2022 | Phillip Thompson | 38.2% | 61.8% | +3.4 |
| 2019 | Phillip Thompson | 41.6% | 58.4% | +8.4 |
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 Adam Baillie Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Adam Baillie LNP | 55.6% |
| 2020 | Scott Stewart ALP | 53.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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- #2 in Best Townsville suburbs for first-home buyers (units)
- #2 in Highest-yielding Townsville suburbs (units)
- #2 in Townsville suburbs with the deepest rental markets
- #9 in Townsville suburbs where 2-bedroom unit rents rose most
- #10 in Townsville suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
- #12 in Best Townsville suburbs to rent in
- #13 in Townsville suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
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Common questions about Rosslea
Is Rosslea a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Rosslea is high (93/100, ranked against other QLD 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 Rosslea?
Rosslea has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Rosslea a good place to live?
Rosslea has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (37/100), ranked against other QLD 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 Rosslea?
Rosslea, QLD had a population of 1,903 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Rosslea, QLD?
The postcode for Rosslea, QLD is 4812.
How far is Rosslea from Brisbane?
Rosslea is 1,348 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 920 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Rosslea?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Rosslea was $69,264 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 Rosslea?
The median advertised rent in Rosslea is $550 a week for houses (13 listings) and $490 a week for units (10 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Rosslea?
The median age of residents in Rosslea was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Rosslea?
There is 1 school inside the Rosslea boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
Is Rosslea walkable?
Rosslea scores 52/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. 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 Rosslea?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Rosslea, Townsville Aero (6.7 km away), summer days average 31.8°C, winter nights 15°C, 1,304 mm of rain a year over 65 rainy days, and 5 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Rosslea?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Rosslea belong to?
Rosslea sits within the Townsville local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Rosslea?
The average residential rates bill through Townsville is $1,810 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Rosslea?
Across Townsville, 1,096 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 22.3% 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 Rosslea in?
Rosslea sits within the federal Division of Herbert, currently held by Phillip Thompson (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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