Lismore (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 41,572 people were counted in Lismore (C): of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Of the total population 3.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C) there were 9,110 children aged 0-14 years and 8,943 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), 38,587 people were Australian citizens, 3,391 were born overseas and 311 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), 46.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.3% were separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 35.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), 86.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Lismore (C) were England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.0%, Italy 0.7%, Germany 0.4% and United States of America 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Lismore (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 21.9%, No Religion 15.2%, Uniting Church 7.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.1%, German 0.3%, Cantonese 0.1%, Spanish 0.1% and French 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 18,140 people aged 15 years and over in Lismore (C) were in the labour force. Of these 51.6% worked full-time, 33.3% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.8% were unemployed. 12,920 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 8.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.5%, Associate Professionals 5.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.9%, Managers and Administrators 4.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lismore (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 5.1%, Health Services 5.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5%, Food Retailing 3.5% and Agriculture 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), 10,612 families were counted: of these, 34.2% were couple families without children, 43.2% were couple families with children, 20.9% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), 15,850 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Lismore (C), 83.5% were separate houses, 5.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), 40.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.3% were being purchased and 29.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 44.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Lismore (C), 66.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.3% were single (or lone) person households and 5.7% were group households.