Lismore

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA14850
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,600
Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 956
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,243
Average number of people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,425
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (a) $315

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 2,600 5.9 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 2,440 5.5 267,067 3.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 63 0.1 5,127 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 92 0.2 5,844 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 38,564 87.0 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 3,164 7.1 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 24 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 248 9.5 30,241 10.9 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 589 22.7 62,324 22.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 505 19.4 51,501 18.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 303 11.7 38,615 13.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 273 10.5 28,167 10.1 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 283 10.9 27,429 9.9 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 246 9.5 21,794 7.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 151 5.8 17,973 6.5 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 332 18.8 43,039 23.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 69 3.9 8,396 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 142 8.0 14,070 7.6 37,473 6.8
Widowed 50 2.8 5,314 2.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 1,174 66.6 114,656 61.8 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 307 18.6 40,143 23.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 265 16.1 26,796 15.8 81,295 16.6
Not married 1,078 65.5 102,951 60.6 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 90 8.5 10,714 9.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 389 36.8 42,010 37.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 301 28.5 29,355 26.2 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 109 10.3 9,856 8.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 77 7.3 7,490 6.7 21,149 6.6
Other 21 2.0 1,736 1.6 7,310 2.3
Not stated 72 6.8 10,664 9.5 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 217 12.3 15,318 8.3 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 134 7.6 13,047 7.0 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 89 5.0 8,858 4.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 286 16.2 30,206 16.3 84,821 15.5
Year 12 239 13.5 24,609 13.3 82,998 15.2
Year 11 103 5.8 12,135 6.5 43,335 7.9
Year 10 298 16.9 34,013 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 479 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 250 14.2 27,113 14.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 38 2.2 4,005 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 6 0.3 1,048 0.6 5,242 1.0
Not stated 112 6.3 14,591 7.9 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bandjalang 63 2.4 363 0.1 443 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 21 0.8 939 0.3 2,863 0.4
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 20 0.8 804 0.3 4,197 0.5
Gumbaynggir 5 0.2 291 0.1 289 0.0
Gamilaraay 4 0.2 779 0.3 1,039 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 125 4.8 5,196 1.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 2,374 91.3 259,148 93.2 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,345 90.2 242,826 87.3 695,359 85.6
Australian 951 36.6 111,896 40.2 277,467 34.1
English 461 17.7 52,059 18.7 131,618 16.2
Irish 131 5.0 12,357 4.4 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 127 4.9 7,918 2.8 57,353 7.1

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 998 56.6 104,856 56.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 734 41.6 75,902 40.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 37 2.1 4,722 2.5 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 448 44.9 51,298 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 361 36.2 31,894 30.4 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 79 7.9 11,341 10.8 28,075 9.5
Total employed 886 88.8 94,534 90.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 106 10.6 10,322 9.8 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 184 20.8 16,851 17.8 45,221 17.4
Professionals 166 18.7 12,938 13.7 36,013 13.9
Labourers 139 15.7 13,418 14.2 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 103 11.6 13,208 14.0 35,333 13.6
Sales Workers 97 10.9 8,639 9.1 22,365 8.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 80 9.0 10,727 11.3 30,731 11.8
Managers 55 6.2 7,823 8.3 21,218 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 33 3.7 8,090 8.6 23,291 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 52 5.9 3,714 3.9 9,313 3.6
Other Social Assistance Services 51 5.8 3,923 4.1 10,154 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 29 3.3 3,323 3.5 8,816 3.4
Takeaway Food Services 27 3.0 3,150 3.3 7,371 2.8
Secondary Education 26 2.9 1,821 1.9 4,358 1.7

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 557 N/A 600 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,512 N/A 1,636 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,425 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,080 61.3 110,089 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 560 31.7 53,152 28.7 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 277 15.7 27,147 14.6 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 231 13.1 19,979 10.8 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 162 6.2 20,559 7.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 371 14.3 42,047 15.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 40 1.5 5,090 1.8 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 6 0.2 1,168 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 154 5.9 15,018 5.4 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 102 3.9 9,917 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 32 1.2 3,298 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 66 2.5 7,101 2.6 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 430 16.5 42,533 15.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 20 0.8 2,577 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 271 10.4 25,483 9.2 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 1,416 54.5 151,423 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 164 6.3 20,971 7.5 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,522 58.5 161,915 58.2 493,110 60.7
One condition 598 23.0 61,953 22.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 210 8.1 20,494 7.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 99 3.8 12,706 4.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 164 6.3 20,971 7.5 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 109 8.8 9,059 7.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 N/A 1.9 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $315 N/A $340 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517 N/A $1,755 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 179 14.4 23,297 18.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 354 28.5 38,705 30.2 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 348 28.0 31,924 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 26 2.1 2,314 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 6 0.5 784 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 20 1.6 2,040 1.6 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 19 1.5 2,759 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 84 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 284 22.8 26,407 20.6 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 975 78.4 102,340 79.8 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 166 13.4 12,581 9.8 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 77 6.2 12,013 9.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 25 2.0 1,018 0.8 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lismore % Lismore New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 182 14.6 20,418 15.9 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 365 29.4 36,603 28.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 640 51.5 66,587 51.9 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 14 1.1 1,837 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 43 3.5 2,878 2.2 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.