Renting in Dalwood, NSW 2477

Dalwood (Ballina) is a NSW suburb in Ballina LGA, matched to postcode 2477 — also covering Alstonville, Wollongbar, Wardell and 11 more. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $650 in 2025, up 4.8% from $620 in 2024. That is about 6% below the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Dalwood (Ballina) recorded 4 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $700 a week and flats/units at $500. Townhouse bonds sat at $650 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $500; three-bedroom bonds $650. One-bedroom bonds sat at $400 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $800 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $530 and $750 a week. Fair Trading recorded 251 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $540 to $650 a week. Because several suburbs share the postcode, the rent charts are a postcode picture, not a street-level one. Counts this small swing easily from year to year and should not be read as a trend on their own. Property offences: 3. Violent-related offences: 1. The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.