Median price trend for houses
Based on 5 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,240,000
No change over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.24m
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The quick read on
Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)
NSW 2446 · Port Macquarie-Hastings
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,240,000
- Population
- 221
- Postcode
- 2446
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW), New South Wales
Property market insights for Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$638 per week
Up 45.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW), NSW is currently $1,240,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) has a 12-month growth rate of 0.0% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,240,000 in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) is $638 per week. The median house rent has increased 45.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) safe?
The overall rate for Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) is 6,601 offences per 100,000 residents — 100% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW).
Overall crime rate
6,601
offences per 100,000 residents
100% aboveRest of NSW
Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)Rest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?
Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) NSW 2446 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
221 people call Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,728 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 221
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,338 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $315 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.8%Below
15–3419.0%Below
35–5421.7%Below
55–7439.8%Above
75 and over8.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright58.1%Above
Paying a mortgage30.2%Below
Renting11.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car25.9%Below
Two cars36.5%Below
Three or more40.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.8%Above
Drove to work63.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)
16.8% of workers in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) worked from home on Census day.
3.2% of Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) residents were born in England.
25.8% of people in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) NSW 2446.
Is Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.8% of Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
70 family households lived in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW); 41.4% were couple families and 4.3% were one-parent families.
27.1% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) had 221 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
48.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.5% of occupied private dwellings in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW).
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
58.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
30.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.6% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 21.5% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 38.0%, while 24.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
63.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 25.9% of the total.
76.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW), and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.5% reported a different address.
12.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
96.8% of residents used only English at home.
4.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.2% of Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 96.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.9% of ancestry responses in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW).
Australian ancestry made up 46.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 15.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.7% of workers, and education and training employed 8.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.1%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
36.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.9%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
72.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.1% reported asthma, 11.3% arthritis and 5.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,728 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,338.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $315 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.8% in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW), compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 58.1% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 11.6% in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW), against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)
Is Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) expensive?
The median house price is $1,240,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW) good for families?
The Census counted 70 local families, and 15.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,240,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)
7 streets in Rosewood (Port Macquarie-Hastings - NSW)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bago View Dr
- Bluffview Rd
- Carinya Rd
- Oxley Hwy
- Quarry Rd
- Rosewood Road
- Yallaroi Rd
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