2/1 B Kookaburra St, Ballina NSW 2478
Ballina Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $500,000 in Aug 2026, down $350,000 (41%) on the $850,000 paid in Oct 2024. That is a fall of about 24.3% a year over 1.9 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Ballina rose 13%, from $675,000 in 2024 to $760,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 34% below the Ballina median unit price for that year ($760,000 across 76 sales).
Ballina medians use NSW Valuer General sales of $50,000 or more, leaving out part-interest transfers and contracts covering several properties, and need at least 10 sales in the period. See Ballina sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2478 rented for a median $620 a week, from 199 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $500,000 on 31 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 6.4% a year, before costs and vacancies.
Median weekly rents from residential rental bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading, by postcode. This home's own rent may differ. See rents by bedrooms in Ballina.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 600 m² For subdividing the whole site, not one unit
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
From the Ballina Local Environmental Plan 2012 maps on the NSW Planning Portal, looked up at this address's map point on 22 Oct 2026. A control can cover only part of a site and plans change, so the council's planning certificate is the formal record. Planning data from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, CC BY 4.0.
Related sales
Sale history
Sold is the contract date, when the sale was agreed. Settled is the date ownership transferred.
Below are all known sales in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 31 Aug 2026 | 10 Sep 2026 | $500,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP97025 |
| - | 4 Oct 2024 | 1 Nov 2024 | $850,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP97025 |
| - | 6 Jul 2018 | 15 Aug 2018 | $650,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP97025 |
| 2 | 6 Dec 2017 | 7 Feb 2018 | $625,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP97025 |
$500,000 Sold 31 Aug 2026
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Settled10 Sep 2026
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Title reference: 2/SP97025
$850,000 Sold 4 Oct 2024
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Settled1 Nov 2024
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Title reference: 1/SP97025
$650,000 Sold 6 Jul 2018
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Settled15 Aug 2018
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Title reference: 1/SP97025
$625,000 Sold 6 Dec 2017
Unit2
Settled7 Feb 2018
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Title reference: 2/SP97025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 14 Gardenia St, Ballina 2478 $1,000,000 sold 27 May 2026, 816 m²
- 11 Eagle Ave, Ballina 2478 $1,300,000 sold 21 May 2026, 579 m²
- 32 Elkhorn Pde, Ballina 2478 $1,473,000 sold 21 Apr 2026, 687 m²
- 13 Harrier St, Ballina 2478 $1,050,000 sold 14 Apr 2026, 450 m²
- 3 Sunbird Ave, Ballina 2478 $1,130,000 sold 7 Apr 2026, 448 m²
- 3 Wisteria St, Ballina 2478 $1,210,000 sold 18 Mar 2026, 722 m²
- 25 Sunbird Ave, Ballina 2478 $1,330,000 sold 16 Feb 2026, 576 m²