5,882 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,320
- 2016: 5,571
- 2021: 5,882
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Ballina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents define the daily feel of East Ballina, where the typical person is 48. This is far older than the national figure of 38, making it a community where seniors and older adults are very prominent.
5,882
▲ +10.6%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Ballina — higher than 86% of areas.
| East Ballina | 5,882 |
|---|---|
| 2478, NSW | 32,053 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 5,882 people, this area is larger than about 91% of similar places. The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
48 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 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 27.3% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why there are fewer children here, with those under 15 making up only 15.6% of residents.
27.3% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East 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 2.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Nearly half of the population are married, while 13% are in de facto relationships.
2.6% ▲ +68.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Ballina, the largest group is Married at 48%, 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in East Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11348/east-ballina/topic/demographics-identity