The Rocks NSW 2795
51 addresses · 5 streets
Calare Electorate › Bathurst Regional LGA › The Rocks · 171 km from Sydney
Living Here
The Rocks is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 70 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $3,333 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, NZ. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
2 hospitals
1 electrician
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Bathurst Airport, 20.2 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 19.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 19.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 27.6% |
Demographics
Population by age in The Rocks
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 6 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in The Rocks
| House | 17 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in The Rocks
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in The Rocks
| English | 31 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 27 |
| Other | 9 |
| NZ | 7 |
| Scottish | 6 |
| Croatian | 5 |
Housing tenure in The Rocks
| Owned | 13 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in The Rocks
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in The Rocks
| Car | 28 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in The Rocks
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,460 bird observations recorded near The Rocks — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (101)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (93)
- Eastern Rosella (82)
- Superb Fairy-wren (80)
- Crimson Rosella (72)
- Magpie-lark (57)
- Nankeen Kestrel (57)
- Common Starling (51)
- Australian Raven (50)
- Crested Pigeon (50)
- Noisy Miner (48)
- Australian Wood Duck (44)
- Willie Wagtail (44)
Show all 30 birds recorded near The Rocks
- Brown Falcon (43)
- Pied Currawong (42)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (42)
- Laughing Kookaburra (41)
- Welcome Swallow (41)
- Australian King-parrot (39)
- Pacific Black Duck (39)
- Galah (38)
- Red-rumped Parrot (38)
- Australasian Grebe (37)
- Red Wattlebird (35)
- Striated Thornbill (34)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (34)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (33)
- Noisy Friarbird (32)
- White-throated Treecreeper (32)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (31)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to The Rocks:
- Dunkeld (4.6 km)
- Evans Plains (5.7 km)
- Rock Forest (7.1 km)
- Bathampton (8 km)
- Stewarts Mount (8.4 km)
- Vittoria (8.8 km)
- Robin Hill (9.6 km)
- Windradyne (10.4 km)
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Streets
- Back Swamp Road (16)
- Houses Lane (3)
- Mid Western Highway (1)
- Mitchell Highway (29)
- Range Hills Road (2)
