South Ballina · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in South Ballina

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in South Ballina is far older than most people in similar areas, with an age of 56. This sparsely populated spot has only 27 people and lacks children entirely.

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📍 South Ballina, Suburb / Locality

Where South Ballina sits — Total population

27
  • 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 South Ballina — lower than 82% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
South Ballina27
2478, NSW 32,053
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is small, with only 27 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 82% of similar areas.

27

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37
  • 2021: 27

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

56 yrs

Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 56 yrs
  • 2021: 56 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Interestingly, the 11.1% of people aged 65 and over is also well below the New South Wales average of 17.6%.

11.1%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In South Ballina, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 60%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 20%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, 0.0% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure far below the 11.5% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In South Ballina, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 20%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 South Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13592/south-ballina/topic/demographics-identity