| Lightning Ridge New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Fossicking field in Lightning Ridge | |||||||||
  Lightning Ridge | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°26′0″S 147°58′0″E / 29.43333°S 147.96667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 2,284 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1922 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2834 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 170 m (558 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Walgett Shire | ||||||||
| County | Finch | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||
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Lightning Ridge is a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, Australia. Part of Walgett Shire, Lightning Ridge is situated near the southern border of Queensland, about 6 km (4 mi) east of the Castlereagh Highway. The Lightning Ridge area is a centre of the mining of black opal and other opal gemstones.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lightning Ridge (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
