Rookwood Postcode

New South Wales

Metro

2141

Postcode for Rookwood, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 14 km from Sydney · Pop. 3

Population

Median Age

$1,874

Household Income/wk

$243

Median Rent/wk

N/A/10

SEIFA Advantage

3.0

Area (km²)

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

How Rookwood Compares

Rookwood vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Rookwood	NSW avg	AU avg	Greater Sydney
Household income/wk	$1,874 ≈NSW	$1,931	$1,836	$2,181
Rent/wk	$243 -NSW	$445	$390	$506
Median age	51	45.0	45.0	39.0
Unemployment	0.0% -NSW	5.0%	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.

Postcode 2141 covers Rookwood, an inland suburb of Sydney about 14 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Sydney - Parramatta region of New South Wales. Local government services are provided by Cumberland.

According to the 2021 Census, Rookwood has a population of 3 with a median age of 51. The median weekly household income is $1,874, close to the NSW average.

Housing in Rookwood includes a median weekly rent of $243, 4 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NSW average. Rental properties account for 100.0% of dwellings.

Rookwood is part of the Auburn statistical area in New South Wales.

Rookwood Details

Postcode	2141
State	New South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code	02
Population (2021)	3
Median Age	51 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,874/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$824/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$243
Average Household Size	2.5 persons
Area	3.0 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	4
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
Latitude	-33.87276
Longitude	151.05562
Distance from Sydney	14 km
Region (SA4)	Sydney - Parramatta
Area (SA3)	Auburn
Local Government	Cumberland
Federal Electorate	Blaxland

Age Profile

133.3%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (133.3%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	4 (133.3%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

Suburbs Near Rookwood

Lidcombe 1.3 km Lidcombe North 1.3 km Strathfield 2.1 km Chullora 2.1 km Berala 2.3 km Homebush South 2.7 km Homebush 2.7 km Homebush West 2.7 km Regents Park 2.9 km Potts Hill 3.0 km Sydney Olympic Park 3.3 km North Strathfield 3.3 km

Same Postcode (2141)

Berala Lidcombe Lidcombe North

More Rookwood Data

Cumberland LGA 24 suburbs, 11 postcodes, 238,579 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Sydney (14.3 km) Fuel Prices New South Wales fuel prices NDIS Providers NDIS data for Cumberland LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.