Lismore

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 27,069 people were usually resident in Lismore: of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Of the total population 4.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 19.5% of people usually resident in Lismore were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.2% of people usually resident in Lismore were Australian citizens, 7.3% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 40.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Lismore were married, 13.3% were either separated or divorced, 7.3% were widowed and 39.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 87.4% of people usually resident in Lismore, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.0%, Italy 0.6%, Germany 0.3% and Philippines 0.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Lismore were Catholic 27.3%, Anglican 21.5%, No Religion 17.0%, Uniting Church 7.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Lismore were Italian 0.9%, German 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2%, Mandarin 0.1% and Auslan 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 12,235 people aged 15 years and over in Lismore were in the labour force. Of these 52.9% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.8% were unemployed. 8,484 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Lismore were Professionals 17.8%, Labourers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Sales Workers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Managers 9.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lismore, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.4%, School Education 5.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7% and Tertiary Education 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Lismore, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $371, the median family income was $968 and the median household income was $729.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 6,822 families in Lismore: of these 36.9% were couple families without children, 38.1% were couple families with children, 23.1% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 10,719 occupied private dwellings were counted in Lismore.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Lismore, 78.4% were separate houses, 6.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Lismore, 32.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 33.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Lismore, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 50.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Lismore, the median weekly rent was $170. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,068. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Lismore, 62.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.8% were single (or lone) person households and 6.0% were group households.