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Blue Mountains vs Lithgow
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 55 km apart · Blue Mountains profile · Lithgow profile
Blue Mountains Lithgow
Blue Mountains and Lithgow are two distinct New South Wales regions with a sharp contrast in education and wealth. Blue Mountains has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (32.7% compared to 11.6% in Lithgow) and a much larger proportion of households earning $3,000 or more a week (23.9% versus 13.4%). This professional profile is reflected in the workforce, with far more people working from home in Blue Mountains (36.6%) than in Lithgow (12.5%).
Both areas are very similar in their home ownership rates, with around 41% of dwellings owned outright. They also share a similar number of people per home and bedroom. While they are alike in these ways, the gaps in qualification and income have widened since 2011. Public transport access is also quite different, with Blue Mountains having far more weekly departures per 1,000 people than Lithgow.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 75,942
- First area, 2016: 76,904
- First area, 2021: 78,121
- Second area, 2011: 20,160
- Second area, 2016: 21,090
- Second area, 2021: 20,842
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 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 Blue Mountains: 0.8% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Lithgow: 0.9% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Blue Mountains: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Lithgow: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Blue Mountains: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Lithgow: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Blue Mountains: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Lithgow: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Lithgow: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Lithgow: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Lithgow: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Lithgow: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Lithgow: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Blue Mountains: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Lithgow: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Blue Mountains: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Lithgow: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Blue Mountains: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Lithgow: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Blue Mountains: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Blue Mountains: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Lithgow: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Lithgow: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Blue Mountains: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Blue Mountains: 2.5% males, 2.4% 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: $590
- First area, 2016: $688
- First area, 2021: $817
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $510
- Second area, 2021: $632
- First area, 2011: $1,270
- First area, 2016: $1,468
- First area, 2021: $1,756
- Second area, 2011: $896
- Second area, 2016: $984
- Second area, 2021: $1,196
- First area, 2011: $1,624
- First area, 2016: $1,866
- First area, 2021: $2,235
- 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: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $280
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $170
- Second area, 2016: $230
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $1,842
- First area, 2016: $1,842
- First area, 2021: $2,035
- 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). Blue Mountains vs Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA10900/blue-mountains/vs/LGA14870/lithgow