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.