Lidcombe, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Lidcombe is a suburb about 15 kilometres west of central Sydney, in the Cumberland Council area. It began as Haslam's Creek, named after Samuel Haslam, who held land beside the creek of that name from the early 1800s; a railway station opened under the old name in 1859 before the suburb later became Lidcombe. After the Second World War a wave of European migrants, many of them Ukrainian, settled here and built churches, halls and schools, and Lidcombe remains the cultural heart of Sydney's Ukrainian community, centred on St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church. More recently a large Korean community has given the streets around the station a lively mix of Korean restaurants, cafés and shops. The long-established Tooheys Brewery stands on Parramatta Road, and the suburb's station is an important junction on the rail network west of the city.
More advantaged than the national average
Lidcombe is more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1024, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Lidcombe at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 23,663
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $1,888
- SEIFA score
- 1024
- Coordinates
- -33.8546, 151.0482
Lidcombe demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lidcombe using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 41%, 44% of homes are rented, and 69% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3,242 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,046 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 9,643 | 41% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 5,149 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,589 | 11% |
Share of the 23,669 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,615 | 21% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,534 | 32% |
| Rented | 3,408 | 44% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,021 | 39% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,265 | 16% |
| Flats & apartments | 3,484 | 45% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 7,807 occupied private dwellings in Lidcombe.
- Median weekly rent
- $500
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,308
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,898
- Median weekly personal income
- $741
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 15,577 (69%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 17,732 (80%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 87 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 14,820 (75%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Employed full-time
- 5,611
- Employed part-time
- 3,364
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Lidcombe
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Lidcombe is January (average daytime high around 28.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.8°C). The area receives roughly 854 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4°C | 18.6°C | 85 mm |
| Feb | 27.1°C | 18.1°C | 92 mm |
| Mar | 25.4°C | 16.9°C | 139 mm |
| Apr | 22.9°C | 13.6°C | 72 mm |
| May | 19.7°C | 10°C | 37 mm |
| Jun | 16.7°C | 8°C | 57 mm |
| Jul | 16.8°C | 7.1°C | 56 mm |
| Aug | 17.9°C | 7.6°C | 52 mm |
| Sep | 20.9°C | 9.8°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 23.7°C | 12.6°C | 77 mm |
| Nov | 25.2°C | 14.7°C | 73 mm |
| Dec | 27.5°C | 16.9°C | 70 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Lidcombe
Where is Lidcombe?
Lidcombe is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Lidcombe?
At the 2021 Census, Lidcombe had a population of about 23,663.
Is Lidcombe an advantaged area?
Lidcombe has an ABS SEIFA score of 1024, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 71 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Lidcombe?
Lidcombe has average daytime highs of about 22.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.8°C, with roughly 854 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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