Average rent in Rosedale, VIC — 2026

Rosedale sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $236/week — 35% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 78% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 14% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (98%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 4,928, the median age is 39, and the most common occupation is Managers. 12% of residents were born overseas. Rosedale is 166km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.