Lord Howe Island, NSW 2898 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Lord Howe Island is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2898, home to 445 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Unincorporated NSW local government area (Very Remote Australia).
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$310 /wk
Population445
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGAUnincorporated NSW
Demographics
- Population
- 445
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median household income
- $1,699 /week
- Median personal income
- $961 /week
- Median family income
- $1,942 /week
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.9
- Local government area
- Unincorporated NSW
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Mid North Coast
- Remoteness classification
- Very Remote Australia
- Federal electorate
- Sydney
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $310 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,400
- Rent share of household income
- 18%
Schools
- Lord Howe Island Central School
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 5 across postcode 2898 in the year to Dec 2025 (down 44% on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 3 other offences, 2 violent offences, 0 sexual offences.
Nearby suburbs
- Nearby suburb profiles arriving in the next data refresh.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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