Rockdale

Ranked #70 of 422 Sydney suburbs for transit. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#101 of 422

Safety

#328 of 422

Wealth

#305 of 422

Value

#242 of 422

Parks

#248 of 422

Cafés

#86 of 422

Transit

#70 of 422

Green space

#335 of 422

Active & healthy

#239 of 422

The numbers

Population	15,475
Area	2.39 km²
Median household income	$1,906/wk
Median rent	$460/wk
Crime rate	65.2 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	12 (1.26 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	62.9% of the suburb
Cafés	11
Gyms & sport venues	39
Nearest parkrun	Dolls Point parkrun (4.63 km)

Nearby suburbs

Banksia Brighton-Le-Sands Kogarah Arncliffe Bexley Bardwell Valley

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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