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Ballina property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Ballina, NSW (9,670 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Ballina

Ballina is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential52.9% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential20.3% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial13.6% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Commercial Core

School catchments in Ballina

Ballina can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Ballina

Ballina sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,106 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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217
Break-ins
95
Vehicle theft
662
Other theft
284
Property damage
345
Fraud
19
Handling stolen goods
303
Assault
120
Sexual offences
15
Robbery
214
Other against the person
0
Homicide
832
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,106 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Ballina

At the 2021 Census, 13.4% of Ballina’s 9,735 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.9%
Australian38.2%
Irish13.2%
Scottish11.5%
Australian Aboriginal4.7%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.6%
New Zealand1.7%
India1%
Philippines0.7%
South Africa0.4%
United States0.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Ballina

Ballina council approved 174 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

174
Dwellings/yr
128
Houses
46
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Ballina). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ballina address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.