Lismore
43,642 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,288 km², 65 suburbs. Council website: lismore.nsw.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
43,642
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.3% in a year
Density
34/km²
1,288 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$515k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$196
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
3.2 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
5 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
65
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income
- $1,319/week
- Median rent
- $310/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,517/month
- Households renting
- 27.1%
- Average household
- 2.4 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 5 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 5 of 10
Suburbs
65 suburbs where Lismore holds most residents, plus 5 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goonellabah | 13,351 | All | $730kDec 2025 | – / 70% | 3 |
| East Lismore | 4,980 | All | $620kDec 2025 | – / 46% | 2 |
| Lismore (NSW) | 3,656 | All | $520kDec 2025 | – / 22% | 1 |
| Lismore Heights | 2,117 | All | $670kDec 2025 | – / 53% | 4 |
| South Lismore | 1,775 | All | $370kDec 2025 | – / 62% | 1 |
| Nimbin | 1,607 | All | $715kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 1 |
| Girards Hill | 1,318 | All | $519kDec 2025 | – / 22% | 3 |
| Clunes (NSW) | 907 | 85% | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 85% | 9 |
| Richmond Hill (NSW) | 850 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 89% | 10 |
| Dunoon | 840 | All | $885kDec 2025 | – / 63% | 6 |
| McLeans Ridges | 808 | 88% | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 81% | 9 |
| Caniaba | 804 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 95% | 7 |
| North Lismore | 754 | All | $340kDec 2025 | – / 83% | 2 |
| Broadwater (Richmond Valley - NSW) | 670 | 8% | $585kDec 2025 | – / 97% | 1 |
| Modanville | 614 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | – / 86% | 6 |
| Bexhill | 528 | All | $925kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Wyrallah | 493 | All | $700kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 7 |
| Tregeagle | 428 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 77% | 9 |
| Rosebank | 423 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 89% | 7 |
| Larnook | 394 | 91% | $888kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 2 |
| Jiggi | 370 | All | $780kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Corndale (NSW) | 358 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 98% | 7 |
| South Gundurimba | 355 | All | $780kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 4 |
| Eltham (NSW) | 332 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 94% | 10 |
| Koonorigan | 332 | All | $970kDec 2025 | – / 97% | 6 |
| The Channon | 325 | All | $755kDec 2025 | – / 98% | 5 |
| McKees Hill | 295 | 44% | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Tullera | 271 | All | $890kDec 2023 | – / 89% | 6 |
| Rock Valley | 266 | All | $900kDec 2023 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Loftville | 265 | All | – / 53% | 1 | |
| Lindendale | 263 | All | – / 36% | 8 | |
| Georgica | 240 | All | $980kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Chilcotts Grass | 237 | All | $785kDec 2024 | – / 75% | 8 |
| Monaltrie | 235 | All | $575kDec 2023 | – / 98% | 3 |
| Bentley (NSW) | 225 | 23% | – / 100% | 5 | |
| East Coraki | 222 | 69% | $830kDec 2025 | – / 98% | 4 |
| Tuntable Creek | 215 | All | $820kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Blue Knob | 210 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Pearces Creek | 210 | 43% | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 69% | 9 |
| Numulgi | 207 | All | – / 94% | 7 | |
| Terania Creek | 207 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Coffee Camp | 201 | All | $885kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 2 |
| Goolmangar | 183 | All | $525kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Whian Whian | 179 | All | – / 98% | 4 | |
| Dorroughby | 158 | All | $1.2MDec 2024 | – / 69% | 6 |
| Stony Chute | 156 | 89% | $567kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 3 |
| Keerrong | 155 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Leycester | 146 | All | $825kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Marom Creek | 146 | 78% | $920kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 8 |
| North Woodburn | 142 | All | $390kDec 2025 | – / 93% | 2 |
| Blakebrook | 132 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Booerie Creek | 130 | All | – / 99% | 4 | |
| Tucki Tucki | 128 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Repentance Creek | 118 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Ruthven | 114 | All | $890kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Tuckurimba | 112 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Booyong | 84 | 50% | – / 90% | 9 | |
| Howards Grass | 78 | All | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Kilgin | 59 | All | – / 93% | 4 | |
| Fernside | 55 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Dungarubba | 52 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Tuncester | 51 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Lagoon Grass | 49 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Buckendoon | 48 | All | – / 96% | 4 | |
| Mountain Top | 45 | All | $570kDec 2025 | – / 92% | 3 |
| Woodlawn | 45 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Boat Harbour (Lismore - NSW) | 19 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Green Forest | 11 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Bungabbee | 3 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Nightcap | 96% | – / 100% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 43 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $340k
- Median of suburb medians
- $885k
- Highest suburb median
- $1.6M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 4 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 2,036
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 441
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 2,217
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 4,394
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Page · Kevin HOGAN (NP)100%
- Richmond · Justine ELLIOT (ALP)1%
State districts
- Lismore · Janelle Saffin (ALP)100%
- Ballina · Tamara Smith (GRN)1%
- Clarence · Richie Williamson (NAT)1%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.