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Hawkesbury vs Lithgow
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 56 km apart · Hawkesbury profile · Lithgow profile
Hawkesbury Lithgow
Hawkesbury and Lithgow are two regional New South Wales areas with very different financial profiles. Hawkesbury is much wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $1,980 compared to $1,196 in Lithgow. This is reflected in the workforce, where far more adults are working or looking for work in Hawkesbury (63.4% versus 50.4%) and more people work from home (25.3% versus 12.5%). Education levels are also far higher in Hawkesbury, where 44.9% of residents completed Year 12, while the figure is 34.8% in Lithgow.
Both areas are effectively alike in their rental markets, with about 24% of households renting. This shared trait exists alongside a stark contrast in daily convenience; Lithgow is far more walkable, with 53.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 28.9% in Hawkesbury. Over time, the gaps in typical income and the share of high-earning households have widened, while the difference in Year 12 completion has narrowed slightly since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 62,353
- First area, 2016: 64,592
- First area, 2021: 67,207
- Second area, 2011: 20,160
- Second area, 2016: 21,090
- Second area, 2021: 20,842
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 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 Hawkesbury: 0.7% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Lithgow: 0.9% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Hawkesbury: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Lithgow: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Hawkesbury: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Lithgow: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Hawkesbury: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Lithgow: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Hawkesbury: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Lithgow: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Hawkesbury: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Lithgow: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Lithgow: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Hawkesbury: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Lithgow: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Hawkesbury: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Lithgow: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Hawkesbury: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Lithgow: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Hawkesbury: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Lithgow: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Lithgow: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Lithgow: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Hawkesbury: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Hawkesbury: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Lithgow: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Hawkesbury: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Lithgow: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Hawkesbury: 3.2% males, 3.0% 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: $622
- First area, 2016: $728
- First area, 2021: $860
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $510
- Second area, 2021: $632
- First area, 2011: $1,385
- First area, 2016: $1,668
- First area, 2021: $1,980
- Second area, 2011: $896
- Second area, 2016: $984
- Second area, 2021: $1,196
- First area, 2011: $1,598
- First area, 2016: $1,916
- First area, 2021: $2,272
- 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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- 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: $360
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $170
- Second area, 2016: $230
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $2,029
- First area, 2016: $2,080
- First area, 2021: $2,200
- 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: 0.80
- 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). Hawkesbury vs Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13800/hawkesbury/vs/LGA14870/lithgow