Lismore Population 2022 Statistics 

Lismore is located in New South Wales, 734km northeast of Sydney.

With more than 27,000 people, the city ranks 18th in terms of population density in NSW. It is also ranked 46th in terms of urban center by population size in Australia.

Based on our findings, the Lismore population will increase to 27,669 by the end of June 2022. We calculate the end of June each year because the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) always follows the Australian fiscal year whenever they have we push the figures.

This calculation is based on an average growth rate of 0.068 percent over the past ten years starting from 2011. We believe that using the most recent year’s figures (see this table in the following section) will help make the estimate more precise.

Population Growth of Lismore

Looking back at the last ten years of Lismore’s inhabitants, the growth rate is slow, with a range of 0.02 percent to 0.15 percent, adding about 6-40 people per year to the total population.

When you compare the 2011 and 2016 figures census, the growth rate is just 0.3 percent over a five-year time, and it is just 100 people.

The main reason for the low growth rate of the population is that the employment rate and birth rate are not significantly different over time. This growth is considerably lower than the national average.

Demographics of Lismore

According to the census, 47.7 percent of the people who live in Lismore are males, and 52.3 percent are female. The average age in Lismore is 41.

The top birth countries comprise: Australia 83.3%, England 2.0 percent, New Zealand 1.0%, Philippines 0.5%, Italy 0.4 0.4% and Germany 0.4 0.4% and Germany 0.4. The most popular languages spoken in the home are: English 87.5 percent, Italian 0.7%, German 0.3 0.3%, Mandarin 0.3%, Auslan 0.2 percent and Tagalog 0.2 0.2%.

The religions in Lismore include No Religion as described 31.0 percent, Catholic 22.2%, Anglican 14.8 percent, not declared 11.0 percent, and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.9 percent. For Lismore, Christianity was the most popular religion reported (61.1 percent).

Population Density of Lismore

Lismore density of around 185 people per square kilometer.

Occupations and Industries

According to the census, the primary occupations of those living in Lismore are professionals 19.2 percent, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.7 percent, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5 percent, Labourers 13.5 percent, and Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1 percent.

The primary industries that residents in Lismore have to work within are 6.3 percent of them working within Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals).

Other significant employment sectors include Other Social Assistance Services 3.8 percent, Aged Care Residential Services 3.4 percent, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4 percent, and Secondary Education 2.7 percent.

13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours, and 33.1 percent spent 40 or more hours at work.

Facts About Lismore

1. Of the families of Lismore, 35.0% are coupled with children. 37.3 percent coupled with no children, and 25.9 percent were one-parent families.
2. Lismore is located 200km South of Brisbane and 46km southwest of Byron Bay.
3. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.2 percent of the people.
4. Lismore is the principal commercial center for NSW’s Northern Rivers region of NSW.
5. The summer months are typically warm and cool nights, with warm to hot days, and rain in the late afternoon is not uncommon.
6. Socceroo Craig Foster was born in Lismore in the year 1969.
7. Lismore is famous for its frequent flooding. One of the most severe of them occurred in 1974 when the waters reached a height of 12.1 meters.
8. The central business district of Lismore is located 35 kilometers away from the eastern cliffs.

References

The following links provide data for this topic:

• Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au
• New South Wales Government: www.nsw.gov.au
• Lismore City Council: www.lismore.nsw.gov.au