City profile
A quick snapshot of the City of Lismore, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
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- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (2023–24)
- 43,783ABS Estimated Resident Population.
- Area
- 1,287.7 km²
- Population density
- ~34 people per km²
- Region
- Northern Rivers, NSW — on the Wilsons River, inland from Byron Bay
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG Group 4)
- Main centres
- Lismore CBD, Goonellabah, East/North/South Lismore, Girards Hill; villages incl. Nimbin, Clunes, Dunoon, The ChannonA regional service, health and education centre, home to Southern Cross University; a selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Lismore2480
- Goonellabah2480
- East Lismore2480
- North Lismore2480
- South Lismore2480
- Girards Hill2480
- Lismore Heights2480
- Nimbin2480
- Clunes2480
- Dunoon2480
- The Channon2480
- Bexhill2480
- Modanville2480
- Eltham2480
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list is a selection of the many localities in the Lismore City LGA; most of the LGA shares the postcode 2480, and some suburbs are split with neighbouring council areas. The Lismore CBD and low-lying suburbs (North, South and East Lismore) were severely affected by the record flood of 28 February 2022 (which peaked at about 14.4 metres), and flood recovery is an ongoing part of the picture. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for the Council of the City of Lismore).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.