Rockdale Area Profile

NSW 2216|Council: Bayside

15 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Low4,803 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 81% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↓-11.7% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Transport regulatory offences898

Fraud792

Malicious damage to property723

Source: BOCSAR, Bayside LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

180 days/year

Registration required

Non-hosted STRA capped at 180d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

1064

avg ICSEA

Above average

4 schools in area

Public

Kyeemagh Public School

1057

Rockdale Public School

1053

Private / Independent

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

1092

St Dominic Savio School

1053

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.0959c

Minimum rate$926.48

Waste charge$628.67/yr

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2025-26, Bayside Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Rockdale (this area)	Bayside	Low	1064	180d	$628.672025-26
Mascot2020	Bayside	Low	1037	180d	$628.67
Marrickville2204	Inner West	Below avg	1081	180d	$530
Hurstville2220	Georges River	Low	1087	180d	$600
Bankstown2200	Canterbury-Bankstown	Below avg	982	180d	$620
Sydney2000	Sydney	Very high	1068	180d	$509
Randwick2031	Randwick	Low	1132	180d	$731

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Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Bayside) level unless otherwise noted.