NSW · Ballina Council
Keith Hall, NSW, 2478
Suburb snapshot
Keith Hall is a small locality in the Ballina area, home to around 156 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3,008 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+13%), roughly 19282.1 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $755 (flats $595, houses $850), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 156
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,286
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 60
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 65.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $595
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $850
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $755
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 236
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 3,008
- Against the person
- 572
- Against property
- 1,610
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 19,282.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 79.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +12.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions342
- Fraud335
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment155
- Malicious Damage To Property240
- Steal From Retail Store305
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1006 River Dr
- 195 Keith Hall Lane
- Carrs Lane At River Dr
- River Dr After South Ballina Beach Rd
- River Dr At Keith Hall Lane
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
3 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
October 2023
- Earthworks / change in levels; Other35 KEITH HALL LANE SOUTH KEITH HALL 2478Determined
2022· 2 proposals
May 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development34 KEITH HALL LANE KEITH HALL 2478Determined
March 2022
- Dual occupancy16 KEITH HALL LANE SOUTH KEITH HALL 2478Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2023 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- 1006 River Drtransport
- 195 Keith Hall Lanetransport
- Carrs Lane At River Drtransport
- River Dr After South Ballina Beach Rdtransport
- River Dr At Keith Hall Lanetransport
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning34 KEITH HALL LANE KEITH HALL 2478Lodged 25 May 2022 · Determined
- Dual occupancyplanning16 KEITH HALL LANE SOUTH KEITH HALL 2478Lodged 08 Mar 2022 · Determined
- Earthworks / change in levels; Otherplanning35 KEITH HALL LANE SOUTH KEITH HALL 2478Lodged 09 Oct 2023 · Determined
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime342
- Fraudcrime335
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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