Beaumont Hills vs Rouse Hill

Rouse Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Beaumont Hills. In both, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Beaumont Hills, the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Beaumont Hills: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.6 million in Rouse Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Beaumont Hills tends to suit couples, while Rouse Hill suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Beaumont Hills carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 80/100)
  • Rouse Hill has more childcare (15 vs 4)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Rouse Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,600,000 vs $1,902,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,600,000 vs $1,900,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rouse Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $650/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Beaumont Hills

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 50 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (42.7 km vs 45.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rouse Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (10 vs 1)
  • But Beaumont Hills carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 80/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Rouse Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (42.5% vs 0.0%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 2.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Beaumont Hills and Rouse Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Walkability 79 / 73
Beaumont Hills — Walkability: 79/100 Rouse Hill — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 84 / 20
Beaumont Hills — Safety: 84/100 Rouse Hill — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Beaumont Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rouse Hill — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Beaumont Hills rents higher ($650/wk vs $500/wk); Rouse Hill has more residents (11,349 vs 9,041).

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Population 9,041 11,349
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +42.5%
Median age 38 34
Median household income $172,016/yr
+20% vs other
 $137,436/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+23% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
0-4 5.3% / 6.3%
Beaumont Hills — 0-4: 5.3% Rouse Hill — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 17.1% / 14.6%
Beaumont Hills — 5-14: 17.1% Rouse Hill — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 8.5% / 8.2%
Beaumont Hills — 15-19: 8.5% Rouse Hill — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 7.1% / 8.0%
Beaumont Hills — 20-24: 7.1% Rouse Hill — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 8.2% / 14.4%
Beaumont Hills — 25-34: 8.2% Rouse Hill — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 15.1% / 17.7%
Beaumont Hills — 35-44: 15.1% Rouse Hill — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 18.0% / 15.1%
Beaumont Hills — 45-54: 18.0% Rouse Hill — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 11.1% / 8.4%
Beaumont Hills — 55-64: 11.1% Rouse Hill — 55-64: 8.4%
65-74 6.0% / 4.8%
Beaumont Hills — 65-74: 6.0% Rouse Hill — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 2.9% / 2.1%
Beaumont Hills — 75-84: 2.9% Rouse Hill — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.5% / 0.6%
Beaumont Hills — 85+: 0.5% Rouse Hill — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beaumont Hills 80.7% couple families
Beaumont Hills — Couple Families: 80.7% Beaumont Hills — Lone Person: 7.3% Beaumont Hills — One Parent Families: 10.7% Beaumont Hills — Group Household: 0.7% Beaumont Hills — Other Families: 0.6%
Rouse Hill 60.8% couple families
Rouse Hill — Couple Families: 60.8% Rouse Hill — Lone Person: 20.3% Rouse Hill — One Parent Families: 14.1% Rouse Hill — Group Household: 3.4% Rouse Hill — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beaumont Hills 15.8% renting
Beaumont Hills — Owned Outright: 24.1% Beaumont Hills — Mortgage: 60.1% Beaumont Hills — Renting: 15.8%
Rouse Hill 40.1% renting
Rouse Hill — Owned Outright: 16.1% Rouse Hill — Mortgage: 43.9% Rouse Hill — Renting: 40.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
India 6.0% / 6.2%
Beaumont Hills — India: 6.0% Rouse Hill — India: 6.2%
China 5.1% / 4.4%
Beaumont Hills — China: 5.1% Rouse Hill — China: 4.4%
Philippines 3.7% / 3.6%
Beaumont Hills — Philippines: 3.7% Rouse Hill — Philippines: 3.6%
England 3.0% / 2.3%
Beaumont Hills — England: 3.0% Rouse Hill — England: 2.3%
South Africa 3.1% / 2.1%
Beaumont Hills — South Africa: 3.1% Rouse Hill — South Africa: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Bachelor Degree 20.6% / 18.6%
Beaumont Hills — Bachelor Degree: 20.6% Rouse Hill — Bachelor Degree: 18.6%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 10.5%
Beaumont Hills — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Rouse Hill — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.8%
Beaumont Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Rouse Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 8.3%
Beaumont Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Rouse Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.7%
Beaumont Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Rouse Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beaumont Hills 99.1% houses
Beaumont Hills — Houses: 99.1% Beaumont Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Beaumont Hills — Townhouses: 0.8%
Rouse Hill 54.4% houses
Rouse Hill — Houses: 54.4% Rouse Hill — Flats / Apartments: 25.6% Rouse Hill — Townhouses: 19.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Median house price $1,900,000 $1,600,000
Median unit price — $665,000
Median land price $1,902,000 $1,600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 82 sales
 28 days
from 181 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
3 bed $1.45M / $1.36M
Beaumont Hills — 3 bed: $1.45M (10 sales) Rouse Hill — 3 bed: $1.36M (20 sales)

10 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.8M / $1.59M
Beaumont Hills — 4 bed: $1.8M (77 sales) Rouse Hill — 4 bed: $1.59M (136 sales)

77 vs 136 sales

5 bed $2.12M / $1.75M
Beaumont Hills — 5 bed: $2.12M (39 sales) Rouse Hill — 5 bed: $1.75M (38 sales)

39 vs 38 sales

Zoning mix

Rouse Hill has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Residential 70% 49%
Infrastructure and transport 17% 13%
Industrial 0% 13%
Other and special use 0% 11%
Parks and recreation 8% 10%
Environmental 5% 0%
Commercial 0% 3%
Rural and farming 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
 2,325
across Blacktown
Approvals change year on year -4% -18%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Houses 2.6%
$1,020/wk on $2.06M
 3.5%
$900/wk on $1.35M
Units — 5.7%
$700/wk on $640K

Ranking within NSW

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
House price Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 49% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 89% of NSW

Liveability

Beaumont Hills scores higher overall (88 vs 63).

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Grade A+ B
Score 88/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rouse Hill carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Rouse Hill carries more crime risk (80 vs 16).

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
16/100
 High
80/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Beaumont Hills

  • Beaumont Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Malek Fahd Islamic School Beaumont Hills Independent · Combined

Schools in Rouse Hill

  • Ironbark Ridge Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Rouse Hill Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Rouse Hill High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Rouse Hill Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 23
Parks & reserves 8 16
Childcare 4 15
GPs 1 10
Pharmacies 1 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Rouse Hill sits further from the CBD (45.4 km vs 42.7 km).

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Walkability score 79/100 73/100
Distance to Sydney 42.7 km 45.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 50 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 226.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 805.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.1%
postcode 2155
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2155
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Worked from Home 52.5% / 49.8%
Beaumont Hills — Worked from Home: 52.5% Rouse Hill — Worked from Home: 49.8%
Car (driver) 40.8% / 41.2%
Beaumont Hills — Car (driver): 40.8% Rouse Hill — Car (driver): 41.2%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.1%
Beaumont Hills — Car (passenger): 3.0% Rouse Hill — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Train 2.0% / 3.7%
Beaumont Hills — Train: 2.0% Rouse Hill — Train: 3.7%
Bus 0.9% / 0.9%
Beaumont Hills — Bus: 0.9% Rouse Hill — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.5% / 1.2%
Beaumont Hills — Walked Only: 0.5% Rouse Hill — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.5%).

Setting

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.7 km 31.1 km

NBN connectivity

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Connectivity score 81/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
2,473 premises
 76%
6,011 premises

Climate

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Average residential rate $1,204/yr $1,157/yr
Council The Hills Blacktown

Federal electorate

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Division Mitchell Greenway
Member Alex Hawke Michelle Rowland
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Beaumont Hills Rouse Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beaumont Hills

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

Rouse Hill

Outer Parks River

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