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Lismore

New South Wales · Richmond Valley - Hinterland · Richmond - Tweed

This profile uses the ABS Lismore statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Lismore is a locality in the Richmond Valley - Hinterland area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Lismore SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
13
Top ICSEA 973 (gov)
Childcare
40
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
1,807
-5% vs prior year
Population
13,679
-2.1% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Lismore SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lismore Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lismore.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 179
ICSEA 871
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Lismore (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Trinity Catholic College Lismore
Independent 816 students
ICSEA 1055 intake context
St John's College
Catholic 774 students
ICSEA 1059 intake context
St Carthage's Primary School
Catholic 580 students
ICSEA 1064 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Lismore

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Goodstart Early Learning Goonellabah
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Goonellabah
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lismore Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 65 places · Lismore
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bumblebee Early Education Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 62 places · Goonellabah
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goonellabah Pre-School Incorporated
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Goonellabah
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lismore Preschool Incorporated
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Lismore
    Exceeding NQS
  • East Lismore Community Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · East Lismore
    Exceeding NQS
  • Me and My House Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Lismore
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lismore Parish Centre Pre School
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Lismore
    Exceeding NQS
  • Clunes Community Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Clunes
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bentley Community Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Bentley
    Exceeding NQS
  • Dunoon Pre-School
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Dunoon
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lismore South Public School Ngulliboo Jarjums Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Lismore
    Exceeding NQS

+ 28 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
1,807
vs previous year
-5%
vs 2021
1,826
  • Against justice procedures 496
  • Theft 493
  • Assault 206
  • Drug offences 133
  • Malicious damage to property 115

Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
4
Parks
27
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Lismore SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Lismore SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Population & growth
Population
13,679
Jun 2025
1yr growth
-2.10%
2024→25
Net change
-293
people / yr
Density
216
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-293
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+13
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-368
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+62

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Lismore
-2.10%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%