North Lismore

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 798 people in North Lismore of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

The median age of people in North Lismore was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1% of the population.

Of people in North Lismore aged 15 years and over, 30.6% were married and 16.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Lismore was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In North Lismore, of people aged 15 years and over, 31.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Lismore was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In North Lismore 36.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.9% were in primary school, 15.6% in secondary school and 27.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Lismore were Australian 29.5%, English 28.4%, Irish 12.1%, Scottish 7.5% and Italian 4.4%.

In North Lismore, 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.5%, Italy 1.0%, Ecuador 0.8% and Germany 0.4%.

In North Lismore, 74.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Lismore were Catholic 27.8%, No Religion 25.5%, Anglican 17.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6% and Uniting Church 2.4%.

In North Lismore 88.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.8%, Auslan 0.6%, Spanish 0.5%, Irish 0.4% and German 0.4%.

Employment

There were 327 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Lismore. Of these 44.3% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 16.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Lismore, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Lismore was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in North Lismore included Labourers 17.0%, Professionals 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Managers 10.0%, Sales Workers 8.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in North Lismore, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Social Assistance Services 5.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.2%, School Education 4.4%, Building Completion Services 3.7% and Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Lismore was $409.

In North Lismore, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.8%, Walked only 8.5%, Car, as passenger 8.1%, Bicycle 3.3% and Truck 2.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Lismore, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.4% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Lismore, 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Lismore, 30.6% were couple families with children, 30.1% were couple families without children and 37.3% were one parent families.

In North Lismore 18.3% of single parents were male and 81.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Lismore, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,027 and those without children was $1,224.

Employment status of couple families

In North Lismore, of couple families with children, 14.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 18.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Lismore, 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Lismore, 94.8% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

In North Lismore, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 13.6% had 2 bedrooms and 55.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Lismore, 37.0% were owned outright, 30.8% were owned with a mortgage and 28.0% were rented.

Household composition

In North Lismore, of all households, 66.9% were family households, 24.4% were single person households and 8.7% were group households.

In North Lismore, 33.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In North Lismore, 45.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Lismore, there were 35 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 19 (or 54.3%) were male and 16 (or 45.7%) were female. The median age was 41 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In North Lismore, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $524.

In North Lismore, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.