Lithgow
New South Wales · Lithgow - Mudgee · Central West
This profile uses the ABS Lithgow statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Lithgow is a locality in the Lithgow - Mudgee area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Lithgow SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Lithgow SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Lithgow Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lithgow.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Lithgow (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Lithgow
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment654ICSEA918
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment324ICSEA919
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment287ICSEA993
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment258ICSEA906
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment230ICSEA980
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment120ICSEA934
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSJack & Jill PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Littleton
- Meeting NQSGowrie NSW Lithgow Early Education and Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 85 places · Lithgow
- Meeting NQSFirst Grammar LithgowCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Lithgow
- Meeting NQSThe Little Learning Tree LithgowCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Lithgow
- Meeting NQSPCYC- Out Of School Hours LithgowCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Lithgow
- Meeting NQSLittle Mountaineers LithgowCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Lithgow
- Meeting NQSOne Tree c-Verse Lithgow OSHCCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Lithgow
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 867
- vs previous year
- -3%
- vs 2021
- 903
- Theft 229
- Against justice procedures 143
- Assault 108
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 91
- Drug offences 82
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 44
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Lithgow SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Lithgow SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $563,000
- House price YoY
- +4.2%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $450/wk
Where did the loss come from?
-116Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Lithgow - Mudgee
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Mudgee+1.2%12,965 ppl
- 02Mudgee Surrounds - West+0.6%11,482 ppl
- 03Lithgow Surrounds+0.3%8,544 ppl
- 04Wollangambe - Wollemi+0.0%0 ppl
- 05Mudgee Surrounds - East-0.6%3,369 ppl
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