Ballina
NSW 2478 · Ballina
9,735 (2021) → 9,852 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ballina is a stable suburb in Ballina, NSW 2478, about 603km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $952K is around the same as the NSW average. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 64/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Ballina has an overall score of 62/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 9/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.62%), New Zealand (1.75%), India (0.99%), Philippines (0.67%), South Africa (0.41%)
Top languages: Punjabi (0.76%), Thai (0.4%), Italian (0.3%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.27%), Spanish (0.27%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1004 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Richmond Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1060
- St Francis Xavier Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1049
- Ballina Coast High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 962
- Biala Special SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 894
- Ballina Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 858
Nearby (within 10km)
- Southern Cross School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 903
- Southern Cross Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1039
- Emmanuel Anglican CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 1111
- Xavier Catholic College BallinaSecondary · Catholic · 4.1kmICSEA 1077
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.2kmICSEA 1113
- Lennox Head Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1053
- Teven-Tintenbar Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 1046
- Empire Vale Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 881
- Fernleigh Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 932
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Ballina
Is Ballina safe?
Ballina has a residential safety score of 9/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 19,825 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Ballina?
In Ballina, the median house price is $952K and the median unit price is $744K. Median weekly house rent is $850.
How far is Ballina from Sydney CBD?
Ballina is about 602.5 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Ballina?
Ballina has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 965 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ballina?
Ballina has a transport score of 64/100, including 1 train station.