Who lives here
9,735
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age56
- Aged 65+38.4%
- Under 2519.6%
- Median household income$1,013/wk
- Median rent$360/wk
Ballina, New South Wales
A retirement town that still renovates like it means it.
Ballina counted 9,735 people at the 2021 census, a coastal town that has stayed a working town rather than a purely tourist one. Construction is the largest industry across the Ballina council area, 1,107 businesses, ahead of professional and technical services, agriculture and real estate. A median age of 56 says this is not a place throwing up new estates; it is one maintaining, extending and servicing the houses people already live in, which means steady work for builders, physios, real estate agents and allied health clinics.
You'd expect a town with a median age of 56, where 38.4% of residents are over 65, to spend cautiously. It doesn't. Median household income sits at $1,013 a week and family income reaches $1,448, enough to fund extensions, second cars and physiotherapy appointments as readily as it funds a quiet retirement. This is a market with money and the habit of comparing before it spends, so a builder, a physio, a mortgage broker or a real estate agent here is up against buyers who read reviews, check three websites and ring whoever looks like they already have the job sorted. A site that looks knocked together over a weekend reads as the cheap option, and in Ballina that is not the compliment it sounds like.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Ballina market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Ballina itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Ballina area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,100
businesses in Ballina (estimated*)
- Ballina total5,223
- Solo / non-employing3,252
- 1–4 staff1,374
- 5–19 staff485
- 20+ staff112
89% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Ballina (2025)
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Construction1,107
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Professional, scientific & technical services582
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Agriculture, forestry & fishing542
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Rental, hiring & real estate522
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Health care & social assistance512
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Retail trade301
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Ballina businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Website
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
Built for builders, electricians and other trades who need to show licences, past jobs and a quote form that actually gets used.
- Quote request form straight to your inbox
- Gallery for completed jobs and renovations
- Mobile-first for checking jobs on site
- Local SEO for suburb and trade searches
Allied Health Booking Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
For physios, GPs and allied health clinics that need online bookings, service pages and a site that reads clearly for an older client base.
- Online booking and appointment reminders
- Large, legible type for older patients
- Service and specialist pages
- Maps and opening hours up front
Property & Rental Listings Site
Typical price
$4,000 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For real estate and rental agencies that need current listings, enquiry forms and a site that works as hard as the front window display.
- Live listings with photos and floor plans
- Enquiry forms routed straight to agents
- Rental application and document upload
- Fast search by suburb, price and bedrooms
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Why FindDevs in Ballina
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Ballina the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Ballina's actual customers.
With a median age of 56 and 38.4% of locals over 65, we match developers who design for readability, fast regional connections and easy booking, not design-award vanity.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Ballina questions.
It depends on what you need. A trade or construction site for a builder or tradie runs $3,000 – $8,000 and takes 2–4 weeks. A booking site for a clinic or allied health practice runs $4,500 – $12,000 over 4–6 weeks. A real estate or rental listings site typically runs $4,000 – $9,500 over 3–5 weeks. FindDevs matches you with three vetted developers who quote against your actual brief, so you get three fixed prices to compare within 24 hours instead of one agency's guess.
No, and that's not the point. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode. What matters for a Ballina business is a developer who understands trade and clinic websites, builds fast, mobile-friendly pages, and can talk you through the site over a call or a screen share. You get three fixed-price quotes to compare and choose from, and the work happens the same way whether the developer is up the coast or in another state.
Quoting is fast: submit your brief and you get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours. Build time depends on the project. A trade or construction site usually takes 2–4 weeks. A booking site for a clinic or allied health practice takes 4–6 weeks. A real estate or rental listings site takes 3–5 weeks. Those timeframes assume you have your content, logo and any existing branding ready to go before the developer starts.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Ballina businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Ballina, by registered businesses in Ballina. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
1,107
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
582
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
522
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
512
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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