12,385 ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12,249
- 2016: 23,679
- 2021: 12,385
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lithgow · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Lithgow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents shape the daily life of Lithgow, where the typical person is 46 years old. This is far older than the national figure, reflecting a community with a high proportion of seniors and fewer children than most other areas.
12,385
▲ +1.1%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Lithgow — lower than 88% of areas.
| Lithgow | 12,385 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 15,452 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Lithgow reached 12,385 people in 2021, a small increase of about 136 people since 2011. This makes it smaller than about 91% of similar areas.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift toward an older population is clear, as the number of seniors rose 6.1 percentage points since 2011 while children under 15 fell to 16.0%.
25.5% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lithgow splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 40.0% of residents are married and 10.2% are in de facto partnerships.
8.3% ▲ +77.4%
Higher than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Lithgow splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1019/lithgow/topic/demographics-identity