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Lithgow vs Oberon

Name: Lithgow vs Oberon — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 83 km apart · Lithgow profile · Oberon profile

Lithgow Oberon

Lithgow and Oberon are two regional New South Wales areas with very different levels of amenity and security. Lithgow is far more connected, with a much higher number of public transport stops and departures, and more homes within walking distance of parks, schools and groceries. In contrast, Oberon has far higher scores for access to money, resources, and job skills. Crime rates are also far higher in Lithgow, including much higher rates of recorded offences, drug offences and property damage.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, with almost identical proportions of children, retirees, and volunteers. They also have similar shares of people born overseas and those earning more than $2,000 a week. While they share these common traits, some gaps have grown since 2011; for instance, the difference in the share of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and those with no religion, has widened.

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Where they differ most

Population: 15,262 larger in Lithgow No car: 5.2 pts higher in Lithgow Unemployment: 2.0 pts higher in Lithgow Full-time: 6.7 pts higher in Oberon 3+ bedrooms: 6.7 pts higher in Oberon

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lithgow in Oberon +15,262 larger in Lithgow gap steady

20,842 60th pct 5,580 35th pct

Median age in Lithgow in Oberon +1 yrs older in Oberon gap steady

46 yrs 71st pct 47 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

27.7% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 28.1%

24.5% Seniors (65+) +0.4 pts ▸ 24.9%

21.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.8 pts 20.4%

16.4% Children (0–14) +0.7 pts ▸ 17.1%

10.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 9.4%

Marital status

43.3% Married +4.2 pts ▸ 47.5%

34.4% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 31.8%

11.4% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 10.1%

7.0% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 6.5%

4.0% Separated even 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Lithgow Oberon

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.1% Australia ◂ +5.1 pts 77.0%

2.4% England even 2.4%

1.0% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% China even 0.3%

0.2% Italy even 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

41.5% English ◂ +2.4 pts 39.1%

41.4% Australian ◂ +3.4 pts 38.1%

11.9% Irish +2.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.3% Scottish ◂ +1.9 pts 9.4%

3.4% German +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.9% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.1% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.3% English only ◂ +4.7 pts 82.7%

0.3% Italian even 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.4% Christianity +4.0 pts ▸ 56.4%

35.6% No religion ◂ +8.5 pts 27.1%

9.7% Not stated +4.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.5% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Lithgow in Oberon +10 more in Lithgow

14 62nd pct 4 29th pct

Schools/1k kids in Lithgow in Oberon +0.09 more in Oberon

4.10 53rd pct 4.18 54th pct

Students in Lithgow in Oberon +1,822 more in Lithgow

2,376 53rd pct 554 29th pct

Avg size in Lithgow in Oberon +31 larger in Lithgow

170 40th pct 139 32nd pct

ICSEA in Lithgow in Oberon +9 higher in Oberon

927 26th pct 937 29th pct

Highest year of school

34.8% Year 12 +1.2 pts ▸ 36.0%

33.7% Year 10 ◂ +1.9 pts 31.8%

14.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.1 pts 12.2%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.6 pts 5.3%

Highest qualification level

38.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.8 pts 34.1%

13.8% Bachelor degree +1.7 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 11.1%

3.6% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 2.1%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

20.5% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 17.8%

13.3% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.0% Society & culture ◂ +2.5 pts 7.4%

9.1% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 8.9%

7.4% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 4.3%

4.7% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.5% Agriculture & environment +1.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Lithgow in Oberon +$127 higher in Oberon gap widening

$632 23rd pct $759 54th pct

Household income in Lithgow in Oberon +$245 higher in Oberon gap widening

$1,196 24th pct $1,441 54th pct

Family income in Lithgow in Oberon +$211 higher in Oberon gap widening

$1,658 38th pct $1,869 57th pct

Household income distribution

30.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 28.1%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 28.2%

24.7% Under $650 ◂ +5.1 pts 19.5%

6.6% $3,000–$3,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.8% $4,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

Personal income distribution

45.8% Under $650 ◂ +7.7 pts 38.0%

27.9% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 30.4%

13.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.0 pts 10.9%

10.7% Mental health ◂ +2.7 pts 7.9%

9.7% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 9.0%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 7.1%

6.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 6.2%

5.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

3.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

1.3% Stroke even 1.3%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.4% None +0.5 pts ▸ 53.9%

22.1% One condition ◂ +2.6 pts 19.4%

8.4% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 7.5%

5.0% Three or more ◂ +1.4 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Lithgow in Oberon +1,361 larger in Lithgow

1,621 74th pct 260 34th pct

Median age in Lithgow in Oberon even

26 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Lithgow in Oberon +$98 higher in Oberon

$558 51st pct $656 74th pct

Household income in Lithgow in Oberon +$13 higher in Oberon

$1,312 43rd pct $1,325 44th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lithgow in Oberon even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

48.9% Couples with children +1.1 pts ▸ 49.9%

31.8% Couples without children +3.8 pts ▸ 35.5%

18.2% One-parent families ◂ +4.0 pts 14.2%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

Household size

35.5% 2 people +4.2 pts ▸ 39.7%

34.0% 1 person ◂ +5.2 pts 28.8%

12.2% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 12.1%

10.9% 4 people +0.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

4.8% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.6% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lithgow in Oberon +$10 higher in Oberon gap widening

$270 54th pct $280 57th pct

Mortgage in Lithgow in Oberon +$60 higher in Oberon gap steady

$1,500 56th pct $1,560 60th pct

People / bedroom in Lithgow in Oberon even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.9% Owned outright even 41.9%

29.6% Owned with a mortgage +2.7 pts ▸ 32.3%

24.1% Rented ◂ +3.6 pts 20.6%

2.3% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.1% Not stated even 2.1%

Types of homes

89.6% Separate house +4.3 pts ▸ 93.9%

7.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.7 pts 4.0%

1.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

0.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

44.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 42.0%

23.7% 4 bedrooms +8.1 pts ▸ 31.8%

20.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.5 pts 12.6%

6.2% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.2% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.6% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

54.8% $200–$349 ◂ +4.2 pts 50.6%

23.3% Under $200 ◂ +0.2 pts 23.2%

17.7% $350–$549 +1.7 pts ▸ 19.3%

0.4% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.2 pts 38.1%

23.6% $1,800–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 27.4%

22.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.4 pts 17.5%

9.2% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Lithgow in Oberon +187 more in Lithgow

213 72nd pct 26 47th pct

Stops/1k in Lithgow in Oberon +5.56 more in Lithgow

10.22 100th pct 4.66 68th pct

Departures/1k in Lithgow in Oberon +353.8 more in Lithgow

392.3 69th pct 38.5 45th pct

PT routes in Lithgow in Oberon +58 more in Lithgow

60 86th pct 2 33rd pct

How people get to work

63.3% Car (driver) +1.7 pts ▸ 65.0%

12.5% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 12.8%

3.8% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.8% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.1% 2 vehicles +6.1 pts ▸ 39.3%

36.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.8 pts 29.4%

13.6% 3 vehicles +3.1 pts ▸ 16.7%

8.8% 4 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.2% No vehicle ◂ +5.2 pts 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

4.9% Manufacturing +11.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

2.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +11.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.1 pts 9.5%

10.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.4 pts 6.7%

9.0% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 6.2%

7.4% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.8 pts 4.5%

8.0% Mining ◂ +7.5 pts 0.4%

7.3% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.6 pts 2.3%

3.8% Other services ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

11.3% Managers +6.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

16.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.6 pts 15.0%

14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +4.2 pts 9.8%

13.4% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 12.8%

11.3% Machinery operators & drivers +1.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.4 pts 9.4%

11.4% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

7.6% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 6.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Lithgow in Oberon +2 higher in Oberon

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Lithgow in Oberon +2 higher in Oberon

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Lithgow in Oberon +5 higher in Oberon

3 29th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Lithgow in Oberon +2 higher in Oberon

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Lithgow in Oberon +36 higher in Oberon

912 22nd pct 948 46th pct

ERP in Lithgow in Oberon +15,098 higher in Lithgow

20,693 58th pct 5,595 33rd pct

Growth in Lithgow in Oberon +1.3 pts higher in Oberon

-0.8% 10th pct 0.5% 18th pct

Businesses in Lithgow in Oberon +657 higher in Lithgow

1,410 50th pct 753 37th pct

Approvals in Lithgow in Oberon +12 higher in Lithgow

32 43rd pct 20 35th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Lithgow in Oberon +222 higher in Oberon

810 66th pct 1,031 78th pct

Max temp in Lithgow in Oberon +4.8 higher in Lithgow

21.3 23rd pct 16.5 1st pct

Min temp in Lithgow in Oberon +2.3 higher in Lithgow

7.5 7th pct 5.2 0th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Lithgow in Oberon +5,847 higher in Lithgow

9,879 60th pct 4,032 11th pct

Assault/100k in Lithgow in Oberon +768 higher in Lithgow

1,449 72nd pct 681 29th pct

Sexual/100k in Lithgow in Oberon +32 higher in Lithgow

355 74th pct 323 66th pct

Robbery/100k in Lithgow in Oberon +4 higher in Oberon

14 29th pct 18 37th pct

Burglary/100k in Lithgow in Oberon +306 higher in Lithgow

432 40th pct 125 1st pct

Theft/100k in Lithgow in Oberon +949 higher in Lithgow

1,200 47th pct 251 0th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Lithgow in Oberon +281 higher in Lithgow

389 55th pct 108 7th pct

Property damage/100k in Lithgow in Oberon +667 higher in Lithgow

1,080 73rd pct 412 16th pct

Drugs/100k in Lithgow in Oberon +666 higher in Lithgow

792 68th pct 125 9th pct

5-yr change in Lithgow in Oberon +50.4 pts higher in Lithgow

1.4% 38th pct -49.0% 0th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lithgow in Oberon +2.0 higher in Lithgow

4.8 72nd pct 2.8 26th pct

Types ≤15 min in Lithgow in Oberon +1.7 more in Lithgow

4.6 67th pct 2.9 23rd pct

15-min city in Lithgow in Oberon +19.3 pts higher in Lithgow

55.1% 62nd pct 35.7% 28th pct

Walk to shops in Lithgow in Oberon +21.3 pts higher in Lithgow

53.4% 60th pct 32.0% 23rd pct

Walk to transit in Lithgow in Oberon +36.9 pts higher in Lithgow

69.3% 68th pct 32.4% 41st pct

Walk to school in Lithgow in Oberon +13.2 pts higher in Lithgow

51.5% 44th pct 38.3% 24th pct

Walk to a park in Lithgow in Oberon +34.1 pts higher in Lithgow

76.2% 59th pct 42.1% 13th pct

Walk to health in Lithgow in Oberon +9.7 pts higher in Lithgow

41.2% 57th pct 31.6% 38th pct

Amenities/1k in Lithgow in Oberon +15.3 more in Lithgow

36.4 78th pct 21.1 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Lithgow in Oberon +1 higher in Lithgow

2 58th pct 1 49th pct

Mean slope in Lithgow in Oberon +0.4 pts higher in Oberon

7.9% 87th pct 8.3% 89th pct

Compare Lithgow with nearby areas

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Compare Oberon with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lithgow vs Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14870/lithgow/vs/LGA16100/oberon