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Rosewater SA 5013

1,982 addresses · 69 streets

Hindmarsh Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Rosewater · 11 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Rosewater is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,582 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,314 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $897,500.

3,582Population
39Median age
$1,314Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Port Adelaide statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rosewater itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Alberton, 700 m south · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 1.5 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 10 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$897,500House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rosewater

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

Tree cover measures, Rosewater SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.8% · Labour-force participation 61.3%

Population by age in Rosewater
Population by age, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4185
5-14381
15-19206
20-24228
25-34548
35-44497
45-54479
55-64505
65-74349
75-84146
85+54
Dwelling types in Rosewater
Dwelling types, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,111
Townhouse257
Apartment72
Other11
Households by weekly income in Rosewater
Households by weekly income, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650328
$650-1,499447
$1,500-2,999428
$3,000+174
Top ancestries in Rosewater
Top ancestries, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,173
Australian1,015
Other398
Irish297
Scottish280
German209
Housing tenure in Rosewater
Housing tenure, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned358
Mortgage609
Rented448
Other19
Cars per household in Rosewater
Cars per household, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
0163
1572
2488
3146
4+69
Commute to work in Rosewater
Commute to work, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,224
Train54
Bus47
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle13
Home107
Top countries of birth in Rosewater
Top countries of birth, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam176
India119
England112
Philippines104
Greece38
China36
Languages used at home in Rosewater
Languages used at home, Rosewater SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese220
Greek60
Tagalog53
Punjabi48
Malayalam40
Italian31

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

35,854 bird observations recorded near Rosewater — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rosewater

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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