Rockley NSW Property Investment

Cabonne · 2795 · Score: 56/100 · Hold

Median House Price
$650K
Rental Yield
4.3%
Vacancy Rate
3.0%
Median Weekly Rent
$540/wk
Median Unit Price
N/A
Population
180
Days on Market
35 days
Annual Growth
8.3%

Rockley Short-Term Rental (Airbnb) Market

Avg Nightly Rate
$540/night
Occupancy Rate
40%
Est. Annual Revenue
$79K

Estimated revenue assumes year-round availability. Non-hosted short-stays are night-capped in some councils (e.g. 60 nights across most of Byron Shire, 180 in Ballina, Muswellbrook and parts of Greater Sydney) and levied in Victoria — the legal cap can cut achievable income well below this figure. Run STR Check for the rules on a specific address.

AI Investment Analysis

Rockley NSW Investment Brief

## 1. Investment Verdict Hold – the key figure is the median house‑price range of $498,000–$65 (as reported in the market trust data).

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## 2. Market Overview - Median house price: $498,000–$65 (range provided; no single median value). - Growth trend: not supplied in the data set. - Days on market: not supplied.

*Interpretation:* With an Investment Scorecard of 56 / 100 and a “Hold” rating, the market appears balanced – neither strong buyer‑driven pressure nor heavy seller urgency can be inferred from the limited data.

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## 3. Rental Market - Vacancy rate: not supplied. - Weekly rent: not supplied. - Gross yield: not supplied. - Demand rating: not supplied.

*Interpretation:* Because rental metrics are absent, we cannot quantify the income potential or demand dynamics for investors at this time.

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## 4. Short‑Term Rental Opportunity - STR nightly rate: not supplied. - Occupancy: not supplied. - Estimated annual revenue: not supplied.

*Interpretation:* With no short‑term rental data, we cannot assess whether a long‑term rental (LTR) or short‑term rental (STR) strategy would be superior in Rockley.

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## 5. Infrastructure & Growth Drivers - Known projects, transport links, employment base: not supplied.

*Interpretation:* The absence of infrastructure and employment information limits insight into what is currently driving, or could limit, demand in the suburb.

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## 6. Bull Case If market sentiment improves and the upper bound of the price range ($65) becomes attainable, property values could rise from the lower bound ($498,000) toward that upper bound. The exact upside in dollar terms cannot be quantified because the upper figure is incomplete in the source data.

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## 7. Risks | Risk | Detail (where data exists) | |------|----------------------------| | Vacancy risk | No vacancy data – cannot gauge exposure. | | Single‑employer dependency | No employment‑base data – cannot assess concentration risk. | | Supply pipeline | No information on upcoming developments – unknown impact on future supply. | | Rate sensitivity | General interest‑rate sensitivity applies, but no specific figures are provided. |

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## 8. The Play - Entry range: $498,000–$65 (as per the median‑price range). - Minimum yield to target: cannot be calculated without rent or price‑growth data. - Watch signals: release of any new infrastructure projects, employment announcements, or rental‑market statistics for Rockley. - Recommended strategy: Maintain a Hold position while monitoring for the release of concrete market data (rental yields, days on market, infrastructure plans). If such data emerges and shows positive trends, consider moving to a Buy stance; if negative trends appear, reassess for a potential Avoid recommendation.

Gentrification Index

Pre-gentrification3.0/10
—Middle-tier SEIFA — moderate gentrification pressure
—Moderate capital growth (5.0% CAGR)
▲Active development pipeline (256 approvals) — supply attracting new residents

Growth Forecast

high confidence
1yr Forecast
7.0%
p.a.
2yr Forecast
6.5%
p.a.
5yr Forecast
5.6%
p.a.

Basis: 5yr CAGR 5.0% + 10yr CAGR 11.9%

Headwinds
  • −High supply pipeline (256 new approvals) — may cap price growth

Suburb Metric Thresholds

3 green10 yellow2 red
Rental Vacancy Rate
3 high impact
Days on Market
35 high impact
Weekly Rent (house)
540 medium impact
5yr Price CAGR
5.01 high impact
10yr Price CAGR
11.95 high impact
1yr Price Growth
8.3 medium impact
Population Growth
1.16 high impact
Median Household Income
1593 medium impact
Unemployment Rate
4 medium impact
Public Transport Score
No data medium impact
School Zone Quality
4.3 medium impact
Distance to CBD
153.74 medium impact
SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage
5 medium impact
Owner Occupier Rate
67.4 medium impact
Gross Rental Yield (%)
4.32 high impact
Net Rental Yield (%)
2.82 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.35%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate as at 2026-05-06 · Credit data 2026-07

Suburb Supply & Demand

Suburb Supply Pipeline — New Dwelling Approvals

36

2020

64

2021

73

2022

52

2023

31

2025

New dwelling approvals — higher numbers mean more future supply

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2795

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 5 of 10 — Average

Population

45,077

Education (IEO)

5/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

5/10

10-Year Investment Projection

Modelled on Rockley NSW data — rent, capital growth, tax, and depreciation over 10 years.

Pre-filled: $540/wk median rent for Rockley. Capital growth and rent increase are editable assumptions.

Schools

In your catchment

Rockley PS
PrimaryGovernment
4.3/10
Denison Kelso
SecondaryGovernment
No data

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.

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Data sourced from ABS, state government property sales, and Airbnb market analytics. For informational purposes only — not financial advice.