Ballina, NSW 2478 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Ballina is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2478, home to 9,735 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Ballina local government area (Inner Regional Australia).
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 9,735
- Median age
- 56 years
- Median household income
- $1,013 /week
- Median personal income
- $615 /week
- Median family income
- $1,448 /week
- Average household size
- 2.0
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.7
- Local government area
- Ballina
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Richmond - Tweed
- Remoteness classification
- Inner Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Richmond
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $360 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Rent share of household income
- 36%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.