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.
Is Lidcombe a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Lidcombe from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
71/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (71/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
6/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $500 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 6% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
80/100Plenty mapped nearby
About 102 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Lidcombe at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 23,663
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $1,888
- SEIFA score
- 1024
- Local government area
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- -33.8546, 151.0482
Map of Lidcombe
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Housing & property in Lidcombe
What it costs to live in Lidcombe and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $500
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,308
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 53%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 44%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Lidcombe demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
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% 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.
- 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).
Places in and around Lidcombe
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
26 nearbyFood Hall · Lidcombe Hotel · Subway · Dotori Fresh Sushi & Roll · Cafe Mattaniah - Flowers · Korean street food
Parks & recreation
62 nearbyDooley's Fitness · Phillips Park · Swete Street Reserve · Lidcombe Tennis Courts · Chadwick Reserve · Auburn Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre
Shops & groceries
8 nearbyAldi · Woolworths Lidcombe · Korean grocery store · Breadtop · Snow Blossom · A J supermarket
Schools & education
3 nearbyLidcombe Public School · St Joachim's Catholic Primary School · St Josephs Childcare
Things to do
3 nearbyLidcombe Library · Reading Cinemas · Auburn Lidcombe RSL Youth Centre
Eat & drink in and around Lidcombe
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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Claim this listing- Andamiro SushiRestaurant
- Basak & JogumjaRestaurant20 Railway Street
- Boost JuiceCafé
- Cafe Mattaniah - FlowersCaféJoseph Street
- ChobanoTakeawayLidcombe
- Crazy brothersTakeaway
- Donut KingTakeaway92 Parramatta Road, Lidcombe
- Dotori Fresh Sushi & RollRestaurant24 Joseph Street
- Food HallTakeaway
- I love manoushRestaurant
- Itzan YakinikuRestaurant30 Joseph Street
- JasmineRestaurantjasminauburn.com.au
- Korean street foodRestaurant
- Lidcombe HotelPub
- O ChickenTakeaway
- Palbok BBQ Korean RestaurantRestaurant2-4 Bridge Street
- RashaysRestaurant
- Shabu Shabu Hot potRestaurant
- SubwayTakeawaysubway.com
- Sungshim KalguksuRestaurant8 Bridge Street
- Sushi NayaRestaurant
- TanomiRestaurant
- The Gozleme Co.Takeaway
- Yellow Day Coffee RoastersCafé18 Bridge Streetyellowday.com.au
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Common questions about Lidcombe
Is Lidcombe a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Lidcombe rates 57/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Lidcombe?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Lidcombe was $500, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,308. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Lidcombe?
Lidcombe is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Cumberland local government area.
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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