Lockhart
3,509 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,896 km², 17 suburbs. Council website: lockhart.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
3,509
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.6% in a year
Density
1.2/km²
2,896 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$345k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$1,472
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
2.3 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
5 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
17
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income
- $1,295/week
- Median rent
- $200/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,192/month
- Households renting
- 15.0%
- Average household
- 2.5 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 5 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 5 of 10
Suburbs
17 suburbs where Lockhart holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rock | 1,347 | 96% | $434kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 3 |
| Lockhart | 1,019 | 93% | $380kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 2 |
| Yerong Creek | 355 | All | $340kDec 2025 | – / 99% | 3 |
| Boree Creek | 204 | 21% | – / 56% | 3 | |
| Pleasant Hills | 127 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Milbrulong | 119 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Munyabla | 72 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Ryan (NSW) | 62 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Alma Park | 58 | 14% | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Tootool | 51 | All | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Urangeline East | 37 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Bidgeemia | 32 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Osborne (NSW) | 32 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Urangeline | 31 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Fargunyah | 22 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Brookong | 21 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| French Park | 17 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Wrathall | 17 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Cullivel | 10 | All | – / 86% | 9 |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 3 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $340k
- Median of suburb medians
- $380k
- Highest suburb median
- $434k
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)99%
- Farrer · Sussan LEY (LP)2%
State districts
- Wagga Wagga · Joe McGirr (IND)99%
- Albury · Justin Clancy (LIB)2%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.