Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Ballina then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Ballina, NSW (postcode 2478) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+22.3% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,958 | 8,655 | 9,735 | +1,777 · +22.3% |
| Median age | 51 | 55 | 56 | +5 · +9.8% |
| Median household income | $684/wk | $819/wk | $1,013/wk | +$329 · +48.1% |
| Median personal income | $414/wk | $515/wk | $615/wk | +$201 · +48.6% |
| Median rent | $250/wk | $295/wk | $360/wk | +$110 · +44% |
| Median mortgage | $1,562/mo | $1,517/mo | $1,733/mo | +$171 · +10.9% |
| Average household size | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0 · 0% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Ballina trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
9,735
was 8,655 in 2016
+1,080 · +12.5%
Median rent
$360/wk
was $295/wk in 2016
+$65 · +22%
Household income
$1,013/wk
was $819/wk in 2016
+$194 · +23.7%
Median age
56
was 55 in 2016
+1 · +1.8%
Dig deeper: Ballina population growth · Ballina then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.