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.
The mayor of Lismore City Council since December 2021 is Steve Krieg.
Towns and localities
Lismore suburbs
Chilcotts Grass East Lismore Girards Hill Goonellabah Howards Grass Lismore Lismore Heights Loftville North Lismore Richmond Hill South Lismore
Other areas
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 Lindendale McKees Hill Modanville Monaltrie Nimbin North Woodburn Numulgi Pearces Creek Repentance Creek Rock Valley Rosebank Rous Mill Ruthven South Gundurimba Stony Chute Terania Creek The Channon Tregeagle Tucki Tucki Tuckurimba Tullera Tuncester Tuntable Creek Whian Whian Woodlawn Wyrallah
Heritage listings The City of Lismore has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: High Conservation Value Old Growth forest
Demographics At the 2021 census, there were 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.
Population growth in the City of Lismore area between the and the 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. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Lismore area was marginally lower than the national average.
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).
Selected historical census data for the City of Lismore local government areaCensus year 20012006201120162021Population Estimated residents on Census night LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 48 % of New South Wales population 0.62% 0.57% 0.54%% of Australian population 0.22% 0.22% 0.20% 0.18% 0.17%Cultural and language diversity Ancestry,top responses Australian 31.4% 29.4% 39.6%English 30.0% 29.4% 41.2%Irish 10.8% 10.8% 14.3%Scottish 8.2% 8.3% 12.1%Australian Aboriginal 5.6%Language,top responses(other than English) Italian0.2% 0.9% 0.9% 0.7% 0.4%German0.6% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%Punjabin/c n/c 0.4%French0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%Spanish0.1% 0.1% 0.3%Religious affiliation Religious affiliation,top responses No Religion15.2% 19.3% 24.8% 32.7% 42.1%Catholic25.8% 25.5% 24.5% 21.1% 18.3%Anglican21.9% 20.7% 18.7% 14.6% 11.5%Uniting Church7.8% 7.3% 6.2% 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed6.4% 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%Family income Median weekly family income % of Australian median income 84.8% 75.8% 77.9% 81.0% Household income Median weekly household income % of Australian median income 74.0% 73.5% 74.2% 75.5%
Council Current composition and election method The governing body of Lismore City Council comprises eleven councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term. The mayor is popularly elected using the optional preferential system, while the ten other councillors are elected using the proportional representation system. There are no wards. The most recent election was held in 2024, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:
PartyCouncillors Steve Krieg for Lismore 6 Greens 2 Labor 2 Independent 1 Total 11
Executive management Lismore City Council is managed by a general manager and three executive officers. Senior management turnover is significant at Lismore.
General manager Gary Murphy left the organisation in late 2018 and was replaced by Shelley Oldham. Shelley Oldham's employment was terminated in February 2021. Michael Donnelly replaced Shelley Oldham as an interim general manager before being offered a contract by the outgoing council late in 2021. Following the election in December 2021, the Krieg Team secured control of council and sacked Michael Donnelly. The Krieg Team appointed John Walker as interim general manager in February 2022. Following an employment process which started late in 2022, John Walker declined to apply for the permanent position. In February 2023, Jon Gibbons was appointed General Manager. However, he resigned due to personal reasons in early 2025 and was replaced by Eber Butron. Eber joined Lismore City Council as Director of Partnership, Planning and Engagement in 2021 before being appointed Chief Community Office.
Election results 2024
2021
Sister cities
Lismore has sister city relations with the following cities:
Isle of Lismore, Scotland Yamatotakada, Japan, since 1963 Lismore, Ireland, since 2000 Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA, since 2001 Makassar, Indonesia
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