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New South Wales · SA2 103031070

What's going on in Lithgow

Population 12,385 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#50 of 623 in New South Wales

for % single-parent families (21.2%)

Rank 2

#58 of 623 in New South Wales

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (8.3%)

Rank 3

#93 of 623 in New South Wales

for Unemployment rate (6.4%)

The three dimensions where Lithgow picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,088 / week
#592 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
46 years
#117 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
29.8%
#274 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
6.4%
#93 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.70
#526 of 623 in New South Wales

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Lithgow's sharpest rank is for % single-parent families. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #220 · one rank above Hermit Park - Rosslea Queensland ↓ #222 · one rank below Lawnton Queensland

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.