$676 ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $458
- 2016: $495
- 2021: $676
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lismore · Urban Area
Income in Lismore
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily since 2011 in Lismore, though it remains lower than in most other areas. The typical family now brings in $1,670 a week, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures.
$1,242
▲ +43.1%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Lismore — lower than 75% of areas.
| Lismore | $1,242 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | $1,326 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,242, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes are also a little below the state and national averages, at $676 per week.
$1,242 ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 75% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $868
- 2016: $919
- 2021: $1,242
Median total household income per week.
$1,670 ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 70% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,088
- 2016: $1,257
- 2021: $1,670
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than in most areas, with only 10.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%, although the proportion of high-earning households rose 7.1 points since 2011.
4.9%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.1%
Lower than 84% of urban area 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 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lismore, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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/sua/1018/lismore/topic/income