Rockdale, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 15,475
- Median age
- 34
- Household income
- $1,906/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 50%
- Renting
- 47%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 6/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Rockdale Station · 0.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- St George Hospital NSW · 1.6 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.68m
Median unit (5 yr)
$695k
Sales (5 yr)
1,703
Sales (12 mths)
196
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
1,026 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 8.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Rockdale PS
Secondary
Kogarah HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Rockdale - Banksia
District population (2025)
23,103
+11% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
32
houses 12 · other 20
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Rockdale:
- Princes Highway (1,589)
- Keats Avenue (819)
- Bay Street (603)
- Market Street (507)
- Ashton Street (457)
- Rockdale Plaza Drive (454)
- Villiers Street (448)
- Chapel Street (385)
- George Street (344)
- Bryant Street (309)
- The Strand (270)
- Aboukir Street (246)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.