Rocky Point vs Tacoma
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tacoma, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tacoma tends to suit 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
- Rocky Point carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 76/100)
- Tacoma has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tacoma
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (45/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Rocky Point carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 76/100)
- Tacoma is more walkable (45/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rocky Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.0% vs -2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rocky Point and Tacoma 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
Tacoma has more residents (615 vs 275); Rocky Point skews older (42 vs 40).
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 275 | 615 +124% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.0% | -2.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Median household income | $87,256/yr | $87,308/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk | $390/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
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 (3.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $860,000 | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 24 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Tacoma has more land zoned for conservation (73% vs 0%).
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 82% | 20% |
| Environmental | 0% | 73% |
| Parks and recreation | 18% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| 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 Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 34% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 56% of NSW same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 71% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 90% of NSW |
Liveability
Tacoma is more walkable (45 vs 28).
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 30/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tacoma carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Tacoma carries more crime risk (76 vs 43).
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | High 76/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Rocky Point
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tacoma
- Tacoma Public School Government · Primary at peers
- HopeTown School Government · Combined · Special school below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 28/100 | 45/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 96.9 km +2% vs other | 95.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 83 min | 81 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2259 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 2259 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 (68.1%).
Setting
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.5 km | 6.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 56% 108 premises | 67% 221 premises |
Climate
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,272 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.6°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.36 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,409/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dobell same for both | |
| Member | Emma Mcbride same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rocky Point | Tacoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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