Summary
The City of Lismore is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the local government area is Lismore, a major regional centre of the state.
| Lismore City New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°49′S 153°17′E / 28.817°S 153.283°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 44,334 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 (municipality): 9 September 1946 (city)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,290 km2 (498.1 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Steve Krieg | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Goonellabah | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Northern Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | Lismore City | ||||||||||||||
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The mayor of Lismore City Council since December 2021 is Steve Krieg.[4]
Towns and localities edit
Lismore suburbs edit
- Chilcotts Grass
- East Lismore
- Girards Hill
- Goonellabah
- Howards Grass
- Lismore
- Lismore Heights
- Loftville
- North Lismore
- Richmond Hill
- South Lismore
Other areas edit
- Bentley
- Bexhill
- Blakebrook
- Blue Knob
- Booerie Creek
- Buckendoon
- Bungabbee State Forest
- Caniaba
- Clunes
- Coffee Camp
- Corndale
- Dorroughby
- Dungarubba
- Dunoon
- East Coraki
- Eltham
- Fernside
- Georgica
- Goolmangar
- Gundurimba
- Jiggi
- Keerrong
- Koonorigan
- Larnook
- Leycester
- Lillian Rock
- Lindendale
- McKees Hill
- Modanville
- Monaltrie
- Nimbin
- North Woodburn
- Numulgi
- Pearces Creek
- Rock Valley
- Rosebank
- Rous Mill
- Ruthven
- South Gundurimba
- Terania Creek
- The Channon
- Tregeagle
- Tucki Tucki
- Tuckurimba
- Tullera
- Tuncester
- Tuntable Creek
- Whian Whian
- Woodlawn
- Wyrallah
- Yeagerton
Heritage listings edit
The City of Lismore has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Demographics edit
At the 2021 census, there were 44,334 people in the Lismore local government area, of these 49.1 per cent were Male and 50.9 per cent were Female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.9 per cent of the population, which was significantly higher than the national average of 3.2 per cent. The median age of people in the City of Lismore area was 44 years, higher than the national median of 38 years. 81.7 percent of people in the city were born in Australia, almost 15 percent higher than the nation as a whole.[6]
Population growth in the City of Lismore area between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 1.5 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, the population growth was 1.3 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Lismore local government area was significantly lower than the national average.[7][8] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Lismore area was marginally lower than the national average.[9]
At the 2021 census, the proportion of residents in the Lismore local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 80 per cent of all residents (the national average was 62.9 per cent). In excess of 40 per cent of all residents in the City of Lismore at the 2021 census nominated no religious affiliation, compared to the national average of 38.4 per cent. As at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Lismore local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (7.2 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (the national average was 24.8 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (87.4 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (the national average was 24.8 per cent).[9][6]
| Selected historical census data for the City of Lismore local government area | |||||||
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| Census year | 2001[7] | 2006[8] | 2011[9] | 2016[10] | 2021[6] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 41,572 |  42,210 |
42,766 |
43,135 |
44,334
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| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 48 | ||||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.62% |  0.57% |
0.54%
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| % of Australian population | 0.22% |  0.22% |
0.20% |
0.18% |
0.17%
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| Cultural and language diversity | |||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 31.4% | 29.4% |
39.6%
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| English | 30.0% | 29.4% |
41.2%
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| Irish | 10.8% | 10.8% |
14.3%
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| Scottish | 8.2% | 8.3% |
12.1%
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| Australian Aboriginal | – | – | 5.6% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Italian | 0.2% | 0.9% |
0.9% |
0.7% |
0.4%
| |
| German | 0.6% | 0.4% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5%
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| Punajbi | n/c | n/c | – | – | 0.4% | ||
| French | 0.1% | 0.1% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.3%
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| Spanish | 0.1% | 0.1% | – | – | 0.3% | ||
| Religious affiliation | |||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
No Religion | 15.2% | 19.3% |
24.8% |
32.7% |
42.1%
| |
| Catholic | 25.8% | 25.5% |
24.5% |
21.1% |
18.3%
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| Anglican | 21.9% | 20.7% |
18.7% |
14.6% |
11.5%
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| Uniting Church | 7.8% | 7.3% |
6.2% |
4.7% |
– | ||
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 6.4% | 6.2% |
5.6% |
– | 3.5% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | $378 | $469 |
$550 |
$685
| ||
| % of Australian median income | 81.1% | 81.3% |
83.0% |
85.0%
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| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$993 | A$1,123 |
A$1,351 |
A$1,719
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| % of Australian median income | 84.8% | 75.8% |
77.9% |
81.0%
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| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$760 | A$907 |
A$1,067 |
A$1,319
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| % of Australian median income | 74.0% | 73.5% |
74.2% |
75.5%
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Council edit
Current composition and election method edit
Lismore City Council is composed of eleven councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the ten other councillors are elected proportionally as one entire ward. The most recent election was held in 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:[11]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents | 7[a] | |
| Greens | 2 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 1 | |
| Our Sustainable Future | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | |
Executive management edit
Lismore City Council is managed by a general manager and three senior managers. General Manager Shelley Oldham's employment was terminated on 9 February 2021. The current acting general manager is Michael Donnelly. A decision is expected on a permanent appointment to general manager in mid-2021.
The three senior management roles are currently occupied by Kate Webbe – director of corporate services, Peter Jeuken – director of infrastructure services, and Eber Butron – director of partnerships, planning & engagement.
Election results edit
2021 edit
| Elected councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Colby | Steve Krieg | |
| Jeri Hall | Steve Krieg | |
| Andrew Gordon | Steve Krieg | |
| Electra Jensen | Steve Krieg | |
| Andrew Bing | Steve Krieg | |
| Vanessa Grindon-Ekins | Greens | |
| Adam Guise | Greens | |
| Darlene Cook | Labor | |
| Elly Bird | OSF | |
| Rob Big | Independent | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Krieg for Lismore | 12,766 | 49.2 | +49.2 | ||
| Greens | 3,820 | 14.7 | +0.8 | ||
| Labor | 3,195 | 12.3 | −10.3 | ||
| Our Sustainable Future | 2,769 | 10.7 | +0.0 | ||
| Independent | 1,948 | 7.5 | |||
| Independent Lismore | 797 | 3.1 | |||
| Animal Justice | 653 | 2.5 | +2.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 25,948 | 95.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,140 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 27,088 | 85.9 | |||
Sister cities edit
Lismore has sister city relations with the following cities:[13]
Isle of Lismore, Scotland
Yamatotakada, Japan, since 1963
Lismore, Ireland, since 2000
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA, since 2001
Makassar, Indonesia
Notes edit
- ^ 6 excluding the Mayor Steve Krieg
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lismore (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of Lismore". 43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah NSW 2480, Australia: Lismore City Council. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Lismore City Council". Department of Local Government. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2006.
- ^ "Mayors of Lismore". Lismore City Council. 43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah NSW 2480. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "High Conservation Value Old Growth forest". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01487. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lismore". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Lismore (C)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Lismore (C) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lismore (C)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lismore (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Green, Antony. "City of Lismore". 2021 NSW Local Government Elections. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2022 – via abc.net.au.
- ^ "City of Lismore". ABC News.
- ^ "Sister Cities". Lismore City Council. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007.
External links edit
- Official website