Rosemount is a small locality in Queensland within the Sunshine Coast local government area (postcode 4560). The area has roughly 1,851 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $77K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Rosemount has a median house price of $1.5 million, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $420 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
The crime rate in the Sunshine Coast LGA is below average at 3,661 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.4% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($1.5M/$1.1M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 19.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.