Collingullie vs The Rock

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Collingullie, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in The Rock: a median of $455,000, against $60,000 in Collingullie, though rent is higher in Collingullie. On these figures, Collingullie tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while The Rock suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

The Rock

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Collingullie is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 58%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Collingullie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($60,000 vs $455,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

The Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Collingullie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (307 min vs 312 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (481.6 km vs 486.7 km)
  • But The Rock is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Rock

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Collingullie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.7% vs 9.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Collingullie and The Rock drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Collingullie The Rock
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Collingullie The Rock
Walkability 0 / 67
Collingullie — Walkability: 0/100 The Rock — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 18 / 46
Collingullie — Safety: 18/100 The Rock — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 70 / 81
Collingullie — Low fire risk: 70/100 The Rock — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

The Rock has more residents (1,347 vs 258); Collingullie has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $70,616).

Collingullie The Rock
Population 258 1,347
+422% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.7% +9.0%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $93,600/yr
+25% vs other
 $70,616/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+17% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collingullie The Rock
0-4 3.5% / 7.4%
Collingullie — 0-4: 3.5% The Rock — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 16.7% / 15.8%
Collingullie — 5-14: 16.7% The Rock — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 5.4% / 6.0%
Collingullie — 15-19: 5.4% The Rock — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 7.4% / 2.7%
Collingullie — 20-24: 7.4% The Rock — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 9.3% / 9.4%
Collingullie — 25-34: 9.3% The Rock — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.8% / 11.2%
Collingullie — 35-44: 12.8% The Rock — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 12.8% / 10.8%
Collingullie — 45-54: 12.8% The Rock — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 13.6% / 13.7%
Collingullie — 55-64: 13.6% The Rock — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 10.5% / 12.2%
Collingullie — 65-74: 10.5% The Rock — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 3.5% / 7.2%
Collingullie — 75-84: 3.5% The Rock — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.3% / 3.6%
Collingullie — 85+: 2.3% The Rock — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collingullie 59.3% couple families
Collingullie — Couple Families: 59.3% Collingullie — Lone Person: 22.2% Collingullie — One Parent Families: 11.1% Collingullie — Group Household: 7.4% Collingullie — Other Families: 0.0%
The Rock 42.4% couple families
The Rock — Couple Families: 42.4% The Rock — Lone Person: 37.7% The Rock — One Parent Families: 15.1% The Rock — Group Household: 3.3% The Rock — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collingullie 7.6% renting
Collingullie — Owned Outright: 50.0% Collingullie — Mortgage: 42.4% Collingullie — Renting: 7.6%
The Rock 15.0% renting
The Rock — Owned Outright: 43.5% The Rock — Mortgage: 41.5% The Rock — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collingullie 95.9% houses
Collingullie — Houses: 95.9% Collingullie — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
The Rock 97.7% houses
The Rock — Houses: 97.7% The Rock — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Collingullie The Rock
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 16.9%
Collingullie — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% The Rock — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 7.1%
Collingullie — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% The Rock — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 5.3%
Collingullie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% The Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.3%
Collingullie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% The Rock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Collingullie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest The Rock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Property market

Collingullie The Rock
Median house price $60,000 $455,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $294,950
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Collingullie The Rock
Rural and farming 98% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Environmental 1%
same for both
Residential 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Collingullie The Rock
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
 7
across Lockhart
Approvals change year on year +139% -33%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Collingullie The Rock
Houses — 4.6%
$540/wk on $615K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collingullie The Rock
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of NSW

Liveability

The Rock is more walkable (67 vs 0).

Collingullie The Rock
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Collingullie carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 19); Collingullie carries more crime risk (82 vs 54).

Collingullie The Rock
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Collingullie The Rock
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Collingullie

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in The Rock

  • The Rock Central School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Collingullie The Rock
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 23
same for both

Mobility

The Rock sits further from the CBD (486.7 km vs 481.6 km).

Collingullie The Rock
Walkability score 0/100 67/100
Distance to Sydney 481.6 km 486.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 307 min 312 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.0%
postcode 2655
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 70
postcode 2655

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Collingullie The Rock
Car (driver) 74.5% / 78.4%
Collingullie — Car (driver): 74.5% The Rock — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 14.2%
Collingullie — Worked from Home: 18.9% The Rock — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 4.7%
Collingullie — Car (passenger): 2.8% The Rock — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 3.8% / 2.7%
Collingullie — Walked Only: 3.8% The Rock — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Collingullie The Rock
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Collingullie The Rock
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
115 premises
 0%
558 premises

Climate

Collingullie The Rock
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Collingullie The Rock
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 23.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Collingullie The Rock
Average residential rate $1,254/yr $394/yr
Council Wagga Wagga Lockhart

Federal electorate

Collingullie The Rock
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collingullie The Rock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collingullie

Affordable Rural

The Rock

Affordable Family Quiet River Rural

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