Hartley Vale
NSW 2790 · Lithgow
84 (2021) → 85 est. (2025) · Stable
Part of the Lithgow local government area (est. 19,655 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Hartley Vale is a stable suburb in Lithgow, NSW 2790, about 98km from Sydney CBD. Recent property sales in Hartley Vale are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 85km inland. Hartley Vale has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 2790 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (9.52%), Philippines (4.76%), Vietnam (3.57%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (3.57%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated March 2026
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 970 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- OneSchool Global NSW - Mount VictoriaCombined · Independent · 6.5kmICSEA 976
- Mount Victoria Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1039
- Lithgow High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.1kmICSEA 918
- Lithgow Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 919
- Zig Zag Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.8kmICSEA 934
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School LithgowPrimary · Catholic · 9.2kmICSEA 993
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
No licensed pubs, bars or clubs are registered in this suburb per the Liquor & Gaming NSW register.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Hartley Vale
What are property prices in Hartley Vale?
Recent sales volume in Hartley Vale is too low to report a reliable median house or unit price. Median weekly house rent is $450.
How far is Hartley Vale from Sydney CBD?
Hartley Vale is about 97.7 km from Sydney CBD, an estimated 249 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Hartley Vale?
Hartley Vale has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Hartley Vale?
Hartley Vale has a transport score of 0/100.