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Rozelle NSW 2039

5,640 addresses · 104 streets

Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Rozelle · 4 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Rozelle is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,553 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $3,196 a week, with median rent near $650 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% 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.

8,553Population
40Median age
$3,196Median household income / wk
$650Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wynyard, 3.3 km east · Metro station: Barangaroo, 3 km east · Light rail stop: Rozelle Bay, 950 m south · Bus interchange: Mount St (501), 2.2 km east · Ferry wharf: Balmain West, 950 m north · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 8.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rozelle

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

Tree cover measures, Rozelle NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201913.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 72.6%

Population by age in Rozelle
Population by age, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4556
5-14914
15-19325
20-24339
25-341,292
35-441,604
45-541,353
55-64968
65-74796
75-84337
85+55
Dwelling types in Rozelle
Dwelling types, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House884
Townhouse1,397
Apartment1,258
Other55
Households by weekly income in Rozelle
Households by weekly income, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650281
$650-1,499488
$1,500-2,999863
$3,000+1,824
Top ancestries in Rozelle
Top ancestries, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,407
Australian2,406
Irish1,428
Other1,100
Scottish1,041
Italian466
Housing tenure in Rozelle
Housing tenure, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned941
Mortgage1,170
Rented1,428
Other34
Cars per household in Rozelle
Cars per household, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0400
12,049
2960
3124
4+35
Commute to work in Rozelle
Commute to work, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car985
Train7
Bus122
Tram/ferry5
Walked155
Bicycle77
Home2,982
Top countries of birth in Rozelle
Top countries of birth, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England712
New Zealand223
Ireland116
China111
United States106
South Africa90
Languages used at home in Rozelle
Languages used at home, Rozelle NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish113
Mandarin105
Cantonese79
Italian79
Greek69
French56

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

194,062 bird observations recorded near Rozelle — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rozelle

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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