Is Ballina safe? Australia travel risk
Is Ballina safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ballina scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ballina scores 22/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ballina: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Ballina belongs to New South Wales (Australia), centered at coordinates 28.8636° S, 153.5328° E (7 m above sea level). Distance to Canberra is 826.5 km towards the SSW.
New South Wales
28.8636° S, 153.5328° E
7 m
Australia/Sydney
8,655
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Australia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ballina happened in January and February (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Australia travel advice & laws.
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