Lismore · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Lismore

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

A much higher share of people have moved recently than in most similar areas, making Lismore a fairly mobile place. While 40.5% of residents changed homes in the last five years, the proportion of recent overseas arrivals has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Lismore, Urban Centre

Where Lismore sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.5% ▼ -2.1%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lismore — higher than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Lismore40.5%
2480, NSW 36.5%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.5% of people moved house in the last five years, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.

40.5% ▼ -2.1%

Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 41.3%
  • 2016: 43.5%
  • 2021: 40.5%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 13.1% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the Australian average of 14.5% and has dropped 4.3 points since 2011.

13.1% ▼ -24.8%

Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112012/lismore/topic/mobility-location