2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Lismore
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Lismore than in most similar areas. This shift is reflected in a low typical household size of 2.1 people, making the area stand out compared to both the state and national figures.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lismore — lower than 81% of areas.
| Lismore | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are very common here, making up 41.4% of all households. This is far above the national figure of 25.6% and helps explain why the typical home holds only 2.1 people.
41.4% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Lismore, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 33.5% of the total, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. These families are a significant part of the local mix, alongside couples with children who make up 40.9%.
33.5% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Lismore, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by One-parent families (34%) and Couples without children (24%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12353/lismore/topic/family-households