South West Rocks
New South Wales · Kempsey - Nambucca · Mid North Coast
This profile uses the ABS South West Rocks statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
South West Rocks is a locality in the Kempsey - Nambucca area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the South West Rocks SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the South West Rocks SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Sth West Rocks PS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in South West Rocks.
This is the zoned in-area government school for South West Rocks (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in South West Rocks
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment348ICSEA952
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSSouth West Rocks OOSH / Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 45 places · South West Rocks
- Working Towards NQSKindy Rocks Early Learning PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 48 places · South West Rocks
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 399
- vs previous year
- -7%
- vs 2021
- 339
- Theft 164
- Against justice procedures 53
- Assault 49
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 40
- Malicious damage to property 30
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 2
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the South West Rocks SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the South West Rocks SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $810,000
- House price YoY
- +16.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $580/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+56Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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