New South Wales · Postcode 2632

Rockton postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 405 km from Sydney

Outer Regional
22
Population (2021)
$1,125
Household income/wk
$50
Median rent/wk
57
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Rockton at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2632 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
22 People Resident population, Census 2021
Snowy Monaro Regional Council area 111 suburbs, 14 postcodes
57 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,125/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$1,125/wk
42% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$50/wk
89% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
1.0 deciles below NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
57 years
12.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Rockton ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NSW suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Rockton vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricRocktonNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,125 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Rent/wk $50 -NSW $445 $390
Mortgage/month $1,300 -NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 57 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -NSW 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Rockton is a locality 405 km from Sydney in New South Wales, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 2632. It falls within the Capital Region region. The local government area is Snowy Monaro Regional.

According to the 2021 Census, Rockton has a population of 22 with a median age of 57. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the NSW average.

Housing in Rockton includes a median weekly rent of $50, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 9 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Rockton scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Rockton is part of the South Coast statistical area in New South Wales.

Rockton details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2632
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)22
Median Age57 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$599/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$50
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,300
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area82.7 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings9
Australian Citizens81.8%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-37.1632048
Longitude149.3118759
Distance from Sydney405 km
Region (SA4)Capital Region
Area (SA3)South Coast
Local GovernmentSnowy Monaro Regional
Federal ElectorateEden-Monaro
State ElectorateMonaro
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (22.7%) 15–24 (27.3%) 25–44 (22.7%) 45–64 (27.3%) 65+ (40.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years5 (22.7%)
15–24 years6 (27.3%)
25–44 years5 (22.7%)
45–64 years6 (27.3%)
65+ years9 (40.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Rockton is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis7 (31.8%)
Cancer3 (13.6%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.