Girards Hill vs Lismore

Lismore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Girards Hill. In both, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Girards Hill, most households own their home. In Lismore, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Girards Hill: a median of $640,000, against $570,000 in Lismore. On these figures, Lismore tends to suit renters.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Lismore

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • But Girards Hill carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Lismore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($290,000 vs $428,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($570,000 vs $640,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lismore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 34%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lismore

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 19%)
  • But Girards Hill carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Girards Hill and Lismore drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Girards Hill Lismore
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Girards Hill Lismore
Walkability 84 / 88
Girards Hill — Walkability: 84/100 Lismore — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 45 / 2
Girards Hill — Safety: 45/100 Lismore — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Girards Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lismore — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lismore has more residents (3,656 vs 1,318); Girards Hill has higher household incomes ($64,324 vs $53,820).

Girards Hill Lismore
Population 1,318 3,656
+177% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +2.2%
Median age 47 41
Median household income $64,324/yr
+16% vs other
 $53,820/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+3% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Girards Hill Lismore
0-4 3.3% / 4.5%
Girards Hill — 0-4: 3.3% Lismore — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 10.0% / 11.3%
Girards Hill — 5-14: 10.0% Lismore — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.4% / 5.8%
Girards Hill — 15-19: 6.4% Lismore — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.1% / 6.3%
Girards Hill — 20-24: 5.1% Lismore — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.4% / 13.8%
Girards Hill — 25-34: 11.4% Lismore — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 10.8% / 13.3%
Girards Hill — 35-44: 10.8% Lismore — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 13.9% / 12.6%
Girards Hill — 45-54: 13.9% Lismore — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 17.8% / 13.4%
Girards Hill — 55-64: 17.8% Lismore — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 13.7% / 10.9%
Girards Hill — 65-74: 13.7% Lismore — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 5.6% / 5.0%
Girards Hill — 75-84: 5.6% Lismore — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.4% / 3.0%
Girards Hill — 85+: 1.4% Lismore — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Girards Hill 46.8% lone person
Girards Hill — Lone Person: 46.8% Girards Hill — One Parent Families: 24.5% Girards Hill — Couple Families: 18.2% Girards Hill — Group Household: 9.1% Girards Hill — Other Families: 1.5%
Lismore 48.9% lone person
Lismore — Lone Person: 48.9% Lismore — One Parent Families: 22.9% Lismore — Couple Families: 17.9% Lismore — Group Household: 8.4% Lismore — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Girards Hill 34.1% renting
Girards Hill — Owned Outright: 37.6% Girards Hill — Mortgage: 28.3% Girards Hill — Renting: 34.1%
Lismore 49.6% renting
Lismore — Owned Outright: 24.6% Lismore — Mortgage: 25.8% Lismore — Renting: 49.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Girards Hill Lismore
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 14.5%
Girards Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Lismore — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.3% / 11.4%
Girards Hill — Bachelor Degree: 16.3% Lismore — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 6.3%
Girards Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Lismore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 2.8%
Girards Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Lismore — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.2%
Girards Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Lismore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Girards Hill Lismore
England 2.4% / 2.5%
Girards Hill — England: 2.4% Lismore — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.3%
Girards Hill — New Zealand: 2.1% Lismore — New Zealand: 1.3%
India 1.1% / 0.3%
Girards Hill — India: 1.1% Lismore — India: 0.3%
Nepal 0.7% / 0.5%
Girards Hill — Nepal: 0.7% Lismore — Nepal: 0.5%
Germany 0.7% / 0.4%
Girards Hill — Germany: 0.7% Lismore — Germany: 0.4%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.6%
Girards Hill — Philippines: 0.5% Lismore — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Girards Hill 81.3% houses
Girards Hill — Houses: 81.3% Girards Hill — Flats / Apartments: 18.0% Girards Hill — Townhouses: 0.7%
Lismore 69.4% houses
Lismore — Houses: 69.4% Lismore — Flats / Apartments: 16.9% Lismore — Townhouses: 13.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Girards Hill Lismore
Median house price $640,000 $570,000
Median unit price $428,500 $290,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 19 sales
 39 days
from 51 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Girards Hill Lismore
3 bed $640K / $559K
Girards Hill — 3 bed: $640K (24 sales) Lismore — 3 bed: $559K (62 sales)

24 vs 62 sales

4 bed $712K / $650K
Girards Hill — 4 bed: $712K (16 sales) Lismore — 4 bed: $650K (25 sales)

16 vs 25 sales

Zoning mix

Lismore has more commercially zoned land (21% vs 5%).

Girards Hill Lismore
Residential 78% 46%
Commercial 5% 21%
Parks and recreation 16% 20%
Environmental 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Rural and farming 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Girards Hill Lismore
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Girards Hill Lismore
Houses — 6.4%
$800/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Girards Hill Lismore
House price Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 30% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Girards Hill scores higher overall (51 vs 30).

Girards Hill Lismore
Grade B D
Score 51/100 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Lismore carries more crime risk (98 vs 55).

Girards Hill Lismore
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 High
98/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Girards Hill Lismore
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Lismore, 1.2 km
 1
Lismore, 1.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.6% 1.1%

Schools in Girards Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Lismore

  • St Carthage's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Lismore Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Living School Independent · Combined
  • Trinity Catholic College Lismore, St Joseph's Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Girards Hill Lismore
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 18
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 10
Fuel stations 0 9
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Girards Hill Lismore
Walkability score 84/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 724.5 km 725.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 475 min 476 min
Public transport score 37/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 96.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Girards Hill Lismore
Car (driver) 64.6% / 69.3%
Girards Hill — Car (driver): 64.6% Lismore — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 12.0%
Girards Hill — Worked from Home: 19.2% Lismore — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Walked Only 7.3% / 10.5%
Girards Hill — Walked Only: 7.3% Lismore — Walked Only: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 6.8%
Girards Hill — Car (passenger): 7.5% Lismore — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Bicycle 1.4% / 0.8%
Girards Hill — Bicycle: 1.4% Lismore — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Girards Hill Lismore
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.6 km 24.9 km

NBN connectivity

Girards Hill Lismore
Connectivity score 90/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
720 premises
 38%
3,255 premises

Council rates

Girards Hill Lismore
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Girards Hill Lismore
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Girards Hill Lismore
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Girards Hill

Affordable Parks River

Lismore

Affordable Parks

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