Lismore (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA14850
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,171
Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 983
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,005
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,387
Median weekly rent $270

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,057 94.7 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 57 2.6 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 57 2.6 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Lismore (C), there were 2,171 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female.

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Age Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 235 10.8 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 536 24.7 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 420 19.3 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 250 11.5 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 241 11.1 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 255 11.7 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 168 7.7 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 66 3.0 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Lismore (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 259 18.4 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 58 4.1 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 114 8.1 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 29 2.1 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 946 67.3 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Lismore (C), 18.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 234 18.7 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 198 15.8 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 821 65.5 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Lismore (C), 18.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 73 7.4 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 356 36.2 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 239 24.3 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 96 9.8 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 86 8.7 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 21 2.1 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 113 11.5 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore (C), 45.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.2% were attending a primary school, 24.3% were attending a secondary school and 18.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 146 10.5 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 105 7.5 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 54 3.9 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 211 15.1 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 182 13.1 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 86 6.2 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 249 17.9 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 4 0.3 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 207 14.8 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 9 0.6 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 125 9.0 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Lismore (C), 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bandjalang 26 1.2 81 0.0 106 0.0
Gumbaynggir 4 0.2 72 0.0 74 0.0
Wiradjuri 3 0.1 355 0.2 432 0.1
Aboriginal English, so described 3 0.1 162 0.1 625 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 0.1 161 0.1 347 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,024 93.4 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore (C). Indigenous languages spoken at home include Bandjalang 1.2%, Gumbaynggir 0.2%, Wiradjuri 0.1%, Aboriginal English, so described 0.1% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.1%.

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Ancestry, top responses Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,517 49.0 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 535 17.3 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 393 12.7 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 229 7.4 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 113 3.6 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Lismore (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 49.0%, English 17.3%, Australian Aboriginal 12.7%, Irish 7.4% and Scottish 3.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 309 41.1 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 259 34.4 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 35 4.7 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 149 19.8 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 604 43.3 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 752 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lismore (C). Of these 41.1% were employed full time, 34.4% were employed part-time and 19.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 117 19.5 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Professionals 102 17.0 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Labourers 93 15.5 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 70 11.7 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 68 11.4 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Sales Workers 66 11.0 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7
Managers 37 6.2 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 28 4.7 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore (C), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 19.5%, Professionals 17.0%, Labourers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Managers 6.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 38 7.6 2,309 3.5 5,302 2.9
Primary Education 28 5.6 1,832 2.8 4,897 2.7
Aged Care Residential Services 26 5.2 1,602 2.5 3,760 2.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 23 4.6 2,306 3.5 5,542 3.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 19 3.8 1,887 2.9 5,555 3.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore (C), the most common industries of employment were Other Social Assistance Services 7.6%, Primary Education 5.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 451 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,005 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lismore (C) was $451 and the median weekly household income was $1,005.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 894 63.9 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 439 31.4 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 234 16.8 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 265 19.0 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Lismore (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 63.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 16.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Lismore (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.7 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,387 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lismore (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,387.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 119 12.2 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 275 28.3 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 282 29.0 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 16 1.6 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 7 0.7 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 18 1.8 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 18 1.8 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 238 24.5 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Lismore (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 12.9% were a couple family with no children, 30.1% were a couple family with children and 30.8% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 786 80.7 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 101 10.4 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 58 6.0 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 29 3.0 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Lismore (C) there were 983 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 80.7% were separate houses, 10.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lismore (C) % Lismore (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 101 10.3 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 282 28.8 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 553 56.5 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 5 0.5 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 38 3.9 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Lismore (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.3% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 56.5% were rented.

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