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alstonville

New South Wales · Census 2021

$998k

+10.8% yr · median house · Dec 2025

Alstonville is a dense inner suburb of Ballina.

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Median house price

People

Population
5,912
Median age
51 yrs
Income / person / wk
$671
Household income / wk
$1,312

Housing

Median rent / wk
$380
Mortgage / month
$1,730

Culture & community

Dominant religion
No religion · 40%
Top language at home
German · 0%
No religion
40%
Born overseas
12%
English only at home
96%

Local amenities

Amenity score
69/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
3
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
16
Libraries
1
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.9 km
Nearest train
26.9 km
Nearest hospital
11.5 km
Distance to coast
8.4 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless

Grocery mix: 1 Coles. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government
2
Catholic
1
Independent
1
Primary
2
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
1.5 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA)
Ballina
Council population
46,236
Council area
485 km²
Density
95/km²
Federal grants
$6.41M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident
$139/yr

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.

Representation

Federal division
Page
Federal MP
Kevin Hogan (NP)
Two-party-preferred
Coalition 59% 2PP
State electorate
Ballina
State MP
Tamara Smith (GRN)

Crime & safety

Break-ins
438/100k
56th percentile
Car theft
181/100k
59th percentile
property damage
801/100k
47th percentile
Violent crime
1,260/100k
33rd percentile

FY2024–25, 2-yr pooled. Recorded incidents: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR); adjusted to the ABS Crime Victimisation Survey; ABS ERP population denominator. All CC BY 4.0. Percentile is the population-weighted rank among suburbs in the same state — higher means more reported crime. Ranks are never compared across states, because each police force counts offences under its own rules.

How it compares

Median house price-21% vs AU
Suburb
$998k
State
$1.38M
Nation
$1.27M
Household income / wk
Suburb
$1,312
State
$1,700
Nation
$1,643