Rous NSW 2477
104 addresses · 8 streets
Page Electorate › Ballina LGA › Rous · 594 km from Sydney
Living Here
Rous is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 230 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ballina Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rous itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
2 dentists
2 optometrists
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
1 electrician
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 14.9 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 55.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 69.3%
Population by age in Rous
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 23 |
| 15-19 | 33 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 19 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 42 |
| 55-64 | 34 |
| 65-74 | 28 |
| 75-84 | 18 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Rous
| House | 79 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Rous
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 17 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 17 |
Top ancestries in Rous
| English | 99 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 88 |
| Scottish | 39 |
| Irish | 37 |
| Dutch | 18 |
| Other | 9 |
Housing tenure in Rous
| Owned | 42 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 17 |
| Rented | 17 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Rous
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Rous
| Car | 73 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 16 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 36 |
Top countries of birth in Rous
| England | 11 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 10 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| India | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 |
Languages used at home in Rous
| Afrikaans | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
20,240 bird observations recorded near Rous — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (1,190)
- Pied Currawong (1,060)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,033)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (896)
- Southern Pale-yellow Robin (886)
- Laughing Kookaburra (869)
- Noisy Miner (826)
- White-headed Pigeon (799)
- Australasian Figbird (796)
- Brown-capped Emerald-dove (789)
- Wonga Pigeon (723)
- Torresian Crow (705)
- Tawny Frogmouth (680)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Rous
- Green Catbird (666)
- Eastern Rosella (636)
- Eastern Whipbird (608)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (597)
- Little Shrike-thrush (576)
- Large-billed Scrubwren (564)
- Masked Lapwing (549)
- Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (528)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (524)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (516)
- Pied Butcherbird (483)
- Crested Pigeon (472)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (468)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (461)
- Galah (455)
- Noisy Pitta (445)
- Welcome Swallow (440)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Rous:
- Rous Mill (2.7 km)
- Lynwood (3.2 km)
- Dalwood (3.3 km)
- Alstonville (4.2 km)
- Wollongbar (4.8 km)
- Lindendale (5.3 km)
- Tregeagle (5.7 km)
- Uralba (5.9 km)
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Streets
- Dalwood Road (5)
- Ellis Road (40)
- Grays Lane (1)
- Red Lane (4)
- Rous Cemetery Road (5)
- Rous Road (38)
- Weis Lane (10)
- Whites Lane (1)