Rous Mill
NSW 2477 · Ballina
204 (2021) → 216 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Part of the Ballina local government area (est. 48,591 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Rous Mill is a moderate growth suburb in Ballina, NSW 2477, about 592km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $1.25M is around the same as the NSW average. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 15km inland. Rous Mill has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.9%), South Africa (4.41%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.47%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 990 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Rous Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1028
- Tregeagle Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1025
- Alstonville High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 999
- Blue Hills CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.7kmICSEA 1006
- Wollongbar Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1027
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7kmICSEA 1053
- Alstonville Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 1014
- Wyrallah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 946
- The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High CampusSecondary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 884
- Summerland Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.8kmICSEA 1051
- Goonellabah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 852
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Rous Mill
What are property prices in Rous Mill?
In Rous Mill, the median house price is $1.25M. Median weekly house rent is $765.
How far is Rous Mill from Sydney CBD?
Rous Mill is about 592.3 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Rous Mill?
Rous Mill has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Rous Mill?
Rous Mill has a transport score of 0/100.