Ballina

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10003
People 73,276
Male 48.2%
Female 51.8%
Median age 46
Families 18,793
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 34,607
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,153
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $360
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 35,293 48.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 37,981 51.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,943 2.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 73,276 people in Ballina. Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

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Age Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 3,617 4.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 4,302 5.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4,294 5.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 3,988 5.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,766 3.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,260 4.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3,702 5.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 4,086 5.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 4,955 6.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5,172 7.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,461 7.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,954 8.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 5,956 8.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 5,229 7.1 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3,628 5.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,589 3.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,885 2.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,442 3.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ballina was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 26,763 43.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 2,126 3.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 7,647 12.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 4,082 6.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 20,445 33.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ballina aged 15 years and over, 43.8% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 22,750 43.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 6,626 12.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 22,447 43.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ballina, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,162 5.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 3,307 15.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,247 5.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 919 4.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,476 11.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,316 6.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 641 2.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,306 5.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,823 8.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 430 1.9 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 7,433 33.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ballina 30.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.8% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 14.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 12,764 20.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 6,105 10.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,886 3.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 8,583 14.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 6,996 11.5 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,160 3.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 7,408 12.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 53 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 4,572 7.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 118 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 8,369 13.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ballina, 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 30,680 29.9 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 27,466 26.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 10,752 10.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 8,576 8.4 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 3,532 3.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Ballina were English 29.9%, Australian 26.8%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 8.4% and German 3.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Ballina (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 55,492 75.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 3,033 4.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 1,411 1.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 481 0.7 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
United States of America 480 0.7 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4
South Africa 403 0.6 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7

In Ballina, 75.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.9%, Germany 0.7%, United States of America 0.7% and South Africa 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 12,145 16.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 5,300 7.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3,699 5.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 44,596 60.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Ballina, 60.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 48,626 66.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 4,673 6.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 1,880 2.6 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Germany 792 1.1 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7
Scotland 772 1.1 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Ballina, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.4%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, Germany 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 50,239 68.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 4,257 5.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 1,808 2.5 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Germany 781 1.1 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Scotland 691 0.9 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Ballina, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.6%, England 5.8%, New Zealand 2.5%, Germany 1.1% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 27,217 37.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 13,107 17.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 11,025 15.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 9,501 13.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,696 3.7 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Ballina were No Religion, so described 37.1%, Catholic 17.9%, Anglican 15.0%, Not stated 13.0% and Uniting Church 3.7%. In Ballina, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 466 0.6 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Italian 343 0.5 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
French 324 0.4 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 282 0.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Japanese 232 0.3 17,319 0.2 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 62,708 85.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,140 6.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ballina 85.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, Italian 0.5%, French 0.4%, Spanish 0.4% and Japanese 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15,494 46.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 13,727 41.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,771 5.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 2,026 6.1 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 33,018 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ballina. Of these 46.9% were employed full time, 41.6% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 4,594 14.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4,163 13.4 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 4,971 16.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 5,085 16.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 10,405 33.6 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ballina, 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 7,199 23.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 4,325 14.0 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,307 13.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,763 12.1 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,316 10.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 3,159 10.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 3,141 10.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,263 4.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Ballina included Professionals 23.2%, Managers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Labourers 10.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,063 3.4 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 1,046 3.4 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Accommodation 894 2.9 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 890 2.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Secondary Education 830 2.7 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Ballina, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Accommodation 2.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9% and Secondary Education 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 599 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,411 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,153 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ballina was $599.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 19,971 64.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 3,120 10.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 1,264 4.1 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 1,111 3.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 550 1.8 23,332 0.7 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 304 1.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 21,494 69.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Ballina, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.5%, Worked at home 10.1%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Walked only 3.6% and Bicycle 1.8%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 43,475 71.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 15,752 25.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,388 12.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 14,509 23.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Ballina, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 12,441 20.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 16,921 27.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 8,263 13.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 5,853 9.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ballina, 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 8,173 43.5 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 6,945 37.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3,443 18.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 230 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ballina, 37.0% were couple families with children, 43.5% were couple families without children and 18.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Ballina, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,334 15.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,224 8.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,169 21.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,490 9.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,287 8.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,831 25.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 761 5.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,012 6.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Ballina, of couple families with children, 15.4% had both partners employed full-time, 8.1% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 27,563 88.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 3,597 11.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Ballina, 88.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 20,470 74.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4,422 16.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,525 5.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 870 3.2 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Ballina, 74.3% were separate houses, 16.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 229 0.8 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,383 5.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 5,285 19.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 11,977 43.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 7,917 28.7 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 781 2.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ballina, of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 19.2% had 2 bedrooms and 43.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10,779 39.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 7,521 27.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 8,044 29.2 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 332 1.2 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 887 3.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ballina, 39.1% were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 29.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 18,383 66.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7,728 28.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,454 5.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Ballina, of all households, 66.7% were family households, 28.0% were single person households and 5.3% were group households.

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Household income Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Ballina, 24.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 360 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.7 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.1 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,309 4.7 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 10,162 36.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 10,570 38.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 4,357 15.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,170 4.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Ballina, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 4,033 14.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 22,661 82.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 877 3.2 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Ballina, 82.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 942 48.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 1,004 51.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ballina, 48.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.6% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,202 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Ballina, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,202.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ballina % Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 310 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ballina, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.