Ballina is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, seat of the Ballina Shire local government area, about 740 kilometers north of Sydney and 185 kilometers south of Brisbane. It lies on the Richmond River and serves as a gateway to Byron Bay, on ancestral Bundjalung land where archaeological evidence shows a presence of at least 6,000 years. Ballina's urban population reached 46,190 by the end of 2021, with the town itself recording 18,532 at the 2021 census.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude28.841683 degrees south 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Ballina, New South Wales (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 9,735 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -28.841683, longitude 153.56104
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 9735 (2021)
View the Source2. Ballina, New South Wales (Wikipedia)
Infobox: established
1840s
- In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -28.8417,153.561
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 3.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -28.75, 153.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -28.75, 153.75
-28.75 153.75 Cfa
5. GeoNames: Ballina - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2177069, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.53 km)Quote, cities500 record 2177069, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.53 km)
-28.86414 153.56541 P PPL AU 02 10250 8911 7 Australia/Sydney
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