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New Lambton NSW 2305

5,639 addresses · 111 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › New Lambton · 115 km from Sydney

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Living Here

New Lambton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,651 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,853 a week, with median rent near $395 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

10,651Population
41Median age
$1,853Median household income / wk
$395Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lambton - New Lambton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: New Lambton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adamstown, 1 km south-east · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 4.9 km east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 4.2 km east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 6.2 km east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 16.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 30.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in New Lambton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, New Lambton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 65.5%

Population by age in New Lambton
Population by age, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4510
5-141,463
15-19692
20-24633
25-341,171
35-441,407
45-541,525
55-641,351
65-741,056
75-84564
85+276
Dwelling types in New Lambton
Dwelling types, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,272
Townhouse575
Apartment341
Other10
Households by weekly income in New Lambton
Households by weekly income, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650663
$650-1,499983
$1,500-2,9991,140
$3,000+1,133
Top ancestries in New Lambton
Top ancestries, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English4,487
Australian4,276
Irish1,506
Scottish1,352
Other790
German446
Housing tenure in New Lambton
Housing tenure, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,454
Mortgage1,388
Rented1,271
Other35
Cars per household in New Lambton
Cars per household, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0303
11,639
21,561
3421
4+224
Commute to work in New Lambton
Commute to work, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,908
Train7
Bus45
Tram/ferry0
Walked121
Bicycle57
Home1,382
Top countries of birth in New Lambton
Top countries of birth, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England233
New Zealand94
India75
Philippines69
China52
United States40
Languages used at home in New Lambton
Languages used at home, New Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian60
Mandarin54
Bengali44
Greek40
Italian36
Cantonese35

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

60,399 bird observations recorded near New Lambton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near New Lambton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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