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Rose Bay NSW 2029

6,765 addresses · 66 streets

Wentworth Electorate › Woollahra LGA › Rose Bay · 6 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Rose Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 9,911 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,539 a week, with median rent near $630 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 55% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

9,911Population
40Median age
$2,539Median household income / wk
$630Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rose Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bondi Junction, 2.9 km south-west · Metro station: Martin Place, 5.5 km west · Light rail stop: Moore Park, 5.1 km south-west · Bus interchange: North Bondi Bus Interchange, 2.2 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Rose Bay Wharf, 800 m west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 700 m north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 17.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rose Bay

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Rose Bay NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.4%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201924.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 63.6%

Population by age in Rose Bay
Population by age, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4514
5-141,108
15-19486
20-24522
25-341,427
35-441,452
45-541,326
55-641,063
65-74936
75-84710
85+361
Dwelling types in Rose Bay
Dwelling types, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House826
Townhouse349
Apartment2,758
Other59
Households by weekly income in Rose Bay
Households by weekly income, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650397
$650-1,499640
$1,500-2,9991,019
$3,000+1,716
Top ancestries in Rose Bay
Top ancestries, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,803
Other2,303
Australian2,026
Irish909
Sth African685
Scottish677
Housing tenure in Rose Bay
Housing tenure, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,202
Mortgage954
Rented1,700
Other98
Cars per household in Rose Bay
Cars per household, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0473
11,844
21,247
3265
4+115
Commute to work in Rose Bay
Commute to work, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,390
Train13
Bus80
Tram/ferry48
Walked155
Bicycle28
Home2,631
Top countries of birth in Rose Bay
Top countries of birth, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
South Africa926
England553
New Zealand210
China206
United States113
Italy88
Languages used at home in Rose Bay
Languages used at home, Rose Bay NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin230
Russian196
Spanish153
Italian137
Greek114
Portuguese111

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

202,707 bird observations recorded near Rose Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rose Bay

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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