Rock Forest vs Guyong
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rock Forest, about half of households are couple families. In Guyong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Guyong tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Rock Forest is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 48%)
- Guyong carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 57/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rock Forest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Rock Forest
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($203/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Rock Forest
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (229.2 km vs 242 km)
- has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 208 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Guyong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 57/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Guyong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-7.1% vs -24.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rock Forest and Guyong 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
Rock Forest has higher household incomes ($109,564 vs $81,224); Rock Forest has more residents (149 vs 118).
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 149 +21% vs other | 118 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -24.7% | -7.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 50 |
| Median household income | $109,564/yr +26% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $203/wk | $250/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,225,000 | $1,142,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $2,500 |
Zoning mix
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 92% |
| Environmental | 0% | 7% |
| 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
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst | 29 across Cabonne |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% | -43% |
Ranking within NSW
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 56% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
Liveability
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Rock Forest carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 12); Rock Forest carries more crime risk (57 vs 17).
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 12 | 7 |
Mobility
Guyong sits further from the CBD (242 km vs 229.2 km).
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 229.2 km | 242 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 198 min | 208 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2795 | 0.8% postcode 2798 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2795 | 64 postcode 2798 |
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 (80.6%).
Setting
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 776 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 899 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 78 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Climate
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 666 mm | 894 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C | 26.3°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.1°C | 2.2°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.3 µg/m³ | 6.0 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | — | 10.8 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | — | 0.4 pphm |
Council rates
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr | $750/yr |
| Council | Bathurst | Cabonne |
Federal electorate
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rock Forest | Guyong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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