Ballina Shire
Non-private dwellings
695 people were estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in Ballina Shire in 2019.
Residential non-private dwellings include aged care facilities as well as defence force facilities, hospitals, prisons, staff quarters and boarding houses. As a general rule, an increase in people aged 18 to 24 living in non-private dwellings indicates a growth in student accommodation, defence force facilities or prisons. Similarly an increase in people aged over 75 living in non-private dwellings indicates growth in aged care facilities.
| Persons in non-private dwellings | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina Shire | Year | Change between 2016 and 2036 | ||||||||
| Area | 2016 | 2036 | Total change | Aged 18 to 24 years | Aged 75+ years | |||||
| Ballina Shire | 695 | 905 | +210 | 0 | +209 | 785 | 10 | 2019 | 695 | 0 |
| Alstonville | 164 | 224 | +60 | 0 | +60 | 194 | 100 | 2019 | 164 | 0 |
| Ballina (Island) | 401 | 491 | +90 | 0 | +89 | 431 | 110 | 2019 | 401 | 0 |
| Ballina (North) | 114 | 174 | +60 | 0 | +59 | 144 | 120 | 2019 | 113 | 0 |
| Cumbalum - Tintenbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| East Ballina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Lennox Head | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Skennars Head | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Teven - Newrybar - Rural North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Wardell - Rural South | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| West Ballina | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 190 | 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| Wollongbar - Mcleans Ridges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
Population and household forecasts, 2016 to 2036, prepared by .id (opens a new window), the population experts, December 2017.
Key findings
There were 695 people estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in Ballina Shire in 2016. The number of persons in non-private dwellings in Ballina Shire is expected to increase to 785 persons in 2026 and to 905 persons in 2036.
Between 2016 and 2026, Ballina (Island) is forecast to experience the greatest change, with a gain of 90 persons in non-private dwellings. This is due to an increase of persons in non-private dwellings aged 75 years and over, which is predominantly aged care.