Lake Bathurst, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Lake Bathurst is more socio-economically advantaged than about 61% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1006, 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.
Lake Bathurst at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 218
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $1,696
- SEIFA score
- 1006
- Coordinates
- -35.0169, 149.6853
Lake Bathurst demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lake Bathurst 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 mid-life (45–64) at 35%, 12% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 30 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 16 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 53 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 75 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 40 | 19% |
Share of the 214 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 34 | 49% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 24 | 35% |
| Rented | 8 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 76 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 76 occupied private dwellings in Lake Bathurst.
- Median weekly rent
- $277
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,964
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,899
- Median weekly personal income
- $704
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 35 (17%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 9 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 7 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 83 (46%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Employed full-time
- 63
- Employed part-time
- 31
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 Lake Bathurst
Where is Lake Bathurst?
Lake Bathurst is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Lake Bathurst?
At the 2021 Census, Lake Bathurst had a population of about 218.
Is Lake Bathurst an advantaged area?
Lake Bathurst has an ABS SEIFA score of 1006, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 61 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 61% of Australian suburbs.
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