Lockhart, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Lockhart is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, about 63km south-west of Wagga Wagga and 521km from Sydney. It began as a settlement known as Green's Gunyah, after an early stockman named Green, and was renamed in 1897 — said to honour C.G.N. Lockhart, a commissioner for Crown Lands in the Murrumbidgee district during the 1850s. The post office opened in 1882 and a railway served the town from 1901 to 1975. Lockhart today is grain-growing and grazing country. Its landmarks include a vast water-tower mural finished in 2018 and the yearly Spirit of the Land Festival, whose sculptures are welded from recycled farm machinery. Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer was raised in the district.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Lockhart is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 925, 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.
Lockhart at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,019
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,111
- SEIFA score
- 925
- Coordinates
- -35.1739, 146.7438
Lockhart demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lockhart 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 seniors (65+) at 31%, 20% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 176 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 105 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 147 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 277 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 310 | 31% |
Share of the 1,015 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 221 | 54% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 87 | 21% |
| Rented | 82 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 397 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 6 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 410 occupied private dwellings in Lockhart.
- Median weekly rent
- $195
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,575
- Median weekly personal income
- $600
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 62 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 15 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 65 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 275 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 263
- Employed part-time
- 134
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.
Common questions about Lockhart
Where is Lockhart?
Lockhart is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Lockhart?
At the 2021 Census, Lockhart had a population of about 1,019.
Is Lockhart an advantaged area?
Lockhart has an ABS SEIFA score of 925, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
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