Average rent in Lithgow, NSW — 2026

Lithgow sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $270/week — 36% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 65% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 30% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (85%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 12,385, the median age is 46, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 11% of residents were born overseas. Lithgow is 108km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.