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North Lambton NSW 2299

1,763 addresses · 52 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › North Lambton · 117 km from Sydney

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Living Here

North Lambton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,454 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,678 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,454Population
31Median age
$1,678Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Warabrook, 2 km north · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 5.5 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 7.5 km east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 16.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 14.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in North Lambton

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

Tree cover measures, North Lambton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 64.4%

Population by age in North Lambton
Population by age, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4202
5-14367
15-19216
20-24480
25-34674
35-44422
45-54340
55-64277
65-74230
75-84175
85+65
Dwelling types in North Lambton
Dwelling types, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,092
Townhouse112
Apartment67
Other0
Households by weekly income in North Lambton
Households by weekly income, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650203
$650-1,499337
$1,500-2,999396
$3,000+255
Top ancestries in North Lambton
Top ancestries, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,343
English1,283
Scottish361
Irish356
Other334
Ancestry NS229
Housing tenure in North Lambton
Housing tenure, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned348
Mortgage410
Rented491
Other10
Cars per household in North Lambton
Cars per household, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
085
1476
2461
3145
4+77
Commute to work in North Lambton
Commute to work, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car975
Train0
Bus34
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle4
Home359
Top countries of birth in North Lambton
Top countries of birth, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China63
England61
India44
Pakistan33
Vietnam24
New Zealand23
Languages used at home in North Lambton
Languages used at home, North Lambton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin74
Cantonese31
Vietnamese30
Urdu29
Arabic28
Macedonian28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

105,909 bird observations recorded near North Lambton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near North 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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