Lithgow

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10501501
Total population 20,145
Total dwellings 9,424
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 899
Male 492
Female 407
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 383
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $949
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,560
Median weekly rent $180

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 854 95.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 45 5.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 899 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 492 54.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 407 45.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Lithgow, there were 899 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 492 (or 54.7%) were male and 407 (or 45.3%) were female.

Age Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 118 13.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 208 23.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 175 19.5 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 295 32.9 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 54 6.0 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 46 5.1 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Lithgow the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 149 26.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 26 4.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 52 9.1 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 21 3.7 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 322 56.5 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Lithgow 26.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 49 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 58 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 63 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Lithgow for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 133 27.6 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 76 15.8 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 273 56.6 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Lithgow 27.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Lithgow for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 29 7.1 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 126 30.7 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 88 21.5 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 34 8.3 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 1.5 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 0.7 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 124 30.2 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 410 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lithgow, 45.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.7% were attending a primary school, 21.5% were attending a secondary school and 9.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 0.3 111 0.1 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 817 91.1 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lithgow. The only other response for language at home was Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 118 45.7 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 76 29.5 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 17 6.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 47 18.2 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 258 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 258 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lithgow. Of these 45.7% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 18.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 33 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lithgow who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 370 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 949 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lithgow was $370 and the median weekly household income was $949.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Lithgow, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,560 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Lithgow, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 336 87.7 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 25 6.5 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 18 4.7 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 1.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 383 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Lithgow there were 383 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.7% were separate houses, 6.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lithgow % Lithgow New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 66 17.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 125 32.6 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 177 46.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 5 1.3 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 11 2.9 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Lithgow, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.2% were owned outright, 32.6% were owned with a mortgage and 46.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.