Kalkite vs Rocky Plain
Kalkite is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Rocky Plain. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rocky Plain, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kalkite: a median of $1.32 million, against $730,000 in Rocky Plain, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rocky Plain tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Rocky Plain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rocky Plain
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 24%)
- has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,325,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Rocky Plain
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Kalkite is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- Rocky Plain sits closer to the CBD (448.1 km vs 451.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kalkite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kalkite
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (37.4% vs 7.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kalkite and Rocky Plain drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kalkite has more residents (294 vs 69); Kalkite rents higher ($350/wk vs $280/wk).
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 294 +77% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +37.4% | +7.8% |
| Median age | 37 | 41 |
| Median household income | $82,628/yr | $94,224/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +20% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Property market
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,325,000 | $730,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Rocky Plain has more rural and farming land (95% vs 79%).
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 95% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 20% | 0% |
| Environmental | 0% | 5% |
| 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
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 72 across Snowy Monaro same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
Liveability
Kalkite is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Rocky Plain carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 15).
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | High 94/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 5 | 19 |
Mobility
Kalkite sits further from the CBD (451.3 km vs 448.1 km).
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 16/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 451.3 km | 448.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 305 min | 304 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2627 | 0.4% postcode 2628 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 2627 | 42 postcode 2628 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).
Setting
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,044 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,136 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 164 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 554 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | -1.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,253/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Monaro same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kalkite | Rocky Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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