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Suburb profile ·Warrumbungle Shire LGA · NSW ·2357

Rocky Glen NSW 2357

Rocky Glen is in Warrumbungle Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2357, with population 65.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$380/wk
+12.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2357 · Apr 2026
$400
$250
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 15.8%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$125K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
$380/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
12.4%YoY D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
65
65 local footprint
D4 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,488
40 added 12mo · 8MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow$168/wk ($8,720/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
2.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
41%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $3,467/mo, while renters pay about $1,647/mo — owning runs $1,820/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$125K
Household income · yr
$49K
Median rent · wk
$380
Owner mortgage · mo
$3,467

Household income

$49K household · yr-41.1% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$21K
Family
$47K
Household
$49K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
497
5,386 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,386
Total incidents497· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault14958%
  • Sexual Offences2911%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter7630%

Full data detail

Rocky Glen NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Rocky Glen is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Warrumbungle Shire local government area (postcode 2357). With a population of 65, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, French.

Rocky Glen has a median house price of $125,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $380. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 15.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,467.

Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Warrumbungle Shire LGA is moderate at 5,386 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 15.8% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($125K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 2.6x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield15.8% High Yield
Price vs State$125K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability2.6x Affordable
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$3,467
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$380
Price / income2.6x
Property investors · Postcode 2357ATO
Negatively geared65 (3.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,013/yr
Landlords (rental income)223
Reported capital gains160
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population65
Median age56
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$933
Personal income · wk$410
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Rocky Glen is usable as a read, though it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2017 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 9 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Rocky Glen is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Rocky Glen feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Dandry most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop same · house +$25K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Merrygoen better covered
similar price band similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · house +$35K · rent -$230/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Bugaldie better covered
similar price band better market coverage

pop +100 · house same $ · rent -$150/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Rocky Glen FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Rocky Glen in?

    Rocky Glen is in the Warrumbungle Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2357. Council-level context for Warrumbungle Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Rocky Glen?

    The current median house price in Rocky Glen, NSW is $125K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Rocky Glen?

    The median weekly rent in Rocky Glen is $380/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Rocky Glen?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 15.8%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Rocky Glen a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Rocky Glen show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Rocky Glen?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Rocky Glen data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.