Lismore City Council
New South Wales
Good to Know
Lismore City Council is a tightly-held house market in the Lismore City Council area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. Home to roughly 44,334 residents across 22,962 dwellings, the council's vacancy rate sits at 0.52%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Lismore City Council is exhibiting tight demand and constrained supply. Stock on Market sits at 0.25% and Inventory at 2.25 months — below the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +8.7% YoY price growth and +6.8% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Lismore City Council's market is showing stronger capital gains than rental growth over the last year, with prices up 8.7% and rents up 6.8%. That combination, alongside a low vacancy of 0.52% and very low Stock on Market at 0.25%, points to demand outpacing fresh for-sale and rental supply — supportive for both near-term rent pressure and continued price momentum. Explore the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap for live comparative signals.
Who lives in Lismore City Council — and why it matters for investors
Lismore City Council sits on an IRSAD decile of 5, a middle socio-economic band that typically produces balanced volatility and steady long-cycle potential; the Renter/Owner split is 28% (neutral), which supports diversified tenant demand. The units-to-houses ratio is 9% (opportune), indicating a predominance of houses in the stock that can reduce competition from unit-supply during growth phases. See our IRSAD Crossover study for how socio-economic crossover points influence long-run growth.
Why Lismore City Council is a screening layer, not a final answer
Council-level averages blend many distinct suburbs and market pockets; using Lismore City Council as a screening layer helps identify areas with characteristics worth deeper, suburb-level due diligence. At the council level you can already see signals to investigate further: a typical house price of $891,263, an indicative gross yield of 3.57%, Stock on Market at 0.25%, Inventory at 2.25 months and median days on market of 32 days. These figures show tight supply and active turnover, but final investment decisions should rest on the specific suburb- or street-level metrics. Read more in our LGA vs Suburb research.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 47
The HtAG RCS™ of 47 bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite to help match markets to strategy. Inspecting the sub-scores shows where the council scores relatively stronger or weaker for different investor objectives; understanding that breakdown is key to matching Lismore City Council to a specific plan. Learn more about how the RCS™ is built. To drill into the data, open Lismore City Council in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 0.52%: sustained sub-1% vacancy typically implies continued upward pressure on rents and reduced downside risk for rental income over a 12–24 month window.
The building approvals ratio — currently 0.34%: this neutral-level reading suggests modest fresh supply is entering the market; monitor approvals for any step-change that would relieve supply tightness.
The Sydney cycle phase: a sustained shift in the broader Sydney cycle (finance conditions and investor sentiment) would likely alter investor flows and lending availability, which in turn would change local momentum in Lismore City Council.
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RCS Breakdown
Lismore City Council's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Lismore City Council's headline values — $891K to buy and $612PW to rent, a 3.57% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 117.75% and rents 73.94% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$891K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$612PW today, with rent growth at (+6.78% YoY) compared to price growth (+8.7%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Lismore City Council in its cycle - and is the 3.57% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Lismore City Council's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Lismore City Council carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Lismore City Council's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Lismore City Council can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Lismore City Council genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Lismore City Council prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Lismore City Council - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Lismore City Council looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Lismore City Council's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Lismore City Council has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Lismore City Council shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Lismore City Council has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.