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Bathurst Regional vs Lithgow
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 58 km apart · Bathurst Regional profile · Lithgow profile
Bathurst Regional Lithgow
Bathurst Regional and Lithgow are two regional New South Wales areas with contrasting profiles. Bathurst Regional is younger and more affluent, with a typical resident aged 38 and a typical weekly household income of $1,585. It also has a higher rate of school completion, with 48.2% of people finishing Year 12. In contrast, Lithgow has a much older population, with a typical age of 46 and 24.5% of residents aged 65 and over. Incomes are lower in Lithgow, where the typical household earns $1,196 a week.
Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, as they have nearly identical rates of volunteering, people working from home, and those born overseas. However, some gaps have grown over time. The difference in typical age has widened to 8 years, and the income gap has increased since 2011. While both areas have overall advantage scores near the national average, Bathurst Regional has seen more people move in over the last five years, with 41.2% compared to 30.5% in Lithgow.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 38,519
- First area, 2016: 41,300
- First area, 2021: 43,567
- Second area, 2011: 20,160
- Second area, 2016: 21,090
- Second area, 2021: 20,842
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Bathurst Regional: 0.8% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Lithgow: 0.9% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Bathurst Regional: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Lithgow: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Bathurst Regional: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Lithgow: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Bathurst Regional: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Lithgow: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Bathurst Regional: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Lithgow: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Lithgow: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Lithgow: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Lithgow: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Bathurst Regional: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Lithgow: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Bathurst Regional: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Lithgow: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Bathurst Regional: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Lithgow: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Lithgow: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Bathurst Regional: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Lithgow: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Bathurst Regional: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Bathurst Regional: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Lithgow: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Bathurst Regional: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Bathurst Regional: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Lithgow: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $544
- First area, 2016: $646
- First area, 2021: $796
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $510
- Second area, 2021: $632
- First area, 2011: $1,142
- First area, 2016: $1,310
- First area, 2021: $1,585
- Second area, 2011: $896
- Second area, 2016: $984
- Second area, 2021: $1,196
- First area, 2011: $1,437
- First area, 2016: $1,632
- First area, 2021: $2,026
- Second area, 2011: $1,190
- Second area, 2016: $1,328
- Second area, 2021: $1,658
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $220
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2011: $170
- Second area, 2016: $230
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $1,625
- First area, 2016: $1,670
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,452
- Second area, 2016: $1,387
- Second area, 2021: $1,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bathurst Regional vs Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10470/bathurst-regional/vs/LGA14870/lithgow