Explore South Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Ballina, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for South Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of South Ballina and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to South Ballina.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | South Ballina |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Ballina Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Latitude | -28.88194 |
| Longitude | 153.56482 |
| Population | 31 |
| Density | 5.9 /km² |
| Area | 5.3 km² |
| Elevation | 12 m |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 598 km north-northeast |
South Ballina is a locality in the Ballina Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 31. The locality covers an area of 5.3 km², giving a population density of about 5.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 12 m above sea level. It lies approximately 598 km north-northeast of Sydney. South Ballina is located at 28.8819°S, 153.5648°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT).
South Ballina lies where the broad Richmond River surrenders its fresh waters to the ceaseless embrace of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 91.8 km south of Robina, QLD (from Robina, QLD: bearing 169°T), and is situated 5.2 km south of Ballina. The land here is a low-lying tapestry of fertile alluvial flats, interlaced with tidal creeks that whisper through saltmarsh and mangrove, their silvery veins reflecting the vast, often pale blue, sky. Beyond these watery arteries, the ground rises subtly towards gentle rises, cloaked in a verdant scrub and pockets of coastal forest, where the air hangs thick with the scent of brine and damp earth. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a softened, almost pearlescent glow across the landscape, a quiet benediction on the coastal fringe.
Historically, this stretch of coast has known the rhythm of both Indigenous custodians and early European settlers drawn by the promise of rich soil. While not a hub of heavy industry, South Ballina’s economy has long been tied to the bounty of the river and the sea, with fishing and a degree of agriculture forming its backbone. The proximity to the broader Ballina Shire means access to services, but South Ballina itself retains a character of quiet seclusion, a place where the pace of life is dictated more by the tides and the seasons than the ticking of a clock. Its distinctive charm lies in this understated connection to its natural environment, a place where the everyday unfolds against a backdrop of sweeping coastal vistas and the constant murmur of the ocean.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of South Ballina, New South Wales. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on South Ballina, in the Ballina Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for South Ballina includes the postcode, telephone area code (02), and local government area (Ballina Shire Council). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct South Ballina is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |