Perthville vs Rockley Mount
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Perthville, about half of households are couple families. In Rockley Mount, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Rockley Mount tends to suit couples.
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
Rockley Mount
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 49/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Rockley Mount
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $340/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Perthville
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 14/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (217.2 km vs 223.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (187 min vs 192 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Perthville is more walkable (23/100 vs 14/100)
- Rockley Mount carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 49/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Perthville and Rockley Mount 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
Perthville has more residents (567 vs 78); Rockley Mount has higher household incomes ($145,132 vs $97,916).
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 567 +86% vs other | 78 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.1% | -4.9% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $97,916/yr | $145,132/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk +26% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
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 (21.0%).
Property market
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $734,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 21 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 29% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 82% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
Perthville is more walkable (23 vs 14).
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 49/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Perthville carries more crime risk (49 vs 0); Rockley Mount carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 14).
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 49/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Perthville
- Perthville Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Rockley Mount
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 0 |
Mobility
Rockley Mount sits further from the CBD (223.8 km vs 217.2 km).
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 217.2 km | 223.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 187 min | 192 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 same for both | |
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 (76.1%).
Setting
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 697 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 795 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 249 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 666 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bathurst same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Perthville | Rockley Mount | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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