West Ballina, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 3,230
- Median age
- 54
- Household income
- $1,015/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 68%
- Renting
- 28%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Lismore Historic Railway Station · 26.5 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Ballina District Hospital · 3 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$935k
Median unit (5 yr)
$672k
Sales (5 yr)
271
Sales (12 mths)
46
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
449 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 33.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Ballina PS
Secondary
Ballina Coast HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Ballina
District population (2025)
18,813
+8% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
59
houses 23 · other 36
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in West Ballina:
- Kalinga Street (151)
- Riverside Drive (130)
- Dolphin Drive (94)
- Burns Point Ferry Road (94)
- Riverview Avenue (80)
- Westland Drive (68)
- Horizon Drive (65)
- Sunset Avenue (57)
- Claire Circuit (54)
- Quays Drive (50)
- Marge Porter Place (48)
- Leach Crescent (46)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.