Australian Demographic Profile
Ballina, NSW 2478
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~9,740
Median age
57
Median income
Mid
$500-$649/wk
Top profile
Retired
34%
Profile composition (top three)
- Retired and semi-retired34%
- Young singles and non-workers34%
- Established partnered households13%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~9,740
- Sex split
- F 55% / M 45%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 21%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)12%
- Young adults (15-24)7.6%
- Early career (25-39)14%
- Mid career (40-59)21%
- Senior (60+)45%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Ballina: Mid ($500-$649/wk).
- No / not stated26%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)28%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)38%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)8.2%
- Very high ($3k+)1.0%
Top occupations
- Labourers15%
- Professionals15%
- Community and Personal Service Workers15%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| Ballina | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 21% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →