Living in Lithgow

In Lithgow, the median rent tenants pay is €743 a month (2021) and unemployment is 4.9% (2026).

Lithgow is a city in Australia, with a population of 12,410 in 2021. Median rent was A$270 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,462 in August 2021. The unemployment rate was 4.9% in March 2026. Foreign-born residents accounted for 10.5% of the population in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-079 sources

Population12,410people30 Jun 2021Official source · ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas

Median gross salary (region)1,640EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent742.9EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate4.9%country median 4.5% — 9% aboveIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Lithgow?

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	5,778 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	5,149 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	270 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	742.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	742.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Lithgow a good place to live?

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–55%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%

Student27%strong on education, weak on safety · range 19–35%

Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

10.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,301 of 12,410 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Median personal income was A$610 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,088 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Lithgow is 4.9%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Lithgow 4.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	2,632 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	44.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,088 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	610 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,640 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁸Official
Unemployment rate	4.9 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁹Independent

What does a salary buy in Lithgow?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €743
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lithgow. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	4.88 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lithgow. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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26°13°

25°13°

23°11°

19°7°

15°4°

12°3°

11°1°

13°2°

16°4°

20°7°

22°9°

25°11°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 26.4 · Feb 24.9 · Mar 22.5 · Apr 19.1 · May 15 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 22.4 · Dec 24.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LITHGOW⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 13.3 · Feb 13.1 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 7.3 · May 4.1 · Jun 2.5 · Jul 1.3 · Aug 1.6 · Sep 4.1 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 11.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LITHGOW⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 19.9 · Feb 19 · Mar 16.6 · Apr 13.2 · May 9.5 · Jun 7.1 · Jul 6.2 · Aug 7.2 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 15.8 · Dec 18 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LITHGOW⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 87.8 · Feb 97.7 · Mar 76.4 · Apr 42.2 · May 43.6 · Jun 59.4 · Jul 46.8 · Aug 52.7 · Sep 53.7 · Oct 57.9 · Nov 76.5 · Dec 83.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LITHGOW⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Christchurch (New Zealand) ±1.4 °C, Ventura (United States) ±6.2 °C, Lower Hutt (New Zealand) ±3.3 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±7.8 °C, Downey (United States) ±8.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 120 km² in 2021. Population density was 101.0 people per km² in 2025.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	120 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	10.5 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	1,301 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	101 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official · significant urban area
Female residents	6,163 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	6,226 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	12,410 people	30 Jun 2021	ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas²Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

12,051

12,405

12,759

13,113

12,124200120052011201520212025

Population fell 5.5% between 2001 and 2025, from 12,829 to 12,124.

International community in Lithgow

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	12,385	100.0%
Australia	10,177	82.2%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	1,306	10.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	12,385	100.0%
Australia	10,177	82.2%
Country of birth not stated	907	7.3%
England	273	2.2%
New Zealand	138	1.1%
Born elsewhere(d)	122	1.0%
Philippines	86	0.7%
India	69	0.6%
Scotland	55	0.4%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	52	0.4%
Germany	38	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Netherlands	36	0.3%
Italy	35	0.3%
Thailand	34	0.3%
Vietnam	26	0.2%
South Africa	25	0.2%
Nepal	23	0.2%
United States of America	21	0.2%
Wales	20	0.2%
Malaysia	19	0.2%
Poland	18	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	16	0.1%
Ireland	15	0.1%
Indonesia	14	0.1%
Greece	13	0.1%
Pakistan	13	0.1%
Fiji	12	0.1%
Lebanon	12	0.1%
Croatia	11	0.1%
France	11	0.1%
Sri Lanka	11	0.1%
Cambodia	8	0.1%
Chile	8	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	8	0.1%
Singapore	8	0.1%
Canada	7	0.1%
Malta	7	0.1%
Samoa	7	0.1%
Iran	6	0.0%
Bangladesh	5	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of (South)	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	12,385	100.0%
Australian citizen	10,939	88.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.55 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	5,149 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	47.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	46 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,462 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Lithgow

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Lithgow alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 10.5% Lithgow+256%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €1,640 Lithgow+84%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 4.9% Lithgow−33%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Muswellbrook12,384 residents Mudgee12,563 residents Colac12,756 residents Esperance12,003 residents Port Augusta13,515 residents Portland11,230 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Lithgow?

The median gross salary is 1,640 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Lithgow?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 %. Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

How many people live in Lithgow?

The published population is 12,410 people. Source: ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas.

How many foreign residents live in Lithgow?

1,301 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Lithgow a good place to live?

Lithgow may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Lithgow?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,177 people (82.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas ABS Regional population, 2024-25 · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-19
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LITHGOW WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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