46,296 ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39,274
- 2016: 41,790
- 2021: 46,296
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ballina · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Ballina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the people in Ballina are married, making it a community where family and partner relationships are common. The area is far older than most of the country, with a typical resident aged 48. This shift is clear across the region, as the population has grown by 18% since 2011 while becoming steadily older.
46,296
▲ +17.9%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballina — higher than 73% of areas.
| Ballina | 46,296 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ballina's population grew by about 7,022 people since 2011 to reach 46,296. This makes it larger than about 76% of similar areas, with a typical resident now 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is older than most, as the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 16.3%.
27.1% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ballina splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. De facto relationships have risen to 12.4%, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
3.9% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ballina, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10250/ballina/topic/demographics-identity