South West Rocks bushfire risk
Of South West Rocks’s 4,955 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 33.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, South West Rocks’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in South West Rocks
Flood and bushfire areas across South West Rocks. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near South West Rocks
South West Rocks sits in the Kempsey council area, which recorded 4,835 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,835 total. Figures are for the whole Kempsey council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in South West Rocks
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so South West Rocks shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in South West Rocks
South West Rocks is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in South West Rocks
South West Rocks can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in South West Rocks
At the 2021 Census, 9.6% of South West Rocks’s 5,058 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near South West Rocks
Kempsey council approved 104 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kempsey council area (not just South West Rocks). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2 Lurgurena Way, South West Rocks NSW 2431
- 28 Elizabeth Street, South West Rocks NSW 2431
- 4 Fairway Place, South West Rocks NSW 2431
- 11 John Taggart Close, South West Rocks NSW 2431
- 3 Tahlee Close, South West Rocks NSW 2431
- 15 Swift Place, South West Rocks NSW 2431
- 1/5 The Quay, South West Rocks NSW 2431
- 11 Crystal Place, South West Rocks NSW 2431
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.