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Rosebery NSW 2018

9,396 addresses · 50 streets

Sydney Electorate › Sydney LGA › Rosebery · 5 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A former industrial inner-southern Sydney suburb transformed into apartments and warehouse conversions, Rosebery is young and central. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 33. Median household income is $2,274 a week, with rent around $580.

Rosebery is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 13,533 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,274 a week, with median rent near $580 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 47% of households own their home and 51% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

13,533Population
33Median age
$2,274Median household income / wk
$580Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Waterloo - Beaconsfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rosebery itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Green Square, 1.1 km north · Metro station: Waterloo, 2.1 km north · Light rail stop: Kensington, 1.8 km north-east · Bus interchange: Juniors Kingsford, 2.4 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Darling Harbour Wharf 9, 5.2 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 4.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 9.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rosebery

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

Tree cover measures, Rosebery NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 68.4%

Population by age in Rosebery
Population by age, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4803
5-14825
15-19457
20-241,293
25-343,980
35-442,353
45-541,389
55-64997
65-74732
75-84512
85+186
Dwelling types in Rosebery
Dwelling types, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,306
Townhouse269
Apartment4,015
Other57
Households by weekly income in Rosebery
Households by weekly income, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650649
$650-1,4991,010
$1,500-2,9991,853
$3,000+1,892
Top ancestries in Rosebery
Top ancestries, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,861
Chinese2,686
English2,350
Australian1,944
Irish1,309
Greek1,111
Housing tenure in Rosebery
Housing tenure, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,133
Mortgage1,517
Rented2,868
Other71
Cars per household in Rosebery
Cars per household, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0963
12,973
21,297
3268
4+95
Commute to work in Rosebery
Commute to work, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,247
Train101
Bus236
Tram/ferry4
Walked297
Bicycle81
Home3,586
Top countries of birth in Rosebery
Top countries of birth, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,464
England501
Greece363
Ireland348
Indonesia306
New Zealand265
Languages used at home in Rosebery
Languages used at home, Rosebery NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,545
Greek819
Cantonese427
Spanish375
Indonesian295
Portuguese243

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

338,924 bird observations recorded near Rosebery — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rosebery

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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