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Rosewood vs Ipswich - North
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Rosewood profile · Ipswich - North profile
Rosewood Ipswich - North
Rosewood and Ipswich - North are nearby Queensland areas with contrasting profiles. Ipswich - North has a more qualified and higher earning population, with 20.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 30.3% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. In contrast, Rosewood has seen much faster growth since 2021, rising by 16.1% compared to just 1.5% in Ipswich - North. Rosewood also provides better access to public transport, with far more weekly departures per 1,000 people and more homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop.
The gap between the two has widened since 2011, particularly regarding education and income. Typical household weekly incomes are now $668 higher in Ipswich - North, and the share of adults with a bachelor degree is 10.6 percentage points higher. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain very similar in some ways, such as their unemployment rates, the share of homes owned outright, and the typical number of people living in each home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 11,673
- First area, 2016: 11,806
- First area, 2021: 14,217
- Second area, 2011: 4,299
- Second area, 2016: 4,644
- Second area, 2021: 4,561
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 - North: 0.4% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Rosewood: 0.9% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Ipswich - North: 0.6% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Rosewood: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Ipswich - North: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Rosewood: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Ipswich - North: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 65–69 in Rosewood: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Ipswich - North: 2.6% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Rosewood: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Ipswich - North: 3.6% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Rosewood: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Ipswich - North: 4.0% males, 4.5% females
- 50–54 in Rosewood: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Ipswich - North: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Rosewood: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Ipswich - North: 4.2% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Rosewood: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Ipswich - North: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Rosewood: 3.9% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Ipswich - North: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Rosewood: 4.0% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Ipswich - North: 2.6% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Rosewood: 4.1% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Ipswich - North: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Rosewood: 4.6% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Ipswich - North: 3.2% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Rosewood: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Ipswich - North: 4.1% males, 4.0% females
- 10–14 in Rosewood: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Ipswich - North: 4.0% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Rosewood: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Ipswich - North: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Rosewood: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Ipswich - North: 2.8% males, 2.7% 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: $708
- Second area, 2016: $753
- Second area, 2021: $916
- First area, 2011: $1,189
- First area, 2016: $1,355
- First area, 2021: $1,578
- Second area, 2011: $1,787
- Second area, 2016: $1,944
- Second area, 2021: $2,246
- First area, 2011: $1,376
- First area, 2016: $1,558
- First area, 2021: $1,844
- Second area, 2011: $1,839
- Second area, 2016: $2,053
- Second area, 2021: $2,429
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: 3.2
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $310
- Second area, 2016: $330
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,567
- First area, 2021: $1,600
- Second area, 2011: $1,928
- Second area, 2016: $1,911
- Second area, 2021: $1,900
- 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rosewood vs Ipswich - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/310021282/rosewood/vs/310031288/ipswich-north