Rous Mill is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area (postcode 2477). It is home to about 204 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Rous Mill is $1.3 million, having softened modestly by 1.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $700. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,492.
Public transport access includes 19 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.9% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -1.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.