Demographics
Lightning Ridge is approximately 2138.79 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Lightning Ridge was 2284. The population is 54% male and 46% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Lightning Ridge are $600 to $799. The most common weekly income bracket is $300 to $399 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $150 to $199.Description
Lightning Ridge is a suburb of Regional NSW, New South Wales and is about 586 kms north- northwest of NSW's capital city of Sydney. In the 2011 Australian census the population of Lightning Ridge was 2,492 when there were 1,111 Females and 1,381 Males living there. The median age for people living in Lightning Ridge was 44. Lightning Ridge is the outback mining town that's famous for its rare black opals. Lightning Ridge, a charismatic opal town on the edge of the NSW outback, is the world's main source of the most desirable of opals