$625 ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $410
- 2016: $509
- 2021: $625
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lismore · State Electorate
Income in Lismore
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower earnings than most similar areas define the financial landscape of Lismore. The typical family earns just $1,544 a week, which is well below both the state and national figures. While incomes have risen since 2011, the area remains a low-income hub compared to the rest of the country.
$1,202
▲ +12.2%
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lismore — lower than 94% of areas.
| Lismore | $1,202 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,202, among the lowest at this level and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly pay is also much lower than most areas at $625, though it has risen by $215 since 2011.
$1,202 ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,071
- 2016: $983
- 2021: $1,202
Median total household income per week.
$1,544 ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,174
- 2016: $1,253
- 2021: $1,544
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 10.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen in New South Wales. This is reflected in personal pay, where 46.7% of people earn under $650 a week.
5.3%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.5%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Lismore, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lismore, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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/sed/SED10045/lismore/topic/income