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Lithgow NSW 2790

3,718 addresses · 99 streets

Calare Electorate › Lithgow LGA › Lithgow · 107 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Lithgow is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,956 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,010 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,956Population
49Median age
$1,010Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lithgow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lithgow itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lithgow, 350 m north-east · Airport: Bathurst Airport, 47.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 29% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lithgow

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Lithgow NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 47.2%

Population by age in Lithgow
Population by age, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4197
5-14513
15-19235
20-24230
25-34574
35-44473
45-54576
55-64728
65-74736
75-84510
85+178
Dwelling types in Lithgow
Dwelling types, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,852
Townhouse304
Apartment90
Other15
Households by weekly income in Lithgow
Households by weekly income, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650685
$650-1,499724
$1,500-2,999479
$3,000+213
Top ancestries in Lithgow
Top ancestries, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,059
Australian2,021
Irish601
Scottish549
Ancestry NS344
Aboriginal310
Housing tenure in Lithgow
Housing tenure, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned887
Mortgage511
Rented784
Other17
Cars per household in Lithgow
Cars per household, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0335
11,004
2595
3170
4+100
Commute to work in Lithgow
Commute to work, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,221
Train7
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked156
Bicycle11
Home195
Top countries of birth in Lithgow
Top countries of birth, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England114
New Zealand60
India47
Philippines44
China33
Scotland20
Languages used at home in Lithgow
Languages used at home, Lithgow NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog22
Mandarin21
Cantonese19
Vietnamese17
Thai15
Punjabi14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,199 bird observations recorded near Lithgow — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lithgow

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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