General Residential dominant. Median sale $660K over the last 24 months. 87% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
South West Rocks is dominated by R1 — General Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
South West Rocks 2431 covers an undefined area within Kempsey Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in South West Rocks
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 1,883 dwellings, with 133,425 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
44% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 0% of lots carry heritage controls; 4.3% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community; 0.2% of lots are exposed to projected sea-level rise.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Drafting service · serves South West Rocks, NSW
16 Shamrock Ave, South West Rocks NSW 2431
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
Greater Sydney Region Plan / NSW Department of Planning forecast.
DA activity
184 development applications for South West Rocks addresses were decided by Kempsey Shire Council over the past 24 months. 160 approved — a 87% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
18 businesses serving South West Rocks and nearby.
Drafting service
16 Shamrock Ave, South West Rocks NSW 2431
Real estate agency
3 Koondoloo Crescent, South West Rocks NSW 2431
Concrete contractor
51 Lindsay Noonan Dr, South West Rocks NSW 2431
Real estate agent
15 Livingstone St, South West Rocks NSW 2431
Tree service
42 Frederick Kelly St, South West Rocks NSW 2431
Real estate agency
12 Prince of Wales Ave, South West Rocks NSW 2431
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South West Rocks is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 1,702 of 2,926 lots (61%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (61%), R3 Medium Density Residential (34%), E1 Local Centre (2%), C3 Commercial Core (2%), RE1 Public Recreation (2%).
Across South West Rocks, the average maximum building height is 8.1 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 1.17:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 2,537 lots in South West Rocks appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in South West Rocks over the past 24 months is $660,000, across 265 sales. Median unimproved land value is $351,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in South West Rocks is $518. Gross rental yield works out to 3.7%.
Kempsey Shire Council decided 184 development applications for South West Rocks addresses over the past 24 months, with 160 approved (87% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across South West Rocks, 0% with heritage controls, 44.2% bushfire-prone, 0.1% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
95 of 2,926 lots in South West Rocks show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 26.1 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Kempsey Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Real estate agency · serves South West Rocks, NSW
3 Koondoloo Crescent, South West Rocks NSW 2431
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in South West Rocks.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2431 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Kempsey Shire Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →