Shire profile
A quick snapshot of Ballina Shire, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP)
- 47,935ABS Estimated Resident Population (2023–24), via OLG 'Your Council' data.
- Area
- 485.0 km²
- Population density
- ~99 people per km²
- Region
- Northern Rivers coast of NSW, on the Richmond River mouth (~30 km south of Byron Bay)
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG group 4)
- Main centres
- Ballina, Lennox Head, Alstonville, Wollongbar, Wardell, East BallinaThe shire is a coastal tourism area and is home to the council-owned Ballina Byron Gateway Airport; a selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Ballina2478
- East Ballina2478
- West Ballina2478
- Lennox Head2478
- Skennars Head2478
- Cumbalum2478
- Alstonville2477
- Wollongbar2477
- Wardell2477
- Tintenbar2478
- Pimlico2478
- Empire Vale2478
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Ballina Shire LGA; some suburbs are split with neighbouring council areas and some postcodes are shared. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Ballina Shire Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.