South West Rocks

NSW

South West Rocks is a growing region in NSW with 6,021 residents.

SA2 code: 108021160
State: NSW

Population

6,021

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+8.8%

3yr: +5.8% · 10yr: +16.0%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$330/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$997/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — South West Rocks (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.8%5yr: +8.8%10yr: +16.0%Total: +44.8%

Population grew from 4,157 to 6,021 over 24 years, averaging 1.6% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.4%

Almost entirely detached houses (83.8%), owner-occupied (74.5%), built for families (49% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 83.8%

2,006 houses116 townhouses272 apartments

Tenure

Owned 54.0%

Mortgage 20.5%

Renting 22.9%

Owned 54.0%Mortgage 20.5%Renting 22.9%Other / NS 2.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

51 (2.2%)

2 bed

489 (20.6%)

3 bed

1,158 (48.9%)

4 bed

579 (24.4%)

5 bed

79 (3.3%)

6+ bed

14 (0.6%)