Rous, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 230
- Median age
- 48
- Household income
- $1,687/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 80%
- Renting
- 23%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 8/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Lismore Historic Railway Station · 14.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Lismore Base Hospital · 12.9 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.80m
Sales (5 yr)
18
Sales (12 mths)
1
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
5 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 16.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Alstonville PS
Secondary
Alstonville HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Ballina Surrounds
District population (2025)
19,370
+15% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
119
houses 92 · other 27
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Rous:
- Rous Road (51)
- Ellis Road (38)
- Weis Lane (12)
- Red Lane (8)
- Rous Cemetery Road (6)
- Dalwood Road (4)
- Wardell Road (1)
- Grays Lane (1)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.