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Suburb profile ·Moree Plains LGA · NSW ·2390

Rocky Creek NSW 2390

Rocky Creek is in Moree Plains LGA, NSW, postcode 2390, with population 25.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$350/wk
Falling
-21.3% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2390 · Jun 2026
$510
$350
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$350/wk
Rent context available
21.3%YoY D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
12,845
13K via Moree Plains LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,961
73 added 12mo · 15MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±10.9% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched
Household income · yr
$54K
Median rent · wk
$350

Household income

$54K household · yr-34.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$56K
Household
$54K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
1,761
13,741 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k13,741
Total incidents1,761· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault49458%
  • Sexual Offences597%
  • Robbery61%
  • Break And Enter29735%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

5,232 people · 20225,421 by 2032 (+3.6%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Inverell Surrounds - East SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Rocky Creek NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Moree Plains local government area, Rocky Creek is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2390). With a population of 25, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 64. Households earn a median income of $54K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

The current median weekly rent is $350.

Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moree Plains LGA is higher than average at 13,741 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$350
Population growth · Moree Plains LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,845
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change-0.3%
20012025
Development · Moree Plains LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)17
Houses 53%Units 47%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moree Plains LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2390ATO
Negatively geared4.8%
246 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,233/yr
Landlords (rental income)607
Reported capital gains384
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population25
Median age64
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,031
Personal income · wk$474
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
Hospitals · Moree Plains LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Moree Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Moree Plains LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places96
Whiddon Moree96 places
Childcare · Moree Plains LGAACECQA
Services10
Approved places443
Exceeding NQS5
Goodstart Early Learning Moree76 places
Gwydir Day Care and Preschool72 places
Moree ELC67 places
Grace Lutheran Pre-School50 places
Moree Pre-School40 places
Kiah Pre-School39 places
+4 more in Moree Plains LGA
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Current status
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Rocky Creek for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 8 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Rocky Creek 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.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

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.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Rocky Creek feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Berrigal better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$75/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Millie most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Moree better covered
better market coverage

pop +8900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$120/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Rocky Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Rocky Creek in?

    Rocky Creek is in the Moree Plains Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2390. Council-level context for Moree Plains LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Rocky Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Rocky Creek is $350/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Rocky Creek?

    Rent context available: Rocky Creek has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Rocky Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Rocky Creek show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Rocky Creek?

    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.

  6. How often is the Rocky Creek 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.