$250 ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $190
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rosedale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A huge 95.9% of homes in Rosedale are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached living. This preference for standalone houses is far above the national figure. Living costs here are notably lower than in most other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rosedale — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,200, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Renters also pay much less than the national average, with typical weekly rent at $250.
$250 ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,200 ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Rosedale, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; Under $200 is next at 29%.
In Rosedale, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; Under $1,000 is next at 35%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Rosedale, where 40.6% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the Australian average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 16.4% of households that rent is far below the national level.
16.4% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.6% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Rosedale splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (39%), with Rented at 16%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are spacious, with 80.0% having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the state average. This helps explain why there are only 0.70 people per bedroom, a figure lower than most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.9% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.0% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Rosedale, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
In Rosedale, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22199/rosedale/topic/housing-dwellings