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Suburb profile ·Cumberland LGA · NSW ·2141

Rookwood NSW 2141

Rookwood is in Cumberland LGA, NSW, postcode 2141, with population 3.

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.

$780/wk
Rising
+4.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2141 · May 2026
$780
$675
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

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
No local house series
Median rent
$780/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
4.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
256,906
257K via Cumberland LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,318
195 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$243

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±3.5% around trend (short window, 15 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

42%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$97K
Median rent · wk
$780

Household income

$97K household · yr+18.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$97K
Household
$97K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
7,070
2,801 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,801
Total incidents7,070· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,90563%
  • Sexual Offences44315%
  • Robbery783%
  • Break And Enter57819%

Bushfire exposure

Low exposure ~3.4%
~3.4% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Special Activities
Other 98%
Residential density: Low

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

5 people · 20225 by 2032 (+0.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Rookwood Cemetery SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Rookwood NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Rookwood (postcode 2141) is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Cumberland local government area. With a population of 3, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $97K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 top ancestries reported are Maltese, Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $780.

Public transport access includes 14 bus stops. The crime rate in the Cumberland LGA is below average at 2,801 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$243
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$780
Population growth · Cumberland LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)256,906
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Cumberland LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)921
Houses 40%Units 60%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cumberland LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2141ATO
Negatively geared8.3%
1,841 of filers
Avg rental loss$10,448/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,493
Reported capital gains1,479
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3
Median age51
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,874
Personal income · wk$824
Persons / bedroom0.7
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops14
Hospitals · Cumberland LGAAIHW
Public2
Private4
Auburn Hospitalpublic
St Joseph's Hospitalpublic
Healthwoods Endoscopy Centreprivate
Holroyd Private Hospitalprivate
Ramsay Clinic Wentworthvilleprivate
Westmead Rehabilitation Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Cumberland LGAGEN
Facilities16
Residential places1,516
Ashwood Residential Care Service194 places
Genista Aged Care Facility160 places
Estia Health Merrylands131 places
Bolton Clarke Pemulwuy130 places
IRT Berala on the Park125 places
Southern Cross Care John Woodward Residential Aged Care118 places
+10 more in Cumberland LGA
Childcare · Cumberland LGAACECQA
Services192
Approved places10,222
Exceeding NQS14
Camp Australia - Girraween Public School OSHC168 places
Little Zak's Academy Auburn164 places
Ambrose School Age Care, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Greystanes156 places
Ambrose School Age Care, St Margaret Mary's Merrylands149 places
Whiz Kidz Early Learning Centre Pendle Hill140 places
Pemulwuy Children's Centre125 places
+186 more in Cumberland LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Rookwood for a first-pass decision.

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 · 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
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-05 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · 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 · 14 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 Rookwood 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 and hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

South Granville better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +5800 · adds house price coverage · rent -$517/wk

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

Regents Park better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +5000 · adds house price coverage · rent -$410/wk

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

Guildford better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +24100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$402/wk

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

Rookwood FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Rookwood in?

    Rookwood is in the Cumberland Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2141. Council-level context for Cumberland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Rookwood?

    The median weekly rent in Rookwood is $780/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Rookwood?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Rookwood rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Rookwood a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Rookwood show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Rookwood?

    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.

  6. How often is the Rookwood 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.