NSW · Liverpool Council
Rossmore, 2557
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Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Rossmore is a practical smaller community in Liverpool, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. The metro area remains accessible without feeling caught up in the inner-city rush. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Public transport is a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods. Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose.
Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability against similar metro suburbs, even with transport and access holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 2,241
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,827
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 60 of 670
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Employment rate
- 46%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 51 / 0 / 0
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.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $785
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 191
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 99
- Against the person
- 30
- Against property
- 50
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 44.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 75 residents
- State safety percentile
- 20.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -0.7%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault87
- Fraud92
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment84
- Malicious Damage To Property97
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault60
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 960.5
- Bellfield CollegeCombined
- Rossmore Public 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
53 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bringelly Rd At King St
- Fifteenth Av At Devonshire Rd
- Fifteenth Av Opp Herbert St
- Fifteenth Av Opp Western Rd
- Rossmore Public School, Bringelly Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
87 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; School29 ROSSMORE AVENUE WEST ROSSMORE 2557Determined
March 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Horticulture11 EMMETTS FARM ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Withdrawn
January 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Rural supplies716 TWELFTH AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Withdrawn
2025· 10 proposals
December 2025
- Demolition; Crop or fodder production565 BRINGELLY ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
September 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Animal boarding or training establishment; Supporting Development45 HERLEY AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Retail Premise; Food and drink premise832 BRINGELLY ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Under Assessment
July 2025
- Demolition; Crop or fodder production565 BRINGELLY ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure80 HERLEY AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Withdrawn
May 2025
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Community facility; Recreation area; Other Infrastructure990 FIFTEENTH AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Withdrawn
April 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Rural industry760 BRINGELLY ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
March 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Rural worker's dwelling40 HERLEY AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 NORTH AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; School29 ROSSMORE AVENUE WEST ROSSMORE 2557Determined
2024· 8 proposals
November 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture9 EMMETTS FARM ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Agriculture3 ROSSMORE AVENUE EAST ROSSMORE 2557Determined
September 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure55 DEVONSHIRE ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Withdrawn
August 2024
- Demolition; Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool34 POLO ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
June 2024
- Erection of a new structure; School29 ROSSMORE AVENUE WEST ROSSMORE 2557Determined
May 2024
- Demolition; Animal care premises45 HERLEY AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Intensive plant agriculture84 ROSSMORE CRESCENT ROSSMORE 2557Determined
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces22 KAREN ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
2023· 15 proposals
December 2023
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 ROSSMORE AVENUE EAST ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)48 MASTERFIELD STREET ROSSMORE 2557Determined
September 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Intensive plant agriculture; Commercial cultivation of irrigated crops38 WYNYARD AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia14 BELLFIELD AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
August 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces10 MAY AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
July 2023
- Other45 WHITAKER ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
June 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces10 MAY AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Rejected
May 2023
- Other565 BRINGELLY ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Recreational Uses; Other120 HERLEY AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
April 2023
- Farm buildings3 ROSSMORE AVENUE EAST ROSSMORE 2557Determined
February 2023
- Dual occupancy14 BELLFIELD AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Shed5 ROSSMORE AVENUE EAST ROSSMORE 2557Determined
January 2023
- Other175 RAMSAY ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Industrial development; Business premises; Retail premises832-850 BRINGELLY ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
- Other34 KAREN ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
2022· 4 proposals
December 2022
- Other42 WYNYARD AVENUE ROSSMORE 2557Determined
November 2022
- Other34 KAREN ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Rejected
October 2022
- Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development; Farm buildings22 KAREN ROAD ROSSMORE 2557Determined
September 2022
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Shed; Business premises; Change of use5 CLEMENTSON DRIVE ROSSMORE 2557Withdrawn
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
8 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bringelly Rd after North AvBus stop
- Bringelly Rd at Glen Allen RdBus stop
- Bringelly Rd opp Glen Allen RdBus stop
- Emmetts Farm Rd at Bellevue ClBus stop
- Goodsir Cl at Emmetts Farm RdBus stop
- Rossmore Public School, Bringelly RdBus stop
- College
- BPPetrol station
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Rossmore GrangePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- The Church of the Holy Innocents, Churchyard and Cemetery130 Rossmore Avenue West, Rossmore SHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 31.4/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5056th in Australia
- State rank
- 1610th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #375 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #768 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- BPamenitiesfuel
- Bringelly Rd after North Avamenitiesbus_stop
- Bringelly Rd at Glen Allen Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Bringelly Rd opp Glen Allen Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Collegeamenitiescollege
- Emmetts Farm Rd at Bellevue Clamenitiesbus_stop
- Goodsir Cl at Emmetts Farm Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Rossmore Public School, Bringelly Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime87
- Fraudcrime92
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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