$685 ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $469
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $685
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lismore · Council (LGA)
Income in Lismore
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Lismore sit around the middle of the range for similar areas, though they remain well below state and national figures. While the typical family now earns $1,719 a week, the area has a much smaller proportion of high-income earners than most of the country.
$1,319
▲ +45.4%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Lismore — lower than 58% of areas.
| Lismore | $1,319 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,319 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes are also a little below the national level at $685, although this amount has risen by $216 since 2011.
$1,319 ▲ +45.4%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $907
- 2016: $1,067
- 2021: $1,319
Median total household income per week.
$1,719 ▲ +53.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,123
- 2016: $1,351
- 2021: $1,719
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.9% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the Australian average of 12.5%. Similarly, the 12.2% of households earning over $3,000 weekly is far below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%.
5.9%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lismore splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lismore, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14850/lismore/topic/income