How Ballina voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Richmond · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Ballina favoured Labor 58.4% (v Coalition 41.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 33.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 51.0 | Lab 56.1 | Lab 58.4 | Lab +2.3 |
| Labor | 31.7% | 30.1% | 33.1% | +3.0 |
| Coalition | 42.4% | 28.6% | 28.9% | +0.4 |
| Greens | 15.2% | 23.2% | 22.0% | -1.2 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | +0.6 |
| Independents | 1.9% | 4.3% | 2.8% | -1.5 |
| Others | 8.8% | 10.2% | 8.8% | -1.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Ballina | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,150 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 43.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 33.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 41.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 13.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 18,629 (15,645 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina RICHMOND PPVC | PPVC | 56% | yes |
| Ballina (Richmond) | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Ballina East | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Ballina West | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Special Hospital Team 4 | Special Hospital Team | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Richmond
- Bangalow
- Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores
- Byron Bay
- Lennox Head - Skennars Head
- Mullumbimby
- Kingscliff - Fingal Head
- Murwillumbah
- Murwillumbah Surrounds
- Pottsville
- Tweed Heads
- Banora Point
- Terranora - North Tumbulgum
- Tweed Heads South
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.