Lightning Ridge, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,946
- Median age
- 53
- Household income
- $792/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 62%
- Renting
- 29%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest emergency dept
- Lightning Ridge Multi Purpose Service · 0.4 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$60k
Sales (5 yr)
321
Sales (12 mths)
24
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
688 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 22.4% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Lightning Ridge CS
Secondary
Lightning Ridge CS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Walgett - Lightning Ridge
District population (2025)
5,708
-15% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Mar 2026)
22
houses 10 · other 12
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Lightning Ridge:
- Pandora Street (100)
- Opal Street (77)
- Nettleton Drive (65)
- Black Prince Drive (59)
- Gem Street (54)
- Fantasia Street (53)
- Morilla Street (50)
- Fred Reece Way (48)
- Mining Route (40)
- Butterfly Avenue (35)
- Potch Street (33)
- Lappkalle Street (32)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.