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Suburb profile ·Sydney LGA · NSW ·2000

The Rocks NSW 2000

The Rocks is in Sydney LGA, NSW, postcode 2000, with population 629.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $1090/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 629 629 local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

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.

5
Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

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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Development momentum

683 latest-year approvals in Sydney, +0.0% YoY; population +1.8% YoY (1.2% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

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 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

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.

Source level Postcode Confidence Medium Period 2025-04
$1100/wk
+0.9% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2000 · Apr 2026
$1100
$769
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Evidence depth
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.

Next step

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Direct
5

Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Property prices, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

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.

Recommended next step

Verify the weak evidence layer first, then compare it against a better-covered suburb.

Why it fits

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Property prices, Transport

Compare status

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 1 matched, including Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre.
Crime: 7,608 per 100k at the Sydney LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$4,333
Median rent · wk$850

Full data detail

The Rocks NSW

Postcode 2000 · Sydney LGA

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.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+1.8% Stable
Development+0% Steady
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$850
Population
629
Demographics
Median age43
Household size1.7
HH income /wk$4,374
Personal income /wk$1911
Mortgage /mth$4,333
Crime (Sydney LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)7,608
Total incidents17,580
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA
Total students0
Government1
Observatory Hill Environmental Education CentreCombined · Government
Population growth (Sydney LGA)
Population (2025)241,797
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.8%
Development (Sydney LGA)
Approvals (2026)683
Houses12
Units671
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Release dataset
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2025-04 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: January 2025 - December 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

The Rocks FAQ

Common questions
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.