Lord Howe Island

NSW

Lord Howe Island is a stable region in NSW with 442 residents.

SA2 code: 108031161
State: NSW

Population

442

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+0.9%

3yr: -1.6% · 10yr: +7.5%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$310/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,699/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Lord Howe Island (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: -1.6%5yr: +0.9%10yr: +7.5%Total: +21.8%

Population grew from 363 to 442 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 3.1%

Almost entirely detached houses (76.4%), mixed tenure (57.1% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 76.4%

Townhouses 17.0%

126 houses28 townhouses11 apartments

Tenure

Owned 41.6%

Mortgage 15.5%

Renting 37.3%

Owned 41.6%Mortgage 15.5%Renting 37.3%Other / NS 5.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

23 (14.3%)

2 bed

30 (18.6%)

3 bed

64 (39.8%)

4 bed

38 (23.6%)

5 bed

6 (3.7%)

6+ bed

0 (0.0%)