Lightning Ridge, NSW 2834 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Lightning Ridge is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2834, home to 1,946 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Brewarrina local government area (Very Remote Australia).
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$200 /wk
Population1,946
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGAWalgett
Demographics
- Population
- 1,946
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median household income
- $792 /week
- Median personal income
- $476 /week
- Median family income
- $1,186 /week
- Average household size
- 2.0
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.9
- Local government area
- Walgett
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Far West and Orana
- Remoteness classification
- Very Remote Australia
- Federal electorate
- Parkes
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $200 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Rent share of household income
- 25%
Schools
- Lightning Ridge Central School
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Nearby suburbs
- Nearby suburb profiles arriving in the next data refresh.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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