Lynwood vs Rous

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rous: a median of $2.24 million, against $1.14 million in Lynwood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lynwood tends to suit 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

Lynwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lynwood

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,138,000 vs $2,236,250)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lynwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rous

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lynwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 23%)
  • But Rous is more walkable (32/100 vs 14/100)

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

Investors

Rous

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.3% vs -5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lynwood Rous
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.

Lynwood Rous
Walkability 14 / 32
Lynwood — Walkability: 14/100 Rous — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 90 / 72
Lynwood — Safety: 90/100 Rous — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lynwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rous — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lynwood has higher household incomes ($101,192 vs $87,724); Rous rents higher ($440/wk vs $400/wk).

Lynwood Rous
Population 215 230
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.7% +1.3%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $101,192/yr
+13% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $440/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lynwood Rous
0-4 6.5% / 2.6%
Lynwood — 0-4: 6.5% Rous — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 9.8% / 10.0%
Lynwood — 5-14: 9.8% Rous — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 4.2% / 14.3%
Lynwood — 15-19: 4.2% Rous — 15-19: 14.3%
20-24 4.2% / 4.8%
Lynwood — 20-24: 4.2% Rous — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 9.8% / 8.3%
Lynwood — 25-34: 9.8% Rous — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 5.6% / 5.2%
Lynwood — 35-44: 5.6% Rous — 35-44: 5.2%
45-54 15.8% / 18.3%
Lynwood — 45-54: 15.8% Rous — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 13.0% / 14.8%
Lynwood — 55-64: 13.0% Rous — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 14.4% / 12.2%
Lynwood — 65-74: 14.4% Rous — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 11.6% / 7.8%
Lynwood — 75-84: 11.6% Rous — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 4.2% / 2.6%
Lynwood — 85+: 4.2% Rous — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lynwood 56.9% couple families
Lynwood — Couple Families: 56.9% Lynwood — One Parent Families: 21.6% Lynwood — Lone Person: 13.7% Lynwood — Other Families: 7.8%
Rous 59.6% couple families
Rous — Couple Families: 59.6% Rous — One Parent Families: 21.3% Rous — Lone Person: 19.1% Rous — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lynwood 13.6% renting
Lynwood — Owned Outright: 56.1% Lynwood — Mortgage: 30.3% Lynwood — Renting: 13.6%
Rous 22.4% renting
Rous — Owned Outright: 55.3% Rous — Mortgage: 22.4% Rous — Renting: 22.4%
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.

Lynwood Rous
England 5.1% / 4.8%
Lynwood — England: 5.1% Rous — England: 4.8%
South Africa — / 4.3%
Lynwood — South Africa: not among its largest Rous — South Africa: 4.3%
India 1.9% / 1.3%
Lynwood — India: 1.9% Rous — India: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Lynwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Rous — New Zealand: 2.2%
Netherlands — / 2.2%
Lynwood — Netherlands: not among its largest Rous — Netherlands: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Lynwood Rous
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 18.3%
Lynwood — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Rous — Bachelor Degree: 18.3%
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 13.5%
Lynwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Rous — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.5% / 8.7%
Lynwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.5% Rous — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 4.8%
Lynwood — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Rous — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 3.5%
Lynwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Rous — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lynwood 100.0% houses
Lynwood — Houses: 100.0%
Rous 106.8% houses
Rous — Houses: 106.8%
Houses

Property market

Lynwood Rous
Median house price $1,138,000 $2,236,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $830,000

Zoning mix

Lynwood has more rural and farming land (94% vs 82%).

Lynwood Rous
Rural and farming 94% 82%
Other and special use 4% 16%
Environmental 1%
same for both
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

Lynwood Rous
New dwellings approved 238
across Ballina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +210%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lynwood Rous
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Rous is more walkable (32 vs 14).

Lynwood Rous
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Rous carries more crime risk (28 vs 10).

Lynwood Rous
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
28/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lynwood Rous
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Lynwood

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rous

  • Rous Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lynwood Rous
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Lynwood Rous
Walkability score 14/100 32/100
Distance to Sydney 733.5 km 735 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 476 min 477 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2477
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 2477
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.

Lynwood Rous
Car (driver) 58.2% / 52.0%
Lynwood — Car (driver): 58.2% Rous — Car (driver): 52.0%
Worked from Home 31.9% / 28.8%
Lynwood — Worked from Home: 31.9% Rous — Worked from Home: 28.8%
Car (passenger) 9.9% / 6.4%
Lynwood — Car (passenger): 9.9% Rous — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only — / 12.8%
Lynwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Rous — Walked Only: 12.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.2%).

Setting

Lynwood Rous
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.9 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lynwood Rous
Connectivity score 31/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
86 premises
 0%
102 premises

Council rates

Lynwood Rous
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Ballina
same for both

Federal electorate

Lynwood Rous
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lynwood Rous
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lynwood

Retirees River Rural

Rous

Premium Rural

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