Football (AFL) (1 in Ballina · 1 within 5 km) — Richmond Christian College Auskick Centre (2.9 km)
Basketball (1 in Ballina · 1 within 5 km) — Ballina Indoor Sports Centre (0 km)
Netball (1 in Ballina · 1 within 5 km) — Ballina Indoor Sports Centre (0 km)
Swimming (1 in Ballina · 1 within 5 km) — Ballina Fair Swim & Gym (0.9 km)

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More things to do around Ballina

Kids' activities & play around Ballina

2 listed within 5 km of Ballina · 1 in Ballina

Ballina 10 Pin Bowl

Ballina

Play centreEvent Entertainment

In Ballina

All kids' activities & play in Ballina (1) →

See all 2 within 5 km

Climbing Jungle · West Ballina · 4.4 km

Arts & dance (1 in Ballina · 1 within 5 km) — Ballina Indoor Sports Centre (0 km)
Yoga & wellbeing (1 in Ballina · 1 within 5 km) — Ballina Indoor Sports Centre (0 km)

Schools within 3 km of Ballina

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

6 schools within 3 km of the Ballina centre, 6 with a Ballina address. See all schools with a Ballina address

St Francis Xavier Primary School - Ballina

PrimaryCatholic

In this suburb

Richmond Christian College

PrimarySecondaryIndependent

In this suburb

Emmanuel Anglican College

PrimarySecondaryIndependent

In this suburb

Ballina Coast High School

SecondaryGovernment

In this suburb

All schools with a Ballina address

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Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (3)

Fawcett Park

Ballina · 0.3 km

Playground Toilets Parking
Commemoration Park

Ballina · 1.4 km

Playground Toilets Parking Sports courts / fields

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Ballina Skate Park

Ballina · 1.5 km

Playground Toilets Parking Sports courts / fields

Libraries (1)

Ballina Library

Ballina · 0.6 km

Parking

Public pools (3)

Ballina War Memorial Olympic Pool

Ballina · 0.7 km

Water play Parking
Ballina Memorial Pool & Waterslide

Ballina · 0.8 km

Water play Parking

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Ballina Municipal Swimming Pool & Water Slide

Ballina · 1.3 km

Water play Toilets Parking

Sports grounds (3)

Hampton Park

Ballina · 0.5 km

Sports courts / fields
Cawarra Park

Ballina · 1.4 km

Sports courts / fields

Show 1 more

Porter Park

West Ballina · 1.9 km

Parking Sports courts / fields

Parks (4 of 7)

Captain Cook Memorial Park

Ballina · 0.2 km

Toilets Parking
Saunders Park

Ballina · 1 km

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Bagot Park

Ballina · 1.1 km
Lions' Park Lookout

East Ballina · 2.3 km

What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Ballina: 11 kids' activities within 5 km, 6 schools in Ballina, and parks and playgrounds.

Sports: Martial arts, Soccer, Tennis, Other sports, Football (AFL) + 3 more
Kids' activities: Kids' activities & play, Arts & dance, Yoga & wellbeing
Schools: 6 in Ballina · 4 primary · 3 secondary
Parks & places: 8 parks · 3 verified playgrounds · 1 library · 3 public pools
Explore nearby: Lennox Head, Alstonville, and Wollongbar

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Browse mapped places (36)

St Francis Xavier Primary School - BallinaSchool
Ballina Public SchoolSchool
Biala Special SchoolSchool
Ballina Coast High SchoolSchool
Richmond Christian CollegeSchool
Emmanuel Anglican CollegeSchool
Ballina Indoor Sports CentreActivity
Ballina 10 Pin BowlActivity
Ballina Tennis CourtsActivity
Ballina Tennis ClubActivity
Ballina Fair Swim & GymActivity
Ballina Seagulls Rugby League Football ClubActivity
Ballina RSL Youth ClubActivity
Portal Brazilian Jiu-JitsuActivity
Richmond Christian College Auskick CentreActivity
12x12 Gymnastics BallinaActivity
Climbing JungleActivity
Captain Cook Memorial ParkPark or community place
Fawcett ParkPark or community place
Hampton ParkPark or community place
Ballina LibraryPark or community place
Ballina War Memorial Olympic PoolPark or community place
Ballina Memorial Pool & WaterslidePark or community place
Saunders ParkPark or community place
Bagot ParkPark or community place
Ballina Municipal Swimming Pool & Water SlidePark or community place
Cawarra ParkPark or community place
Commemoration ParkPark or community place
Ballina Skate ParkPark or community place
Porter ParkPark or community place
Lions' Park LookoutPark or community place
Ballina Disc GolfPark or community place
Faulks ReservePark or community place
Ballina Botanical GardensPark or community place
77 Burns Point Ferry RoadHome for sale
105 Carrs LaneHome for sale

Your council & community

Ballina within Ballina Shire

9 of the council area’s 16 activity providers · 1st of 7 suburbs by number of providers

Ballina Shire guide Schools in Ballina

Libraries & community places Parks & playgrounds Pools & recreation Local events

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Homes with family context

Homes in and around Ballina

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

For sale within 5 km

For sale within 5 km of Ballina

77 Burns Point Ferry Road

3.1km

West Ballina, NSW 2478

$3,500,000

532House

105 Carrs Lane

4.3km

Keith Hall, NSW 2478

$4,000,000

5410Acreage / Semi-Rural

Recently sold within 5 km of Ballina

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

Sold

House

146 Tamar Street600m

Ballina, NSW 2478

Sold

House

1/5 Winton Lane600m

Ballina, NSW 2478

Sold

House

68 Grant Street700m

Ballina, NSW 2478

Sold

Villa

1/22 Bentinck Street800m

Ballina, NSW 2478

Sold

House

1/19 Hamilton Lane900m

Ballina, NSW 2478

Sold

House

1/16 Hackett Lane1.0km

Ballina, NSW 2478

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77 Burns Point Ferry Road 105 Carrs Lane

Feature	77 Burns Point Ferry Road	105 Carrs Lane
Property type	HOUSE	ACREAGE / SEMI-RURAL
Bedrooms	5	5
Bathrooms	3	4
Car spaces	2	10
Asking price	$3,500,000	$4,000,000

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Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Lennox Head family guide · 8.7 km Alstonville family guide · 12.1 km Wollongbar family guide · 14.9 km Goonellabah family guide · 23.2 km Byron Bay family guide · 25.5 km Lismore family guide · 27.1 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 21 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

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This guide sorts the things to do with kids in Ballina into sports, activities, schools and parks, using the listings AroundSchools holds. AroundSchools lists 11 activity providers within 5 km of Ballina.

For something to do together, Ballina 10 Pin Bowl sits in the kids' activities section and Climbing Jungle under other sports.

The parks section keeps playgrounds, the library, pools and sports grounds apart, so you can see Ballina Library and the pool listings side by side before heading out.

AITo widen the search, open the Lennox Head guide or the Ballina Shire council guide for the listings across the rest of the shire.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Ballina

Suburb	Recorded offences (12 months)
Ballina	1,989
Keith Hall	8

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2026-06 · Source: © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) · source