Ballina, New South Wales, Australia

Economy | The Big Prawn | Airport

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Ballina is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, and the seat of the Ballina Shire local government area. The town lies on the Richmond River and serves as a gateway to Byron Bay.

Economy The median household income was estimated to be A$1,093 per week; with the median mortgage repayments estimated at A$1,733 per month; and median rent estimated at A$345 per week. The average number of motor vehicles was 1.6 per dwelling.

Ballina serves as a tourism gateway to the close by destinations of Lismore and Byron Bay. The town has access to several beaches, such as Shelley's Beach, and to historical sites such as the Ballina Manor and the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum, however its most famous landmark is undoubtedly the 'Big Prawn'.

The Big Prawn Ballina is home to the world's largest prawn model (made of concrete and fibreglass). On 24 September 2009, Ballina Shire Council voted to allow the demolition of the Big Prawn, but this permission was never acted upon. Bunnings Warehouse purchased the site and refurbished the Prawn as part of the redevelopment. The Prawn now sits on a stand next to the entrance of the Bunnings Warehouse car park. In March 2018, Google Maps' facial recognition software blurred out the facial area of the Prawn, first noticed on Reddit Australia, and later reported in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Airport Ballina Byron Gateway Airport is the region's main airport, located on Southern Cross Drive and 5ย km (3ย mi) from the Ballina CBD. It has links to Newcastle, Melbourne and Sydney with FlyPelican, Jetstar, Regional Express Airlines and Virgin Australia operating services. The airport is a 30-minute road trip to Byron Bay and 40 minutes to Lismore. In 2005 Ballina Airport was renamed the Ballina Byron Gateway airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.

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Ballina has a population of over 26,381 people. Ballina also forms the centre of the wider Ballina Shire which has a population of over 44,208 people.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ballina has links with:

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ballina, Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Matamata-Piako, New Zealand
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Antipodal to Ballina is: -26.445,28.868

Locations Near: Ballina 153.555,-28.8679

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Lismore 153.29,-28.815 d: 26.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Gold Coast 153.416,-28.002 d: 97.3  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Southport 153.405,-27.974 d: 100.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Logan 153.109,-27.639 d: 143.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Redland City 153.25,-27.583 d: 145.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Brisbane 153.024,-27.471 d: 163.8  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Ipswich 152.666,-27.665 d: 159.6  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Coffs Harbour 153.117,-30.3 d: 164.8  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Moreton Bay 152.917,-27.283 d: 187  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Redcliffe 153.075,-27.228 d: 188.4  

Antipodal to: Ballina -26.445,28.868

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Ponta Delgada -25.673,37.736 d: 19026.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ Arona -16.667,28.1 d: 19055.9  

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Angra do Heroรญsmo -27.217,38.65 d: 18925  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ San Cristรณbal de La Laguna -16.314,28.478 d: 19026.1  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ Santa Cruz de Tenerife -16.25,28.467 d: 19019.7  

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Madeira -17,32.75 d: 19015.7  

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Funchal -16.905,32.648 d: 19011.8  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ San Bartolomรฉ de Tirajana -15.573,27.926 d: 18946.8  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ Santa Lucรญa de Tirajana -15.533,27.917 d: 18942.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -15.44,28.13 d: 18936.9  

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