82,405 ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66,029
- 2016: 73,276
- 2021: 82,405
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ballina · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Ballina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more residents are older here than in most similar areas, making Ballina a place where the typical person is 45. This age gap is clear across the region, with a population that has grown by 25% to 82,405 people since 2011.
82,405
▲ +24.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Ballina — higher than 85% of areas.
| Ballina | 82,405 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has crept up by one year since 2011.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Ballina has a very high proportion of seniors, with 23.3% aged 65 and over—well above the 17.2% national figure. This shift toward an older population is mirrored by the fact that children under 15 have fallen to 16.2%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
23.3% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ballina splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. There are also many more people in de facto relationships here than the national average, at 14.6%.
3.0% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ballina splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10003/ballina/topic/demographics-identity