Ballina - Surrounds vs Lismore - Surrounds

Ballina - Surrounds and Lismore - Surrounds are two nearby areas with very different levels of accessibility. Ballina - Surrounds is somewhat walkable, with 78.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 43.2% near groceries. In contrast, Lismore - Surrounds is car-dependent, where only 15.8% of homes are near a park and 10.6% are near groceries. Ballina - Surrounds also has a larger First Nations population of 728 people, compared to 476 in Lismore - Surrounds.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, with the gaps in their walkability and accessibility remaining large. They share a very similar First Nations profile, with a typical age of 24 years in both places and roughly the same share of people speaking a First Nations language. While First Nations household income is well higher in Ballina - Surrounds at $2,073, both areas sit above the national figure for this measure.