Located in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area, Rosebrook is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2320). It is home to about 73 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $134K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Rosebrook is $1.3 million, having climbed sharply by 66% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $630. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,140.
The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,266 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 9.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +66.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.