South West Rocks, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 5,058
- Median age
- 58
- Household income
- $980/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 73%
- Renting
- 24%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Eungai Station · 14.3 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Macksville District Hospital · 23.2 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)
$680k
Median unit (5 yr)
$530k
Sales (5 yr)
834
Sales (12 mths)
95
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
397 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 7.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Sth West Rocks PS
Secondary
Melville 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 · South West Rocks
District population (2025)
6,021
+16% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
61
houses 32 · other 29
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 South West Rocks:
- Gregory Street (361)
- Mitchell Street (142)
- Paragon Avenue (138)
- Ocean Street (136)
- Landsborough Street (129)
- Belle O'Connor Street (128)
- Dennis Crescent (120)
- Memorial Avenue (110)
- Frederick Kelly Street (108)
- Mcintyre Street (106)
- Marlin Drive (104)
- Phillip Drive (102)
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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.