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Lismore Heights NSW 2480

1,376 addresses · 44 streets

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Living Here

Lismore Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,117 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,294 a week, with median rent near $338 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,117Population
43Median age
$1,294Median household income / wk
$338Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

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: Lismore Heights itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Railway halt: Heritage Park, 2.7 km west · Bus interchange: Lismore Transit Centre, 2.4 km west · Airport: Lismore Airport, 4.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 15.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lismore Heights

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Lismore Heights NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202157.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 60.4%

Population by age in Lismore Heights
Population by age, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-493
5-14251
15-19134
20-24112
25-34245
35-44267
45-54280
55-64309
65-74245
75-84131
85+52
Dwelling types in Lismore Heights
Dwelling types, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House693
Townhouse193
Apartment40
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lismore Heights
Households by weekly income, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650189
$650-1,499323
$1,500-2,999290
$3,000+90
Top ancestries in Lismore Heights
Top ancestries, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English922
Australian801
Irish360
Scottish251
Other158
Aboriginal130
Housing tenure in Lismore Heights
Housing tenure, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned317
Mortgage305
Rented283
Other6
Cars per household in Lismore Heights
Cars per household, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
048
1416
2326
390
4+29
Commute to work in Lismore Heights
Commute to work, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car714
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle3
Home124
Top countries of birth in Lismore Heights
Top countries of birth, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England45
New Zealand27
United States17
India14
Italy12
China10
Languages used at home in Lismore Heights
Languages used at home, Lismore Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French19
Mandarin12
Italian10
Australian Indigenous9
Hindi9
Japanese9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,937 bird observations recorded near Lismore Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lismore Heights

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.