South Lismore

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,879 people in South Lismore. Of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population.

The median age of people in South Lismore was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.4% of the population.

Of people in South Lismore aged 15 years and over, 26.7% were married and 17.3% were either divorced or separated.

In South Lismore, of people aged 15 years and over, 27.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In South Lismore 32.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 17.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in South Lismore, 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Lismore were Australian 33.3%, English 29.9%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 8.1% and German 2.5%.

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 South Lismore (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In South Lismore, 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.9%, England 1.4%, Philippines 0.5%, Scotland 0.4% and United States of America 0.4%.

In South Lismore, 76.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In South Lismore, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.4%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.9%, Scotland 0.9% and Italy 0.8%.

In South Lismore, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.0%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.6%, Philippines 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in South Lismore were No Religion, so described 36.2%, Catholic 20.8%, Anglican 14.6%, Not stated 11.5% and Uniting Church 4.5%. In South Lismore, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In South Lismore 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, German 0.2% and Spanish 0.2%.

Employment

There were 836 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Lismore. Of these 42.6% were employed full time, 41.5% were employed part-time and 10.8% 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.

Of employed people in South Lismore, 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 25.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in South Lismore included Labourers 22.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Professionals 10.9%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.4% and Managers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in South Lismore, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%, Takeaway Food Services 3.6% and Other Social Assistance Services 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Lismore was $481.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In South Lismore, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.9%, Car, as passenger 7.8%, Walked only 6.1%, Worked at home 3.8% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Lismore, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in South Lismore, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Lismore, 37.2% were couple families with children, 27.3% were couple families without children and 32.8% were one parent families.

In South Lismore, 26.0% of single parents were male and 74.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In South Lismore, of couple families with children, 15.5% had both partners employed full-time, 7.2% had both employed part-time and 27.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Lismore, 91.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Lismore, 86.7% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.9% were flats or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In South Lismore, of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 23.4% had 2 bedrooms and 48.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Lismore, 28.3% were owned outright, 35.4% were owned with a mortgage and 32.7% were rented.

Household composition

In South Lismore, of all households, 59.0% were family households, 33.1% were single person households and 7.8% were group households.

In South Lismore, 35.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In South Lismore, 38.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In South Lismore, 71.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In South Lismore, 48.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.2% were female. The median age was 25 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In South Lismore, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $820.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In South Lismore, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,274.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)