Question 1

Is Roseworthy a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Roseworthy is a small agricultural township on the edge of the Barossa shaped by a long-standing agricultural college and campus. It sits among open paddocks, vineyards and grazing country, and housing ranges from traditional farmhouses to larger rural-residential allotments that appeal to students, agricultural professionals and families. Day-to-day life is quiet and practical, with a modest cluster of local services and roadside businesses and road links that make regional centres and the Barossa's cellar doors easily reachable while preserving a rural lifestyle.

The community has 1,041 people, a median age of 38 and a typical household income of $2,073 a week (about $107,800 a year). Families are prominent, with 57.3% couple families with children, and homes are overwhelmingly owner-occupied at 93.0% while 7.0% are rented. The Roseworthy campus is part of Adelaide University and has on-campus projects such as a solar and energy storage installation and a new Student Hub. Government-driven utility works and SA Water development agreements for about 180 allotments, plus a northern rail corridor reserve toward Roseworthy and Concordia, point to ongoing growth planning.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Roseworthy?

Accepted Answer

On the figures for Roseworthy, a median house price of $505,000 works out to about 4.7 times a typical local household's annual income as recorded at the last Census, which places buying somewhat above local incomes.

A house rent of $695 a week would take roughly 33.5% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share; for most people weighing up the suburb, that rent share is likely the immediate number that matters compared with buying.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Roseworthy a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

The headline for Roseworthy is house prices: median house values climbed 57.6% over the past 12 months, a very large rise in what houses are worth. House rents also rose, up 6.9% over the year, a solid increase but much smaller than the price movement. In other words, capital growth on houses outpaced rental income over the year.

If you are weighing Roseworthy as an investment, those two figures show what drove returns in the past 12 months — large gains in capital value for houses alongside more modest rent growth. Which of those outcomes matters to you will depend on your goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$505K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	57.6%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	13	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	84	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$695	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	6.9%	N/A

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