Rouchel, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

69/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Rouchel is more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1021, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Rouchel at a glance

Population (2021): 137
Median age: 46
Median weekly household income: $2,031
SEIFA score: 1021
Coordinates: -32.1464, 150.9845

Rouchel demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Rouchel using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 42%, 26% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	11	8%
Youth (15–24)	20	15%
Young adults (25–44)	31	23%
Mid-life (45–64)	55	42%
Seniors (65+)	15	11%

Share of the 132 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	17	40%
Owned with a mortgage	8	19%
Rented	11	26%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	47	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 47 occupied private dwellings in Rouchel.

Median weekly rent: $343
Median monthly mortgage: $2,875
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $2,321
Median weekly personal income: $966

Community and culture

Born overseas: 21 (19%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 5 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 3 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 53 (45%)
Labour-force participation: 63.4%
Employed full-time: 60
Employed part-time: 16

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Rouchel

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Rouchel is January (average daytime high around 29.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 14.5°C). The area receives roughly 664 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	29.2°C	17.5°C	64 mm
Feb	27.7°C	16.7°C	55 mm
Mar	25.2°C	15.6°C	103 mm
Apr	21.6°C	12°C	50 mm
May	17.8°C	8.5°C	27 mm
Jun	14.6°C	6.3°C	41 mm
Jul	14.5°C	5.3°C	45 mm
Aug	16.1°C	5.9°C	39 mm
Sep	19.6°C	8.2°C	37 mm
Oct	23.2°C	11.4°C	64 mm
Nov	25.6°C	13.4°C	64 mm
Dec	27.8°C	15.9°C	75 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Rouchel

Where is Rouchel?

Rouchel is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Rouchel?

At the 2021 Census, Rouchel had a population of about 137.

Is Rouchel an advantaged area?

Rouchel has an ABS SEIFA score of 1021, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 69 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Rouchel?

Rouchel has average daytime highs of about 21.9°C and overnight lows of about 11.4°C, with roughly 664 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).