Rozelle, NSW 2039

I've lived here for over 2 years now - I am definitely one of the younger residents in the area. Rozelle and Balmain mostly caters to seniors and well-to-do families. There isn't much open past dinner time , except for maybe the Sackville hotel, and Red Lion further down the road that caters to the real locals. Great access to multiple beautiful parks that front along the coastline - if you're a walker/runner, this is a good spot for it. Balmain Leagues Club with apartments on top is currently being built - which should add a bit more life, but again positioned to older folk and calm, family-friendly outings.

Love living here as it’s so near to so many places. Lovely walks , shops snd cafe’s and the neighbors are very friendly. Quiet area for the most part and great amenities nearby.

I love the area itself, lots of great cafes and water views, close to the city and reasonably priced real estate with views but its a really unfriendly area. If you're young you have to deal with rude middle aged boomers that pick fights and complain all day about young people in the area because they want to tell young people how they should act and always get stuck dealing with some who want to speak to you like they're your parent. Not to mention the amount of homeless people in the area - Have been street harassed and verbally abused and had some men follow me trying to intimidate me or look me up and down in really inappropriate ways and have made me feel uncomfortable. Recommend caution for younger women.

I lived here forever from when it was a run down joint, now it's totally transformed. Once the ugly sister to Balmain, now you see a total transformation and now Balmain is the ugly sister with empty shops everywhere.

I also disagree with the comments on here that this is a friendly neighbourhood. It may be only family friendly, which i am afraid only leaves a xenophobic attitude towards the rest of us. My partner and are moving after having lived here the past two years and to put it into perspective, our 'local' cafe still don't remember us, that's with tipping! Perhaps we'd have to have a child hanging off our arm or have lived in the neighbourhood for over twenty years to be taken more seriously, but the 'local' mentality is very evident here. Oh i also forgot to mention the 'local' residents are extremely nosey of new tenants, and not in the "hi! welcome to the neighbourhood way" more like "how can we get rid of you way". Singles/ young couples, professionals, stay away!
Further, there doesn't seem to be any real benefits to living in Rozelle, apart from public transport being amazing and one massive amazing dog park, everything else is put to shame. The food is overrated! Not only is the food over priced and just bad..watch out for food poisoning! Don't order anything like fish otherwise don't say you weren't warned! The nightlife is borderline (a very strange masculine atmosphere-and oddly a bit rough dare i say bogan?). The overall vibe is just weird, market day (weekend markets) seems like a good idea but never is. Not including the string of pubs on Victoria road before darling st, Local pub vibe is unfriendly (bartenders just seemed to be bored but also rude). It's still quite noisy, the roads are full of pot holes, the houses are old but you're expected to pay Surry Hills like fees, just expensive. If you've recently popped out a kid this seems like your gig..have fun with that. If you're currently enjoying the existence of not having a child, don't live here.

Lifestyle
Rozelle is located 4 kilometres west of the CBD. Rozelle sits between the suburbs of Balmain to the north-west and Lilyfield to the south-west. Iron Cove is on the north-west border whilst Rozelle Bay, White Bay and Johnstons Bay make up the south-east border.

Like Balmain, Rozelle offers a vibrant lifestyle with superb eateries, pubs and shops. The area is extremely popular for young families and professionals with its lifestyle offerings and close proximity to the CBD.

Transport
Regular buses travel along Darling Street and Victoria Road to the CBD and neighbouring suburbs of Glebe, Lilyfield, Leichhardt and other areas. Rozelle station on the Annandale border is a terminus of the Metro Light Rail. The station opened in 2000, using a disused spur of a goods railway line from Central railway station. The Sydney Fish Markets, Star City Casino, Darling Harbour and Chinatown are all on the list of destinations easily accessible by Sydney Light Rail.

Local Amenities
- Rozelle markets every Saturday and Sunday at Rozelle Public School for an eclectic mix of food, clothing, art, crafts and more.
- Browse Darling Street for your fill of retail therapy – bicycles, books, Belgian chocolates, flowers, whitegoods and appliances, homewares, phones, sunglasses, fruit’n’veges, organic food, beauty products and aboriginal art.
- One of the city’s finest hubs of vintage clothing for the serious shopper.
- Relax at an alfresco café or restaurant and watch the street scene.
- A coffee aficionados dream – find your favourite!
- Get fit or learn self-defence in White Bay and Victoria Road.
- Commonwealth Bank, Australia Post, Bendigo Bank. Rozelle Community Centre, St Thomas Anglican Church and Day Care Centre. St Josephs Catholic Church Quirk Street.

I've lived in Rozelle for a year now and I'm leaving as soon as my tenancy contract is complete. The area itself is fine: shops, cafes, resturuants, pubs, etc. It also good in terms of access to the city and for local walks (bay run). However, I disagree with all other reviewers that the place is good for singles, couples, professionals... in fact, I'd say the place is only good for families as you probably won't be troubled by the number of other families. I'm not against kids, but I do struggle with families who think everyone else should put up with the noise their child makes and see them as perfectly as they do, which is something I've noticed a lot in Rozelle. So, if you're a family, you'll probably fit in; if you don't have kids, you may find it noisy and annoying!

Right on Puddie - Rozelle is really nice.

Rozelle - beautiful walking, running and cycle tracks and on the Bay Run. 20 minutes to CBD and now the bridge and parks complete, this is a stunning little suburb, outside of city but close to buzzing village feel of Rozelle and Balmain. Walking and cycling distance to CBD for fitness and quality of life. Loved it.

Looking for a nice place to live, where the neighbours are friendly

Rozelle is just about the coolest place to live and certainly beats Balmain.

Love, love living in Rozelle…and here are a few of my favourite things…

• Friendly neighbours - feels like you are living in a village
• 5 mins bus direct to CBD or 20 min cycle; new M50 bus straight to Coogee in 30mins
• The Bay Run
• Callan Park, Easton Park
• Darling Street people, doggie & baby watching!
• Rozelle Market, Orange Grove Organic Market
• Shopping – especially vintage @ The Devil Wears, Leona Edmiston Vintage, Mint Condition & U Turn Recycled Fashion
• Coffee – Sergio’s at Café Negro, 728 Darling St, Rozelle
• Restaurants – La Grande Bouffe, Rosebud, About Life
• Bars – The Welcome Irish pub, 3 Weeds, Ruby Hotel, The Exchange

Such a fun place to live! On the doorstep of the best part of Darling St (About Life, cafes, restaurants, IGA), easy walk to buses on Victoria Rd, easy access to the city by car, beautiful walks to Bay Run and Elkington Park (great for New Year's Eve fireworks). There's a real buzz here; great for all ages. My kids love the parks. My tween loves that it is safe enough for her to walk to the shops on Darling St on her own.

There is such an amazing sense of community here and it is still quite electic and definitely not boring. I am a single woman living on my own and feel extremely safe (when I moved here from Balmain East, my car insurance premium reduced quite a bit!) It is both dog and cat friendly with plenty of parks, and there are loads of different types of people living here - both family, young professionals and older people - because they can just walk to the shops and schools. Rozelle does seem to attract more affluent people due to the close proximity to the CBD. Growth in property prices is assured because home owners consistently add value to their properties, even during the GFC Rozelle experienced growth. Rozelle is the home of Adriano Zumbo, Herbies Spices, Vittoir, Belle Fleur chocolates, so it has become the true home of foodies. After living in so many different suburbs in Sydney, Rozelle is the best place to live by far.

Dont know what the previous reviewer has against Rozelle but if you buy/rent in an area where people are bound to renovate then that is your problem.
Rozelle is a great suburb for transport to/from city - 10 mins door to door.
Great options for food/restaurants (over 60) on the peninsula/pubs (over 20) /shopping all within 10 mins walk up the road - you don't need a car! Schools are also very, very good. Top 100 in the state. Then our beautiful parks - take a walk in one and you will know what I mean!
I have lived in an apartment for over five years that is an established area and don't have any problems with noisy neighbours - in fact ours is very quiet. I have more issue with council trying to put in a football field in bridgewater park.................. Say no to this!
All in all a good suburb, taking in the harbour and very, very close to the city!

Rozelle is a great place to live. Close to the CBD and access to the great pubs of Balmain. Transport to and from the city is very easy along with roads to major routs around sydney.

Come live in the inner west.....

Been here for 5 years now. Trying to get out but its difficult to find anything to buy that we can afford in other areas. Neighbours have no respect for each others peace and quiet. means nothing to them to have music blasting at 3 am. Corner shop keeps getting robbed so that's nice. Cook St residents constantly fight and drive like maniacs. Council has allowed continuous renovations around us. One lot of finishes and just when you get a big of piece from the cut off wheels/drilling/hammering/jack hammering/angle grinders another lot starts!!! neighbour down the road has been doing his for an eternity and looks like never finishing. Flight path is awful and at 5pm you may as well be living in Tempe. There's that nice smell of kerosene in the air. yeah the bay run is nice if you avoid the iron cove bridge bit/city west link.... who wants to exercise in all that pollution??? Council never sweep the roads and they are full of pot holes. The same bunch of plastic bottles has been by Lilyfield tram stop since last years marathon... the park is full of dog shit and fag butts so that is really lovely too.... Balmain is just as bad but at least the flight path isn't an issue there.