Rous Mill vs Marom Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marom Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rous Mill: a median of $2.58 million, against $960,000 in Marom Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rous Mill tends to suit families with children, while Marom Creek suits couples and 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

Rous Mill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 28/100)

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

First-home buyers

Marom Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($960,000 vs $2,584,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 37%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Marom Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($264/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rous Mill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rous Mill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 28/100)
  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Marom Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.0% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rous Mill Marom Creek
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.

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Walkability 14 / 0
Rous Mill — Walkability: 14/100 Marom Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 72
Rous Mill — Safety: 100/100 Marom Creek — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 48
Rous Mill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marom Creek — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Rous Mill rents higher ($410/wk vs $264/wk); Rous Mill has more residents (204 vs 146).

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Population 204
+28% vs other
 146
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +15.0%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $81,224/yr $98,748/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+36% vs other
 $264/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rous Mill Marom Creek
0-4 5.9% / —
Rous Mill — 0-4: 5.9% Marom Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.7% / 10.3%
Rous Mill — 5-14: 14.7% Marom Creek — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 5.9% / 6.8%
Rous Mill — 15-19: 5.9% Marom Creek — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 — / 11.0%
Rous Mill — 20-24: not among its largest Marom Creek — 20-24: 11.0%
25-34 7.4% / 2.1%
Rous Mill — 25-34: 7.4% Marom Creek — 25-34: 2.1%
35-44 11.8% / 10.3%
Rous Mill — 35-44: 11.8% Marom Creek — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 14.7% / 21.9%
Rous Mill — 45-54: 14.7% Marom Creek — 45-54: 21.9%
55-64 17.2% / 21.2%
Rous Mill — 55-64: 17.2% Marom Creek — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 15.7% / 11.0%
Rous Mill — 65-74: 15.7% Marom Creek — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 4.4% / 3.4%
Rous Mill — 75-84: 4.4% Marom Creek — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 1.5% / 2.7%
Rous Mill — 85+: 1.5% Marom Creek — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rous Mill 43.1% couple families
Rous Mill — Couple Families: 43.1% Rous Mill — Lone Person: 25.5% Rous Mill — One Parent Families: 25.5% Rous Mill — Group Household: 5.9%
Marom Creek 60.0% couple families
Marom Creek — Couple Families: 60.0% Marom Creek — Lone Person: 30.0% Marom Creek — One Parent Families: 10.0% Marom Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rous Mill 20.6% renting
Rous Mill — Owned Outright: 57.4% Rous Mill — Mortgage: 22.1% Rous Mill — Renting: 20.6%
Marom Creek 14.5% renting
Marom Creek — Owned Outright: 43.6% Marom Creek — Mortgage: 41.8% Marom Creek — Renting: 14.5%
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.

Rous Mill Marom Creek
England 4.9% / —
Rous Mill — England: 4.9% Marom Creek — England: not among its largest
South Africa 4.4% / —
Rous Mill — South Africa: 4.4% Marom Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 4.1%
Rous Mill — Netherlands: not among its largest Marom Creek — Netherlands: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 21.9%
Rous Mill — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Marom Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 14.4%
Rous Mill — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Marom Creek — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.2%
Rous Mill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Marom Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 2.7%
Rous Mill — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Marom Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / —
Rous Mill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Marom Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rous Mill 98.6% houses
Rous Mill — Houses: 98.6% Rous Mill — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Marom Creek 101.9% houses
Marom Creek — Houses: 101.9% Marom Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Median house price $2,584,500 $960,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 136 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Rural and farming 87% 92%
Other and special use 12% 1%
Environmental 1% 7%
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

Rous Mill Marom Creek
New dwellings approved 238
across Ballina
 138
across Lismore
Approvals change year on year +210% +0%

Ranking within NSW

Rous Mill Marom Creek
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Rous Mill is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Marom Creek carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Marom Creek carries more crime risk (28 vs 0).

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime None
0/100
 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

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 719.8 km 720.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 476 min 479 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2477
 0.6%
postcode 2480
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 2477
 69
postcode 2480

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.

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Car (driver) 75.9% / 70.6%
Rous Mill — Car (driver): 75.9% Marom Creek — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 24.1% / 23.5%
Rous Mill — Worked from Home: 24.1% Marom Creek — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only — / 5.9%
Rous Mill — Walked Only: not among its largest Marom Creek — Walked Only: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Elevation 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.8 km 14.2 km

NBN connectivity

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 0%
50 premises

Council rates

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Average residential rate $1,264/yr $1,487/yr
Council Ballina Lismore

Federal electorate

Rous Mill Marom Creek
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rous Mill

Premium River Rural

Marom Creek

Rural

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