Lismore

New South Wales · Richmond - Tweed · 44,369 people · 69 suburbs · 4 postcodes

Lismore at a glance

44,369
Population
#51 of 130 in NSW
1,221
km² area
36/km² density
43.3
Median age
+3.6 vs NSW
$1,369
Median HH income/wk
#85 of 130 in NSW
945
SEIFA IRSAD
#83 of 130 in NSW
35
Schools
27 gov, 3 Cath, 5 indep
10.4%
Born overseas
28.1%
Renting

Map shows the Lismore LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Lismore is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 69 suburbs across 4 postcodes and an area of 1,221 km². Lismore has a population of 44,369 , ranking #51 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Goonellabah (13,351 residents), and the highest median household income is in Mcleans Ridges at $2,305/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,369/week and median age is 43.3. About 10.4% of residents were born overseas and 5.3% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (17.2%) 15–24 (11.2%) 25–44 (22.4%) 45–64 (28.5%) 65+ (20.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years7,612 (17.2%)
15–24 years4,963 (11.2%)
25–44 years9,949 (22.4%)
45–64 years12,640 (28.5%)
65+ years9,169 (20.7%)
10.4%
Born overseas
5.3%
Speak a language other than English at home
5.8%
First Nations
2.4
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (38.9%) Mortgaged (33.0%) Renting (28.1%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (89.9%) Semi/townhouse (6.7%) Flat/apartment (3.4%)
$323
Median weekly rent
$1,552
Median monthly mortgage
42.4%
Households with 0-1 cars
57.6%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

5.3%
Unemployment rate
10,644
In full-time work
8,102
In part-time work

Schools in Lismore

35 schools across Lismore: 77.1% Government, 8.6% Catholic, 14.3% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 991 (range 847 to 1121). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

NSW average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (68.6%) Secondary (14.3%) Combined (14.3%) Special (2.9%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 991 NSW median 1005LGA range 847 to 1121

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 35 schools in Lismore, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Trinity Catholic College Lismore Independent Secondary East Lismore 816 1055
St John's College Catholic Secondary Lismore 774 1059
Summerland Christian College Independent Combined Goonellabah 628 1042
St Carthage's Primary School Catholic Primary Lismore 580 1064
The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus Government Secondary North Lismore 494 950
The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus Government Secondary Lismore 438 934
Wyrallah Road Public School Government Primary Lismore 350 947
Living School Independent Combined Lismore 313 1037
The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus Government Secondary Goonellabah 262 884
Nimbin Central School Government Combined Nimbin 245 956
Goonellabah Public School Government Primary Goonellabah 226 847
Lismore Heights Public School Government Primary Lismore Heights 203 973
Blue Hills College Independent Combined Goonellabah 201 999
Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School Catholic Primary East Lismore 189 1001
Lismore Public School Government Primary Lismore 179 871
Bexhill Public School Government Primary Bexhill 113 995
Lismore South Public School Government Primary South Lismore 106 898
Tregeagle Public School Government Primary Tregeagle 103 993
Albert Park Public School Government Primary East Lismore 102 950
Clunes Public School Government Primary Clunes 86 1056
Wilson Park School Government Special Lismore 83 902
Dunoon Public School Government Primary Dunoon 72 1037
Eltham Public School Government Primary Eltham 59 1075
Modanville Public School Government Primary Lismore 58 1014
Blakebrook Public School Government Primary Blakebrook 36 942
Caniaba Public School Government Primary Lismore 29 955
Coffee Camp Public School Government Primary Coffee Camp 25 964
Jiggi Public School Government Primary Jiggi 25 1010
The Channon Public School Government Primary The Channon 25 1019
Corndale Public School Government Primary Corndale 23 998
Rosebank Public School Government Primary Rosebank 20 989
Vistara Primary School Independent Primary Richmond Hill 19 1121
Wyrallah Public School Government Primary Wyrallah 17 985
Larnook Public School Government Primary Larnook 11 886
Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre Government Combined Dorroughby

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Lismore. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

945
Ranked #83 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

966

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

970

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

959

Suburbs in Lismore

Lismore contains 69 suburbs and 4 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Goonellabah 2480 13,351 $1,318/wk 41
East Lismore 2480 4,980 $1,236/wk 39
Lismore 2480 3,656 $1,035/wk 41
Lismore Heights 2480 2,117 $1,294/wk 43
South Lismore 2480 1,775 $1,252/wk 39
Nimbin 2480 1,607 $798/wk 50
Girards Hill 2480 1,318 $1,237/wk 47
Clunes 2480 907 $1,855/wk 43
Richmond Hill 2480 850 $2,006/wk 52
Dunoon 2480 840 $1,510/wk 42
Mcleans Ridges 2480 808 $2,305/wk 45
Caniaba 2480 804 $2,231/wk 41
North Lismore 2480 754 $1,166/wk 42
Modanville 2480 614 $1,687/wk 48
Bexhill 2480 528 $1,704/wk 44
Wyrallah 2480 493 $1,976/wk 43
Tregeagle 2480 428 $1,955/wk 53
Rosebank 2480 423 $1,660/wk 49
Larnook 2480 394 $936/wk 50
Jiggi 2480 370 $1,318/wk 46
Corndale 2480 358 $1,821/wk 49
South Gundurimba 2480 355 $1,381/wk 47
Eltham 2480 332 $1,978/wk 48
Koonorigan 2480 332 $1,295/wk 48
The Channon 2480 325 $1,300/wk 48
Mckees Hill 2480 295 $1,728/wk 44
Tullera 2480 271 $1,468/wk 49
Rock Valley 2480 266 $1,346/wk 53
Loftville 2480 265 $570/wk 54
Lindendale 2480 263 $1,771/wk 49
Georgica 2480 240 $1,212/wk 51
Chilcotts Grass 2480 237 $2,143/wk 50
Monaltrie 2480 235 $1,471/wk 48
East Coraki 2471 222 $1,625/wk 44
Tuntable Creek 2480 215 $1,125/wk 45
Blue Knob 2480 210 $739/wk 58
Numulgi 2480 207 $1,602/wk 50
Terania Creek 2480 207 $949/wk 49
Coffee Camp 2480 201 $843/wk 54
Goolmangar 2480 183 $1,803/wk 43
Dorroughby 2480 158 $1,625/wk 53
Stony Chute 2480 156 $919/wk 53
Keerrong 2480 155 $2,125/wk 37
Leycester 2480 146 $1,600/wk 46
Marom Creek 2480 146 $1,899/wk 51
North Woodburn 2471 142 $1,343/wk 39
Blakebrook 2480 132 $1,825/wk 47
Booerie Creek 2480 130 $1,458/wk 49
Tucki Tucki 2480 128 $1,375/wk 50
Repentance Creek 2480 118 $1,187/wk 51
Ruthven 2480 114 $2,208/wk 40
Tuckurimba 2480 112 $1,687/wk 40
Howards Grass 2480 78 $1,850/wk 48
Kilgin 2472 59 $1,187/wk 39
Fernside 2480 55 $1,624/wk 42
Dungarubba 2480 52 $1,624/wk 37
Tuncester 2480 51 $1,374/wk 55
Lagoon Grass 2480 49 $1,125/wk 39
Buckendoon 2472 48 $1,687/wk 37
Mountain Top 2480 45 $1,375/wk 44
Woodlawn 2480 45 $1,375/wk 51
Green Forest 2471 11 $1,625/wk 38
Bungabbee 2480 3 $1,125/wk 66
Baraimal 2470
Coolaness 2470
Dyraaba Central 2470
Dyraaba Creek 2470
Nightcap 2480
Wooroowoolgan 2470

Postcodes covered

2470, 2471, 2472, 2480

Compare Lismore with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Lismore and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age Median HH income SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Lismore (NSW) 44,369 43.3 $1,369/wk 945 28.1% 10.4%
Richmond Valley 23,437 45.4 $1,185/wk 892 26.6% 6.0%
Ballina 46,147 48.3 $1,535/wk 997 28.0% 12.7%
Kyogle 9,562 50.1 $1,020/wk 905 20.7% 9.6%
Byron 36,337 42.8 $1,655/wk 1027 31.4% 21.8%
Tweed 97,261 47.7 $1,369/wk 967 25.2% 15.4%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Lismore

What is the population of Lismore?

The 2021 Census recorded 44,369 people living in Lismore, across 69 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Lismore?

Lismore contains 69 suburbs. The most populous are Goonellabah, East Lismore, Lismore, Lismore Heights, South Lismore.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Lismore?

Lismore covers 4 postcodes: 2470, 2471, 2472, 2480.

What is the median household income in Lismore?

The population-weighted median household income across Lismore is $1,369 per week (2021 Census), ranking #85 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Lismore?

Lismore has 35 schools, including 27 government, 3 Catholic, and 5 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Lismore?

Lismore has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 945, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.