Rosewood, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Rosewood, in the Ipswich City local government area.
| Locality | Rosewood |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Ipswich City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -27.64013 |
| Longitude | 152.59577 |
| Population | 2,825 |
| Density | 90.1 /km² |
| Area | 31.4 km² |
| Elevation | 65 m |
| Postcode | 4340 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 46 km west-southwest |
Rosewood is a locality in the Ipswich City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,825. The locality covers an area of 31.4 km², giving a population density of about 90.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 65 m above sea level. It lies approximately 46 km west-southwest of Brisbane. Rosewood is located at 27.6401°S, 152.5958°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4340. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Rosewood lies in a gentle embrace of undulating terrain, where the rich, red earth, a painter’s dream of ochre and rust, slopes towards the distant, hazy blue of the Dividing Range. It lies 36.5 km west of Forest Lake, QLD (from Forest Lake, QLD: bearing 266°T), and is situated 14.9 km west-south-west of Brassall. Here, the air carries a particular sweetness, a blend of sun-baked grass and the faint, earthy perfume of eucalypts, a scent that deepens with the afternoon heat. Scattered stands of native trees punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching out like weathered arms, offering shade and a quiet refuge to the occasional wallaby that darts across the road. The light, particularly as it begins its slow descent towards dusk, casts long, dramatic shadows, transforming the familiar paddocks into a realm of subtle, shifting colours.
The history of Rosewood is deeply entwined with the rich mineral veins that lie beneath its surface, particularly coal, a resource that once pulsed at the heart of its economy. For decades, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of carts were the defining sounds, shaping the very character of the settlement and drawing a hardy, industrious populace. While the era of large-scale mining has largely receded, its legacy remains, a quiet hum in the background of Rosewood’s present-day life, a reminder of the toil and enterprise that built it. Today, the land, still fertile and generous, supports a diversified agricultural base, with cattle grazing on emerald pastures and crops reaching towards the generous Queensland sun, sustaining a more tranquil, yet no less vital, rhythm for the community.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Rosewood, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Rosewood, in the Ipswich City local government area.
Detailed location data for Rosewood includes the postcode (4340), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Ipswich City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rosewood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |