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South Lismore NSW 2480

1,766 addresses · 45 streets

Page Electorate › Lismore LGA › South Lismore · 595 km from Sydney

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Living Here

South Lismore is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,775 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,252 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,775Population
39Median age
$1,252Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg 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: South Lismore itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Railway halt: Heritage Park, 1 km east · Bus interchange: Lismore Transit Centre, 1.3 km east · Airport: Lismore Airport, 1.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 13% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Lismore

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

Tree cover measures, South Lismore NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 60.5%

Population by age in South Lismore
Population by age, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-483
5-14254
15-19125
20-24132
25-34203
35-44220
45-54262
55-64241
65-74171
75-8464
85+16
Dwelling types in South Lismore
Dwelling types, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House604
Townhouse16
Apartment57
Other7
Households by weekly income in South Lismore
Households by weekly income, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650150
$650-1,499235
$1,500-2,999218
$3,000+37
Top ancestries in South Lismore
Top ancestries, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian759
English721
Irish246
Scottish218
Ancestry NS125
Aboriginal116
Housing tenure in South Lismore
Housing tenure, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned196
Mortgage255
Rented215
Other8
Cars per household in South Lismore
Cars per household, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
045
1284
2203
396
4+52
Commute to work in South Lismore
Commute to work, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car569
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked35
Bicycle11
Home49
Top countries of birth in South Lismore
Top countries of birth, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand25
England24
Philippines7
Scotland6
Canada5
Germany4
Languages used at home in South Lismore
Languages used at home, South Lismore NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian9
Japanese6
Afrikaans5
Australian Indigenous5
German5
French4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,988 bird observations recorded near South Lismore — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Lismore

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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