Rous vs Lindendale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rous, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rous: a median of $2.24 million, against $1.2 million in Lindendale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rous tends to suit couples, while Lindendale suits people living alone 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

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Lindendale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($275,000 vs $830,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $2,236,250)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lindendale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Rous is more walkable (32/100 vs 16/100)
  • Lindendale sits closer to the CBD (724.2 km vs 735 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rous

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 16/100)

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

Investors

Lindendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.3% vs 1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rous and Lindendale 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 Lindendale
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 Lindendale
Walkability 32 / 16
Rous — Walkability: 32/100 Lindendale — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 72 / 78
Rous — Safety: 72/100 Lindendale — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rous — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lindendale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rous rents higher ($440/wk vs $273/wk).

Rous Lindendale
Population 230 263
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +7.3%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $87,724/yr $92,092/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+38% vs other
 $273/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rous Lindendale
0-4 2.6% / 4.2%
Rous — 0-4: 2.6% Lindendale — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.0% / 12.5%
Rous — 5-14: 10.0% Lindendale — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 14.3% / 6.1%
Rous — 15-19: 14.3% Lindendale — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.8% / 4.6%
Rous — 20-24: 4.8% Lindendale — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.3% / 6.8%
Rous — 25-34: 8.3% Lindendale — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 5.2% / 14.1%
Rous — 35-44: 5.2% Lindendale — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 18.3% / 10.3%
Rous — 45-54: 18.3% Lindendale — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 14.8% / 17.5%
Rous — 55-64: 14.8% Lindendale — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 12.2% / 15.2%
Rous — 65-74: 12.2% Lindendale — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 7.8% / 6.5%
Rous — 75-84: 7.8% Lindendale — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 2.6% / 3.4%
Rous — 85+: 2.6% Lindendale — 85+: 3.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rous 59.6% couple families
Rous — Couple Families: 59.6% Rous — Lone Person: 19.1% Rous — One Parent Families: 21.3% Rous — Group Household: 0.0%
Lindendale 40.3% couple families
Lindendale — Couple Families: 40.3% Lindendale — Lone Person: 31.3% Lindendale — One Parent Families: 22.4% Lindendale — Group Household: 6.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rous 22.4% renting
Rous — Owned Outright: 55.3% Rous — Mortgage: 22.4% Rous — Renting: 22.4%
Lindendale 14.3% renting
Lindendale — Owned Outright: 51.6% Lindendale — Mortgage: 34.1% Lindendale — Renting: 14.3%
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 Lindendale
England 4.8% / 3.4%
Rous — England: 4.8% Lindendale — England: 3.4%
South Africa 4.3% / —
Rous — South Africa: 4.3% Lindendale — South Africa: not among its largest
India 1.3% / 3.0%
Rous — India: 1.3% Lindendale — India: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.9%
Rous — New Zealand: 2.2% Lindendale — New Zealand: 1.9%
Netherlands 2.2% / 1.1%
Rous — Netherlands: 2.2% Lindendale — Netherlands: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Rous Lindendale
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 18.3%
Rous — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Lindendale — Bachelor Degree: 18.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 12.2%
Rous — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Lindendale — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.9%
Rous — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Lindendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 6.8%
Rous — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Lindendale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.0%
Rous — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Lindendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rous 106.8% houses
Rous — Houses: 106.8%
Lindendale 103.2% houses
Lindendale — Houses: 103.2%
Houses

Property market

Rous Lindendale
Median house price $2,236,250 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $830,000 $275,000

Zoning mix

Lindendale has more rural and farming land (98% vs 82%).

Rous Lindendale
Rural and farming 82% 98%
Other and special use 16% 2%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Rous Lindendale
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Rous is more walkable (32 vs 16).

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

Risk profile

Rous Lindendale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
22/100
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 Lindendale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km None 1
Lismore, 8.4 km

Schools in Rous

  • Rous Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Lindendale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rous Lindendale
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Rous sits further from the CBD (735 km vs 724.2 km).

Rous Lindendale
Walkability score 32/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 735 km
+1% vs other
 724.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 477 min 475 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 Lindendale
Car (driver) 52.0% / 52.1%
Rous — Car (driver): 52.0% Lindendale — Car (driver): 52.1%
Worked from Home 28.8% / 42.1%
Rous — Worked from Home: 28.8% Lindendale — Worked from Home: 42.1%
Walked Only 12.8% / 5.8%
Rous — Walked Only: 12.8% Lindendale — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / —
Rous — Car (passenger): 6.4% Lindendale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.1%).

Setting

Rous Lindendale
Elevation 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.4 km 16.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Rous Lindendale
Average residential rate $1,264/yr $1,487/yr
Council Ballina Lismore

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rous

Premium Rural

Lindendale

Retirees Rural

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