Rocky Hall vs Wyndham
Wyndham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 59 in Rocky Hall. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rocky Hall, most households are couple families. In Wyndham, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wyndham: a median of $600,000, against $450,000 in Rocky Hall, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rocky Hall tends to suit couples, older residents, 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 Hall
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Rocky Hall
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($450,000 vs $600,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Rocky Hall
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Rocky Hall
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (352 min vs 371 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (499.5 km vs 518.3 km)
- But Wyndham is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Rocky Hall has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 27%)
- Wyndham is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rocky Hall
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.8% vs 8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rocky Hall and Wyndham 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
Wyndham has more residents (418 vs 53); Wyndham rents higher ($200/wk vs $110/wk).
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 418 +689% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.8% | +8.3% |
| Median age | 59 | 55 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +16% vs other | $48,932/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $110/wk | $200/wk +82% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).
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 (20.8%).
Property market
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $450,000 | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $150,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 191 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 69% | 74% |
| Environmental | 31% | 26% |
| 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
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 2% of NSW |
Liveability
Wyndham is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Rocky Hall carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 66).
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Rocky Hall
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wyndham
- Wyndham Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 8 |
Mobility
Wyndham sits further from the CBD (518.3 km vs 499.5 km).
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 499.5 km | 518.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 352 min | 371 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 61 postcode 2550 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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 265 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 278 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.0 km | 24.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 670 mm | 768 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | -0.2°C | — |
Council rates
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rocky Hall | Wyndham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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