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Rosewood vs Ipswich - Central
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Rosewood profile · Ipswich - Central profile
Rosewood Ipswich - Central
Rosewood and Ipswich - Central are nearby areas with very different layouts. Rosewood is more spread out, where 94.5% of homes are separate houses and 83.9% have three or more bedrooms. It is car-dependent, with a walkability score of 2.0. In contrast, Ipswich - Central is very walkable, scoring 7.5, with 92.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a city-style walkshed. There are also notable social gaps; for example, the First Nations unemployment rate is far higher in Ipswich - Central (17.6%) than in Rosewood (7.5%), and 32.1% of people in Ipswich - Central live alone compared to 21.9% in Rosewood.
These two areas share a similar population makeup, with almost the same share of children under 15 and First Nations residents. They also have very similar typical weekly rents and family incomes. However, the gap in housing types has widened since 2011, with Rosewood seeing a larger increase in separate houses. Meanwhile, the gap in rental rates has narrowed over the same period, as the difference between the two areas fell from 19.2 to 14.8 percentage points.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 11,673
- First area, 2016: 11,806
- First area, 2021: 14,217
- Second area, 2011: 6,678
- Second area, 2016: 6,558
- Second area, 2021: 6,715
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Rosewood: 0.5% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Ipswich - Central: 1.0% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Rosewood: 0.9% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Ipswich - Central: 1.0% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Rosewood: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Ipswich - Central: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Rosewood: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Ipswich - Central: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Rosewood: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Ipswich - Central: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Rosewood: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Ipswich - Central: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Rosewood: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Ipswich - Central: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Rosewood: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Ipswich - Central: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Rosewood: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Ipswich - Central: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Rosewood: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Ipswich - Central: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Rosewood: 3.9% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Ipswich - Central: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Rosewood: 4.0% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Ipswich - Central: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Rosewood: 4.1% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Ipswich - Central: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 20–24 in Rosewood: 4.6% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Ipswich - Central: 3.1% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Rosewood: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Ipswich - Central: 4.2% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Rosewood: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Ipswich - Central: 3.6% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Rosewood: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Ipswich - Central: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Rosewood: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Ipswich - Central: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $561
- First area, 2016: $622
- First area, 2021: $759
- Second area, 2011: $498
- Second area, 2016: $554
- Second area, 2021: $688
- First area, 2011: $1,189
- First area, 2016: $1,355
- First area, 2021: $1,578
- Second area, 2011: $1,027
- Second area, 2016: $1,188
- Second area, 2021: $1,396
- First area, 2011: $1,376
- First area, 2016: $1,558
- First area, 2021: $1,844
- Second area, 2011: $1,375
- Second area, 2016: $1,468
- Second area, 2021: $1,896
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $245
- Second area, 2016: $260
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,567
- First area, 2021: $1,600
- Second area, 2011: $1,625
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rosewood vs Ipswich - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/310021282/rosewood/vs/310031286/ipswich-central