Census 2011 → 2021
Lightning Ridge population growth
How the population of Lightning Ridge, NSW (2834) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-21.5% over 10 years
2011 population
2,480
2016 population
2,284
2021 population
1,946
2011 → 2021
-21.5%
-338 since 2016
Lightning Ridge trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,946
was 2,284 in 2016
-338 · -14.8%
Median rent
$200/wk
was $150/wk in 2016
+$50 · +33.3%
Household income
$792/wk
was $681/wk in 2016
+$111 · +16.3%
Median age
53
was 51 in 2016
+2 · +3.9%
Dig deeper: Lightning Ridge population growth · Lightning Ridge then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology