The Rocks NSW 2000
The Rocks is in Sydney LGA, NSW, postcode 2000, with population 629.
Strong evidence
The Rocks has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
The Rocks rents screen above the local benchmark. Postcode-derived rent for 2000. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent-pressure candidate
The Rocks rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $1090/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2000. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
The Rocks has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. 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.
Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Hospitals, Transport
The Rocks currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.
Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Transport
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Price history
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Full data detail
The Rocks NSW
The Rocks is a small community in New South Wales within the Sydney local government area (postcode 2000). With a population of 629, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $227K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Chinese.
The current median weekly rent is $1090. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $4,333.
The Rocks is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The crime rate in the Sydney LGA is moderate at 7,608 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
The Rocks is a small community in New South Wales within the Sydney local government area (postcode 2000). With a population of 629, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $227K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Chinese.
The current median weekly rent is $1090. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $4,333.
The Rocks is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The crime rate in the Sydney LGA is moderate at 7,608 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
The Rocks FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is The Rocks in?
The Rocks is in the Sydney Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2000. Council-level context for Sydney LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in The Rocks?
The median weekly rent in The Rocks is $1090/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about The Rocks?
Rent-pressure candidate: The Rocks rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 The Rocks a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for The Rocks show: Stable, Steady. 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 The Rocks?
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 The Rocks 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.