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Rous Mill bushfire risk

Of Rous Mill’s 100 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 29% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Rous Mill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
29%
In a bushfire area
100
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Rous Mill

Flood and bushfire areas across Rous Mill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Rous Mill

Rous Mill sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Rous Mill

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$925,000-1.33%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$725,000+8.21%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Rous Mill shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Rous Mill

Rous Mill is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other96% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Other4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Deferred Matter

School catchments in Rous Mill

Rous Mill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Rous Mill

At the 2021 Census, 10.8% of Rous Mill’s 204 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.6%
Australian45.1%
Scottish13.7%
Irish12.3%
German3.9%
Australian Aboriginal2.5%

Top countries of birth

England4.9%
South Africa4.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Rous Mill

Ballina council approved 189 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

189
Dwellings/yr
137
Houses
52
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Rous Mill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Rous Mill address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.