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Rouse Hill NSW 2155

10,217 addresses · 244 streets

Mitchell Electorate › The Hills Shire LGA › Rouse Hill · 34 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A master-planned suburb in Sydney's north-west growth corridor served by the metro, Rouse Hill is built around a town centre and family homes. Households average 3.0 people and the median age is 34. Median household income is high at $2,643 a week, with rent around $500.

Rouse Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 11,349 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,643 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

11,349Population
34Median age
$2,643Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Riverstone - Marsden Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rouse Hill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Schofields, 4.5 km south-west · Metro station: Rouse Hill, 1.2 km south-east · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 15 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 16.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rouse Hill

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

Tree cover measures, Rouse Hill NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 73%

Population by age in Rouse Hill
Population by age, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4712
5-141,652
15-19925
20-24904
25-341,636
35-442,013
45-541,710
55-64957
65-74542
75-84235
85+64
Dwelling types in Rouse Hill
Dwelling types, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,000
Townhouse732
Apartment932
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rouse Hill
Households by weekly income, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650237
$650-1,499584
$1,500-2,9991,131
$3,000+1,526
Top ancestries in Rouse Hill
Top ancestries, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,692
English2,676
Other2,344
Chinese1,066
Indian931
Irish767
Housing tenure in Rouse Hill
Housing tenure, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned584
Mortgage1,596
Rented1,458
Other22
Cars per household in Rouse Hill
Cars per household, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0141
11,395
21,343
3443
4+330
Commute to work in Rouse Hill
Commute to work, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,329
Train109
Bus38
Tram/ferry5
Walked63
Bicycle4
Home2,620
Top countries of birth in Rouse Hill
Top countries of birth, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India698
China499
Philippines405
England264
South Africa242
Iran218
Languages used at home in Rouse Hill
Languages used at home, Rouse Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin598
Hindi285
Persian265
Cantonese225
Tagalog211
Arabic207

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

21,289 bird observations recorded near Rouse Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rouse Hill

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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