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The Rocks property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for The Rocks, NSW (2,466 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Mapped properties

Zoning in The Rocks

The Rocks is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other96.2% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose1.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Centre / commercial1.9% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Metropolitan Centre

School catchments in The Rocks

The Rocks can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near The Rocks

The Rocks sits in the Sydney council area, which recorded 34,716 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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875
Break-ins
476
Vehicle theft
7,004
Other theft
1,884
Property damage
1,768
Fraud
797
Handling stolen goods
3,665
Assault
854
Sexual offences
139
Robbery
1,757
Other against the person
3
Homicide
15,494
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 34,716 total. Figures are for the whole Sydney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in The Rocks

At the 2021 Census, 47.4% of The Rocks’s 629 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English25.4%
Australian14.6%
Chinese13.8%
Irish11.4%
Scottish8.4%
Italian5.9%

Top countries of birth

England7.6%
China5.1%
New Zealand2.7%
United States2.7%
India2.5%
Japan2.2%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near The Rocks

Sydney council approved 1,889 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,889
Dwellings/yr
16
Houses
1,873
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sydney council area (not just The Rocks). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific The Rocks address:

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.