Census 2011 → 2021
Lithgow population growth
How the population of Lithgow, NSW (2790) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-7.6% over 10 years
2011 population
5,365
2016 population
5,201
2021 population
4,956
2011 → 2021
-7.6%
-245 since 2016
Lithgow trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,956
was 5,201 in 2016
-245 · -4.7%
Median rent
$280/wk
was $245/wk in 2016
+$35 · +14.3%
Household income
$1,010/wk
was $834/wk in 2016
+$176 · +21.1%
Median age
49
was 47 in 2016
+2 · +4.3%
Dig deeper: Lithgow population growth · Lithgow then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology