Howards Grass NSW 2480
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Page Electorate › Lismore LGA › Howards Grass · 598 km from Sydney
Living Here
Howards Grass is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 78 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,850 a week, with median rent near $415 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lismore statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Howards Grass itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
15 schools
- Lismore Heights Public School
- St Johns College Woodlawn
- St Carthages Catholic Primary School
- Trinity Catholic College Lismore
- The Rivers Secondary College - Richmond River High Campus
- Lismore Public School
- The Rivers Secondary College - Lismore High Campus
- Living School
- Goonellabah Public School
- Albert Park Public School
4 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 pharmacies
3 doctors & medical clinics
1 physiotherapist
2 optometrists
1 vet
2 childcare & kindergartens
5 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
2 dog parks
2 bakeries
2 hardware stores
2 beauty salons
Getting around. Railway halt: Heritage Park, 3.1 km south-west · Bus interchange: Lismore Transit Centre, 2.7 km south-west · Airport: Lismore Airport, 5.2 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 11.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 11.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 23.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 74.2%
Population by age in Howards Grass
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 5 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 14 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Howards Grass
| House | 25 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Howards Grass
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 8 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Howards Grass
| Australian | 34 |
|---|---|
| English | 30 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Other | 11 |
| Irish | 9 |
| Aboriginal | 6 |
Housing tenure in Howards Grass
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 17 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Howards Grass
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Howards Grass
| Car | 32 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Howards Grass
| India | 9 |
|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Howards Grass
| Punjabi | 7 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
18,278 bird observations recorded near Howards Grass — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,391)
- Australian Magpie (1,528)
- Noisy Miner (1,240)
- Pied Currawong (1,092)
- Tawny Frogmouth (820)
- Australasian Figbird (789)
- Australian White Ibis (753)
- Laughing Kookaburra (710)
- Australian Wood Duck (696)
- Crested Pigeon (688)
- Torresian Crow (575)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (551)
- Eastern Rosella (520)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Howards Grass
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (472)
- Masked Lapwing (469)
- Pied Butcherbird (456)
- Magpie-lark (413)
- Welcome Swallow (401)
- Rock Dove (382)
- Australian Brush-turkey (373)
- White-headed Pigeon (364)
- Birds (362)
- Galah (308)
- Little Corella (300)
- Pacific Black Duck (287)
- Wonga Pigeon (278)
- Grey Fantail (268)
- Brown Thornbill (266)
- Common Myna (265)
- Dusky Moorhen (261)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Howards Grass:
- Lismore Heights (0.8 km)
- Lismore (1.9 km)
- North Lismore (2.3 km)
- Lagoon Grass (2.3 km)
- Girards Hill (3.1 km)
- East Lismore (3.2 km)
- Woodlawn (3.7 km)
- Goonellabah (3.8 km)
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Streets
- Bangalow Road (20)
- Howards Grass Road (2)
- Lucia Crescent (16)
- Pendara Crescent (14)
- Valley View Drive (10)
