Rose Park, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Rose Park is a leafy, tree-lined inner suburb of Adelaide, lying about one kilometre east of the city centre on the very edge of the Adelaide Park Lands, where it borders Victoria Park. Part of the Burnside Council area, it is prized for its handsome nineteenth-century houses, much of which now carry heritage protection. The suburb was laid out in 1878 on land held by the South Australia Company and named after Sir John Rose, who chaired the company for fourteen years during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Its best-known landmark is the Gartrell Memorial Church on Prescott Terrace, a Gothic Revival building designed in 1914 by the architect Herbert Jory and built as a Methodist church the following year. It honours James Gartrell, a parishioner and benefactor who paid for its pipe organ.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Rose Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1124, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Rose Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,375
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $2,411
- SEIFA score
- 1124
- Coordinates
- -34.9307, 138.6283
Rose Park demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Rose Park using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 25%, 27% of homes are rented, and 26% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 216 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 175 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 303 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 345 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 339 | 25% |
Share of the 1,378 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 251 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 129 | 24% |
| Rented | 141 | 27% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 306 | 57% |
| Townhouses & semis | 143 | 27% |
| Flats & apartments | 88 | 16% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 537 occupied private dwellings in Rose Park.
- Median weekly rent
- $365
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,397
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,132
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 354 (26%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 231 (17%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 898 (81%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Employed full-time
- 374
- Employed part-time
- 320
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Rose Park
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Rose Park is January (average daytime high around 29.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 14.4°C). The area receives roughly 732 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7°C | 17°C | 34 mm |
| Feb | 28.2°C | 16.4°C | 32 mm |
| Mar | 26°C | 15.4°C | 23 mm |
| Apr | 22.1°C | 13.5°C | 54 mm |
| May | 17.7°C | 11.2°C | 83 mm |
| Jun | 15.1°C | 9.3°C | 91 mm |
| Jul | 14.4°C | 8.5°C | 102 mm |
| Aug | 15.3°C | 8.4°C | 91 mm |
| Sep | 18°C | 9.7°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 21.9°C | 11.5°C | 59 mm |
| Nov | 24.1°C | 13°C | 57 mm |
| Dec | 27.3°C | 15°C | 37 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Rose Park
Where is Rose Park?
Rose Park is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Rose Park?
At the 2021 Census, Rose Park had a population of about 1,375.
Is Rose Park an advantaged area?
Rose Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 1124, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 97 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Rose Park?
Rose Park has average daytime highs of about 21.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.4°C, with roughly 732 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Rose Park have high household incomes?
Rose Park has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in South Australia — the 17th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,411 per week).
Where Rose Park ranks
Rose Park appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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