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Rosebery flood & bushfire report

Of Rosebery’s 10,260 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Rosebery’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
10,260
Mapped properties

Crime near Rosebery

Rosebery sits in the Sydney council area, which recorded 42,013 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 42,013 total. Figures are for the whole Sydney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Rosebery

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$2,232,000+8.06%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$843,000-3.16%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Rosebery shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Rosebery

Rosebery is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:

Centre / commercial65% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Mixed Use

Centre / commercial10.4% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Business Park

Residential10.3% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

School catchments in Rosebery

Rosebery can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Rosebery

At the 2021 Census, 51% of Rosebery’s 13,533 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese19.8%
English17.4%
Australian14.4%
Irish9.7%
Greek8.2%
Italian4.9%

Top countries of birth

China10.8%
England3.7%
Greece2.7%
Ireland2.6%
Indonesia2.3%
New Zealand2%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Rosebery

Sydney council approved 2,312 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

2,312
Dwellings/yr
19
Houses
2,293
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sydney council area (not just Rosebery). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Rosebery address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.