Goat Island (postcode 2477) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Ballina local government area. It is home to about 4 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 43. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.
The current median weekly rent is $700.
The crime rate in the Ballina LGA is moderate at 4,049 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.