The Rock, NSW 2655 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
The Rock is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2655, home to 1,347 residents with an established residential profile. Located in the Wagga Wagga local government area (Outer Regional Australia).
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$245 /wk
Population1,347
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGALockhart
Demographics
- Population
- 1,347
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median household income
- $1,358 /week
- Median personal income
- $636 /week
- Median family income
- $1,754 /week
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Lockhart
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Riverina
- Remoteness classification
- Outer Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Riverina
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $245 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Rent share of household income
- 18%
Schools
- The Rock Central School
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (31.9°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (12.8°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 572 mm
- Reference station: Wagga Wagga AMO, 38.2 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 48 across postcode 2655 in the year to Dec 2025 (up 17% on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 16 theft, 11 property damage, 6 violent offences.
Nearby suburbs
- Nearby suburb profiles arriving in the next data refresh.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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