44,334 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42,766
- 2016: 43,135
- 2021: 44,334
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lismore · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Lismore
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More residents here are older than in most similar areas, with a typical age of 44 in Lismore. The population has grown to 44,334 people, but the local age profile is shifting noticeably toward seniors. This creates a community that is older than both the state and national averages.
44,334
▲ +3.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Lismore — higher than 73% of areas.
| Lismore | 44,334 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 3.7% since 2011, adding about 1,568 people. The typical resident is now 44, which is 6 years older than the national figure and 4 years older than it was in 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.8% of the area, a figure well above the national average. This group grew by 6.2 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 fell to 17.1%.
20.8% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lismore, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.9% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is a little above the national figure. Additionally, those in de facto relationships rose to 13.3%, slightly higher than the state average.
5.9% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Lismore splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14850/lismore/topic/demographics-identity