East Ballina

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11345
People 5,571
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 47
Families 1,590
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,733
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,266
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $370
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,734 49.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,838 50.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 108 1.9 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,571 people in East Ballina. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 269 4.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 307 5.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 334 6.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 268 4.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 220 3.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 241 4.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 284 5.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 287 5.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 380 6.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 367 6.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 384 6.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 449 8.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 493 8.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 491 8.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 300 5.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 194 3.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 151 2.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 156 2.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in East Ballina was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,379 51.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 176 3.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 507 10.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 282 6.0 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,321 28.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in East Ballina aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,095 50.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 537 12.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,542 36.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In East Ballina, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 107 7.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 184 12.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 148 10.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 65 4.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 172 12.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 157 11.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 28 2.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 94 6.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 166 11.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 18 1.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 293 20.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In East Ballina 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 18.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,091 23.5 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 491 10.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 174 3.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 736 15.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 544 11.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 155 3.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 635 13.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 299 6.4 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 349 7.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in East Ballina, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,501 31.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,153 27.2 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 946 11.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 757 9.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 280 3.5 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in East Ballina were English 31.6%, Australian 27.2%, Irish 11.9%, Scottish 9.6% and German 3.5%.

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 East Ballina (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,664 84.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 171 3.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 100 1.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 28 0.5 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
South Africa 24 0.4 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Scotland 22 0.4 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5

In East Ballina, 84.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, Germany 0.5%, South Africa 0.4% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 732 13.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 403 7.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 258 4.6 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,880 69.6 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In East Ballina, 69.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,158 74.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 331 6.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 133 2.4 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 59 1.1 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Ireland 43 0.8 52,104 0.7 169,273 0.7

In East Ballina, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.9%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 1.1% and Ireland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,305 77.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 269 4.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 118 2.1 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 47 0.8 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 41 0.7 38,504 0.5 155,231 0.7

In East Ballina, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.6%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 2.1%, Scotland 0.8% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,747 31.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,318 23.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,080 19.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 468 8.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 256 4.6 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in East Ballina were No Religion, so described 31.4%, Catholic 23.7%, Anglican 19.4%, Not stated 8.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.6%. In East Ballina, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 29 0.5 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Italian 23 0.4 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Japanese 23 0.4 17,319 0.2 55,966 0.2
French 22 0.4 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Portuguese 19 0.3 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2
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English only spoken at home 5,094 91.3 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 125 5.1 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In East Ballina 91.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Japanese 0.4%, French 0.4% and Portuguese 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,368 51.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,055 39.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 130 4.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 130 4.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,683 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Ballina. Of these 51.0% were employed full time, 39.3% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 326 12.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 333 13.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 394 15.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 467 18.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 896 35.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in East Ballina, 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 638 25.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 340 13.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 321 12.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 321 12.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 283 11.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 266 10.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 226 8.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 112 4.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in East Ballina included Professionals 25.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Managers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Labourers 8.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Secondary Education 102 4.1 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 89 3.6 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 89 3.6 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 85 3.4 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 73 3.0 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in East Ballina, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 4.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.6%, Primary Education 3.4% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 660 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,554 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,266 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Ballina was $660.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,871 73.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 140 5.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 110 4.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Bicycle 43 1.7 23,332 0.7 107,756 1.0
Walked only 35 1.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 20 0.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,005 78.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In East Ballina, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.7%, Worked at home 5.5%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Bicycle 1.7% and Walked only 1.4%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,554 76.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,296 27.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 616 13.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,145 24.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In East Ballina, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.6% 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
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,046 22.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,442 31.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 670 14.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 399 8.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in East Ballina, 31.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 815 51.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 525 33.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 234 14.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 19 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in East Ballina, 33.0% were couple families with children, 51.2% were couple families without children and 14.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In East Ballina, 21.2% of single parents were male and 78.8% 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
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 218 16.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 77 5.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 307 22.9 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 129 9.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 102 7.6 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 378 28.3 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 58 4.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 69 5.2 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In East Ballina, of couple families with children, 16.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 22.9% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,276 89.1 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 278 10.9 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In East Ballina, 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,324 58.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 671 29.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 189 8.3 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 83 3.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in East Ballina, 58.2% were separate houses, 29.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.3% were flats or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 35 1.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 524 23.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,042 45.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 628 27.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 47 2.1 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In East Ballina, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 23.0% had 2 bedrooms and 45.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 964 42.4 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 536 23.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 719 31.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 9 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 47 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in East Ballina, 42.4% were owned outright, 23.6% were owned with a mortgage and 31.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,570 69.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 606 26.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 93 4.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In East Ballina, of all households, 69.2% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

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Household income East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In East Ballina, 19.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.7% 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 East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 370 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.0 -- 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 East Ballina % East 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 -- 95.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.8 -- 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 East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 63 2.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 904 39.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 979 43.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 273 12.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 56 2.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In East Ballina, 39.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 282 12.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,944 85.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 49 2.2 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In East Ballina, 85.5% 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.
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 55 51.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 52 48.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In East Ballina, 51.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.6% were female. The median age was 26 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
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,325 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In East Ballina, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,325.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
East Ballina % East Ballina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 333 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,343 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In East Ballina, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $333 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,343.

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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.