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What's going on in Ballina

Population 18,629 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#30 of 623 in New South Wales

for Median age (53)

Rank 2

#85 of 623 in New South Wales

for % single-parent families (19.0%)

Rank 3

#196 of 623 in New South Wales

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (4.8%)

The three dimensions where Ballina picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,150 / week
#572 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
53 years
#30 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
32.9%
#227 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
3.8%
#427 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.70
#590 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Ballina's sharpest rank is for Median age. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #73 · one rank above Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head New South Wales ↓ #75 · one rank below Southern Highlands New South Wales

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.