NT · Palmerston Council
Rosebery, 0832
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Palmerston, Rosebery is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
The community skews younger, with plenty of young families in the mix. Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.
Reasonable public transport access helps with commuting and getting around locally. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and schools and education lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in community and employment and parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 4,127
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $2,397
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 98 of 1,401
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,128
- Employment rate
- 73.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 101 / 270 / 141
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 1,495
- Against the person
- 461
- Against property
- 1,034
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 362.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 9 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -21.8%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- 021 Serious Assault311
- 023 Common Assault48
- 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual64
- 07* Other Theft449
- 11 Property Damage Offences444
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 964
- Rosebery Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
17 public transport stops in this suburb
- 42 Rosebery Drive
- 68 Rosebery Drive
- Forrest Pde before McAulay St
- Granites Dve before Rosebery Shops
- Rosebery Dve after Flametree Cct
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
24 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Bench
- Antonino Drive (537)Bus stop
- Bakewell Woolworths (970)Bus stop
- Catchlove Street (538)Bus stop
- Forrest Parade (148)Bus stop
- Forrest Parade (411)Bus stop
- Forrest Parade (572)Bus stop
- Forrest Parade (575)Bus stop
- Forrest Parade (576)Bus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Haydon ParkPark
- Joan Fejo ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Top End Medical Center - RoseberyForrest Paradedoctor
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Rosebery Early Learning Centre & ChildcareForrest Paradekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 41.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 30% of Northern Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 3228th in Australia
- State rank
- 47th in NT
- Peer rank
- #29 among Metro Darwin · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #30 among Metro Darwin suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Antonino Drive (537)amenitiesbus_stop
- Bakewell Woolworths (970)amenitiesbus_stop
- Ballantynes Fish & Chipsamenitiesfast_food
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Catchlove Street (538)amenitiesbus_stop
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Forrest Parade (148)amenitiesbus_stop
- Forrest Parade (411)amenitiesbus_stop
- Forrest Parade (572)amenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Palmerston Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Northern Territory or interstate.