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Rous Mill NSW 2477

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Living Here

Rous Mill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 204 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

204Population
49Median age
$1,562Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

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 Mill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 13.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 50.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rous Mill

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Rous Mill NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202168.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Rous Mill
Population by age, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1430
15-1912
20-240
25-3415
35-4424
45-5430
55-6435
65-7432
75-849
85+3
Dwelling types in Rous Mill
Dwelling types, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House72
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rous Mill
Households by weekly income, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49924
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Rous Mill
Top ancestries, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English95
Australian92
Scottish28
Irish25
Ancestry NS11
Other9
Housing tenure in Rous Mill
Housing tenure, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage15
Rented14
Other3
Cars per household in Rous Mill
Cars per household, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
232
315
4+16
Commute to work in Rous Mill
Commute to work, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car63
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home20
Top countries of birth in Rous Mill
Top countries of birth, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England10
South Africa9
Languages used at home in Rous Mill
Languages used at home, Rous Mill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

14,590 bird observations recorded near Rous Mill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rous Mill

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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