The Rock in numbers
- Coordinates
- -35.2730, 147.1140
- Population
- 1 207
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 183 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in The Rock, New South Wales, Australia
See the local time in The Rock, New South Wales, Australia right now, measured in the Australia/Sydney time zone (+11).
The Rock, Australia
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC+11 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in The Rock
UTC+11 · daylight saving time is active
The Rock keeps Australia/Sydney clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:10 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 7:43 PM Daylight 13 h 33 min Night 10 h 27 min Civil twilight 5:43 AM – 8:10 PM
Weather in The Rock right now
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The Rock and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2655
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in New South Wales
- Sydney 5 638 830
- Newcastle 508 437
- Central Coast 346 596
- Wollongong 280 153
- Maitland 89 597
- Coffs Harbour 78 759
Other places named The Rock
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Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
- Tootool — 11.0 km
- Yerong Creek — 13.8 km
- Uranquinty — 14.9 km
- Maxwell — 16.7 km
- French Park — 17.0 km
- Mangoplah — 17.4 km
Local time details for The Rock
The day begins at The Rock with sunrise at 6:10 AM and ends with sunset at 7:43 PM. Daylight totals 13 h 33 min.
You will find the same time in Tootool and Yerong Creek, both near The Rock.
The Rock is mapped by 1 postal code.
The Rock sits in the Australia/Sydney time zone, which runs at UTC+11. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is The Rock in?
- The Rock is in the Australia/Sydney time zone, with an offset of +11.
- Does The Rock keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in The Rock: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun rise in The Rock?
- At 6:10 AM.