Free market report · Data to July 2026
Lismore property market
Lismore is one of the 453 council areas we track on the Australian property clock. This page is the plain-numbers read: where it sits in the cycle, who lives there, what's being built, and the suburbs inside it.
Houses · cycle position
Slowing
The Lismore house market is still growing, but the pace has come off its fastest point. Slowing markets often keep rising for years, just less quickly.
-5% to +14%
Modelled 12-month price range
+4.6%
Modelled 12-month rent change
Units · cycle position
Recovering
The unit market is still soft, but the rate of decline is easing. Recoveries start exactly here, though not every easing turns into one.
-9% to +12%
Modelled 12-month price range
+4.3%
Modelled 12-month rent change
The clock measures growth momentum, not price. Peak means growing fastest, not about to fall. See Lismore on the clock.
The people
Who lives in Lismore.
Population · ABS estimates
43,642
People (2025)
-0.3%
Growth per year, last 5 years
Population has been shrinking. That is the single biggest caution flag in this report.
Households · Census 2021
44
Median age
$1,319
Median household income per week
69% own or are paying off their home, 27% rent. An owner-occupier market at heart, which tends to steady prices through the cycle.
New supply
What's being approved to build.
Building approvals are tomorrow's supply. A market where approvals are falling while population grows is a market where pressure builds. The reverse deserves caution.
Dwellings approved · ABS
68 of the latest year's approvals were houses. Approvals are trending up: more supply is coming.
Jobs and investment
Who's working, and what's being spent.
Jobs pay mortgages and rents. Government and commercial building spend is where future jobs come from: schools, hospitals, shops and factories all get approved before they get built.
Jobs · SALM, March 2026
21,588
Employed residents
4.8%
Unemployment (national 4.2%)
154 more residents are in work than five years ago (+0.7%). Employment is close to flat, so housing demand leans on other drivers.
Non-residential building approved · ABS
$281m
All sectors, FY26
$251m
Public sector (government projects)
| Year | Government | All non-residential |
|---|---|---|
| FY24 | $14m | $42m |
| FY25 | $14m | $37m |
| FY26 | $251m | $281m |
Public building spend here is trending up. Governments build where they expect people. For the named projects behind these numbers, ask for the full report below.
Inside the LGA
The suburbs of Lismore.
We hold live snapshot data for 3 suburbs in Lismore. Click through for the full numbers.
| Suburb | Typical price | Rent/wk | Gross yield | 1yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goonellabah | $891,263 | $695 | 4.1% | +9% |
| East Lismore | $705,554 | $591 | 4.4% | +13% |
| Lismore | $600,963 | $525 | 4.5% | +13% |
All 65 suburbs and localities in Lismore
Bexhill · Blakebrook · Blue Knob · Boat Harbour · Booerie Creek · Buckendoon · Bungabbee · Caniaba · Chilcotts Grass · Clunes · Coffee Camp · Corndale · Dorroughby · Dungarubba · Dunoon · East Coraki · East Lismore · Eltham · Fernside · Georgica · Girards Hill · Goolmangar · Goonellabah · Green Forest · Howards Grass · Jiggi · Keerrong · Kilgin · Koonorigan · Lagoon Grass · Larnook · Leycester · Lindendale · Lismore · Lismore Heights · Loftville · Marom Creek · McKees Hill · McLeans Ridges · Modanville · Monaltrie · Mountain Top · Nightcap · Nimbin · North Lismore · North Woodburn · Numulgi · Repentance Creek · Richmond Hill · Rock Valley · Rosebank · Ruthven · South Gundurimba · South Lismore · Stony Chute · Terania Creek · The Channon · Tregeagle · Tucki Tucki · Tuckurimba · Tullera · Tuncester · Tuntable Creek · Woodlawn · Wyrallah
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General information only, not financial or investment advice. Cycle positions and projections are modelled LGA-level figures to July 2026 (licensed market analytics). Population and approvals are ABS estimates; employment is SALM smoothed data; income, age and tenure are Census 2021. None of it can see street quality, flood maps, zoning or the contract, which is where deals are actually won and lost. Get advice on your own situation before acting.
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