Located in New South Wales within the Uralla local government area, Rocky River is a quiet locality (postcode 2358). It is home to about 297 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $420. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,387.
The crime rate in the Uralla LGA is below average at 2,494 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.