Rockley vs Triangle Flat
Triangle Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 51 in Rockley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rockley, about half of households are people living alone. In Triangle Flat, most households are couple families. On these figures, Triangle Flat tends to suit families with children and 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
Triangle Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rockley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Triangle Flat
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 5%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $245/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Rockley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 223 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (243.2 km vs 258.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Triangle Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.7% vs -1.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rockley and Triangle Flat 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
Rockley has more residents (180 vs 62); Rockley rents higher ($245/wk vs $175/wk).
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 180 +66% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.1% | +10.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 37 |
| Median household income | $57,772/yr | $71,500/yr +24% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +29% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
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 (4.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (22.8%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $670,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 83 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 177 across Bathurst same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 23% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 55% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 18% of NSW |
Liveability
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Triangle Flat carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0).
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| 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
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Rockley
- Rockley Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Triangle Flat
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 14 | 21 |
Mobility
Triangle Flat sits further from the CBD (258.2 km vs 243.2 km).
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 243.2 km | 258.2 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 208 min | 223 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 (77.9%).
Setting
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 900 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,001 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 666 mm | 738 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,301/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bathurst same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rockley | Triangle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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