Castle Rock NSW 2333
Castle Rock is in Muswellbrook LGA, NSW, postcode 2333, with population 131.
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Castle Rock has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Gross rent yield screens at about 5.7%. Postcode-derived rent for 2333. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Open matching rent ranking →54 latest-year approvals in Muswellbrook, +0.0% YoY; population +0.1% YoY (0.4% 5yr).
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Rent-led investor candidate
Gross rent yield screens at about 5.7%. Snapshot rent $545/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2333. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Castle Rock has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
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Schools, Hospitals
Castle Rock currently reads as a thin-context candidate.
Gross yield screens at about 5.7%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.
Gross yield screens at about 5.7%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Schools
Use as context
This page stays indexable because Castle Rock is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.
Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.
The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.
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This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.
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If Castle Rock feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.
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Castle Rock NSW
Castle Rock is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Muswellbrook local government area (postcode 2333). With a population of 131, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $158K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Castle Rock is $500,000, having dropped significantly 33.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $545. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,695.
Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Muswellbrook LGA is moderate at 6,216 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Castle Rock offers a gross rental yield of 5.7%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($500K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 3.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -33.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Castle Rock is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Muswellbrook local government area (postcode 2333). With a population of 131, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $158K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Castle Rock is $500,000, having dropped significantly 33.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $545. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,695.
Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Muswellbrook LGA is moderate at 6,216 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Castle Rock offers a gross rental yield of 5.7%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($500K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 3.2x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -33.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Castle Rock FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Castle Rock in?
Castle Rock is in the Muswellbrook Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2333. Council-level context for Muswellbrook LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Castle Rock?
The current median house price in Castle Rock, NSW is $500K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Castle Rock?
The median weekly rent in Castle Rock is $545/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Castle Rock?
Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 5.7%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Castle Rock a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Castle Rock show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Castle Rock?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Castle Rock data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.