Rouse Hill Area Profile

NSW 2155|Council: The Hills Shire

12 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Very low2,470 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 98% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↓-2.3% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Fraud634

Intimidation, stalking and harassment556

Steal from retail store479

Source: BOCSAR, The Hills Shire LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

180 days/year

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Non-hosted STRA capped at 180d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

1107

avg ICSEA

Well above average

5 schools in area

Public

Ironbark Ridge Public School

1156

Rouse Hill Public School

1093

Tallawong Public School

1083

Rouse Hill High School

1067

Private / Independent

Rouse Hill Anglican College

1137

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.0628c

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2025-26, The Hills Shire Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Rouse Hill (this area)	The Hills Shire	Very low	1107	180d	—2025-26
Castle Hill2154	The Hills Shire	Very low	1124	180d	—
Blacktown2148	Blacktown	Above avg	1006	180d	$674
Hornsby2077	The Council of the Shire of Hornsby	Very low	1111	180d	$757
Parramatta2150	Parramatta	Below avg	1089	180d	$475
Auburn2144	Cumberland	Below avg	1010	180d	$701
St Ives2075	Ku-ring-gai	Very low	1124	180d	$533

Castle Hill2154

The Hills Shire Council

Blacktown Council

The Council of the Shire of Hornsby Council

Parramatta Council

Cumberland Council

Ku-ring-gai Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (The Hills Shire) level unless otherwise noted.