Lismore - North

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10401202
Total population 9,736
Total dwellings 4,223
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 402
Male 202
Female 199
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 175
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $756
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,257
Median weekly rent $230

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 372 92.5 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 15 3.7 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 15 3.7 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 402 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 202 50.4 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 199 49.6 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Lismore - North, there were 402 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 202 (or 50.4%) were male and 199 (or 49.6%) were female.

Age Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 53 13.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 87 21.7 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 85 21.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 144 35.9 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 26 6.5 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 1.5 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Lismore - North the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 30 11.6 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 18 6.9 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 27 10.4 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 1.2 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 181 69.9 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Lismore - North 11.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 48 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 60 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Lismore - North for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 27 12.2 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 32 14.5 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 162 73.3 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Lismore - North 12.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Lismore - North for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 41 years and in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 8.3 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 49 29.0 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 39 23.1 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 19 11.2 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 18 10.7 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 30 17.8 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 169 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore - North, 41.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.0% were attending a primary school, 23.1% were attending a secondary school and 22.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bandjalang 3 0.7 99 0.1 119 0.0
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English only spoken at home 380 94.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore - North. The only other response for language at home was Bandjalang 0.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 40 32.0 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 46 36.8 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 6.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 31 24.8 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 125 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 125 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lismore - North. Of these 32.0% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 24.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 36 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore - North who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 36 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 350 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 756 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore - North was $350 and the median weekly household income was $756.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Lismore - North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,257 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Lismore - North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,257.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 116 67.1 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 17 9.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 27 15.6 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 13 7.5 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 173 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Lismore - North there were 173 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 67.1% were separate houses, 9.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.6% were flats, unit or apartments and 7.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lismore - North % Lismore - North New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 17 9.7 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 39 22.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 112 64.0 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.7 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 2.3 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Lismore - North, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.7% were owned outright, 22.3% were owned with a mortgage and 64.0% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.