Little Hartley vs Lowther

Little Hartley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 62 in Lowther. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Hartley, most households are couple families. In Lowther, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lowther tends to suit older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Little Hartley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Little Hartley leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)
  • Lowther has cheaper land ($42,000 vs $1,337,500)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lowther

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $390/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Little Hartley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (139.2 km vs 167 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 154 min)
  • But Lowther is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lowther

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (48% vs 22%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Little Hartley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.3% vs -10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Little Hartley and Lowther drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Little Hartley Lowther
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Little Hartley Lowther
Walkability 0 / 8
Little Hartley — Walkability: 0/100 Lowther — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 70 / 77
Little Hartley — Safety: 70/100 Lowther — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 17 / 84
Little Hartley — Low fire risk: 17/100 Lowther — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Little Hartley has more residents (629 vs 69); Lowther skews older (62 vs 49).

Little Hartley Lowther
Population 629
+89% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.3% -10.4%
Median age 49 62
Median household income $95,836/yr
+15% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+9% vs other
 $355/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Hartley Lowther
0-4 4.5% / —
Little Hartley — 0-4: 4.5% Lowther — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.0% / 4.3%
Little Hartley — 5-14: 10.0% Lowther — 5-14: 4.3%
15-19 5.4% / —
Little Hartley — 15-19: 5.4% Lowther — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.6% / —
Little Hartley — 20-24: 4.6% Lowther — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.0% / —
Little Hartley — 25-34: 10.0% Lowther — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.1% / 7.2%
Little Hartley — 35-44: 11.1% Lowther — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 14.5% / 14.5%
Little Hartley — 45-54: 14.5% Lowther — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 20.3% / 17.4%
Little Hartley — 55-64: 20.3% Lowther — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 13.2% / 20.3%
Little Hartley — 65-74: 13.2% Lowther — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 6.4% / 21.7%
Little Hartley — 75-84: 6.4% Lowther — 75-84: 21.7%
85+ 2.1% / 5.8%
Little Hartley — 85+: 2.1% Lowther — 85+: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Hartley 60.9% couple families
Little Hartley — Couple Families: 60.9% Little Hartley — Lone Person: 28.1% Little Hartley — One Parent Families: 10.9%
Lowther 52.6% couple families
Lowther — Couple Families: 52.6% Lowther — Lone Person: 26.3% Lowther — One Parent Families: 21.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Hartley 5.6% renting
Little Hartley — Owned Outright: 49.8% Little Hartley — Mortgage: 44.7% Little Hartley — Renting: 5.6%
Lowther 18.5% renting
Lowther — Owned Outright: 44.4% Lowther — Mortgage: 37.0% Lowther — Renting: 18.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Hartley 100.9% houses
Little Hartley — Houses: 100.9% Little Hartley — Townhouses: 1.8%
Lowther 100.0% houses
Lowther — Houses: 100.0% Lowther — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Little Hartley Lowther
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 17.4%
Little Hartley — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Lowther — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 14.5%
Little Hartley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Lowther — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.4% / 7.2%
Little Hartley — Bachelor Degree: 12.4% Lowther — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / —
Little Hartley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Lowther — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / —
Little Hartley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Lowther — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Property market

Little Hartley Lowther
Median house price $1,300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,337,500 $42,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 57 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lowther has more rural and farming land (99% vs 52%); Little Hartley has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Little Hartley Lowther
Rural and farming 52% 99%
Residential 32% 0%
Environmental 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Little Hartley Lowther
New dwellings approved 55
across Lithgow
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Little Hartley Lowther
House price Higher than 66% of NSW —
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 44% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW

Liveability

Lowther is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Little Hartley Lowther
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Little Hartley carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 16).

Little Hartley Lowther
Bushfire High
83/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Little Hartley Lowther
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Little Hartley Lowther
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 14 6

Mobility

Lowther sits further from the CBD (167 km vs 139.2 km).

Little Hartley Lowther
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 139.2 km 167 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 154 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2790
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2790
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Little Hartley Lowther
Car (driver) 62.6% / 48.0%
Little Hartley — Car (driver): 62.6% Lowther — Car (driver): 48.0%
Worked from Home 32.9% / 36.0%
Little Hartley — Worked from Home: 32.9% Lowther — Worked from Home: 36.0%
Walked Only — / 16.0%
Little Hartley — Walked Only: not among its largest Lowther — Walked Only: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Little Hartley — Car (passenger): 4.5% Lowther — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.6%).

Setting

Little Hartley Lowther
Elevation 758 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 915 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Little Hartley Lowther
Connectivity score 30/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
280 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Little Hartley Lowther
Annual rainfall 1,147 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Little Hartley Lowther
Average residential rate $1,150/yr
same for both
Council Lithgow
same for both

Federal electorate

Little Hartley Lowther
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Little Hartley Lowther
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Hartley

Acreage

Lowther

Affordable Retirees Rural

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