Suburbs New Lambton Heights

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New Lambton Heights NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for New Lambton Heights, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of New Lambton Heights NSW is 2,610 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in New Lambton Heights is $1,087 per week ($56,524 per year). Median rent in New Lambton Heights is $483 per week ($2,093 per month). New Lambton Heights has a median age of 41 years, older than the national median of 38. New Lambton Heights has a population density of 877.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in New Lambton Heights is England. The most common religion is No Religion (49% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in New Lambton Heights is $2,330.

There were 30 recorded offences in New Lambton Heights in 2025-26, a rate of 11 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (7 offences).

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📍 New Lambton Heights, New South Wales — 32.9273°S, 151.6870°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (28)

New Lambton Heights Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

New Lambton Heights Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,087/wk
$56,524 per year
#755 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$483/wk
$2,093 per month
#764 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
41years
3 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,330/mo
Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.8 per bedroom

New Lambton Heights Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.3% (1,289) Female 50.7% (1,326)

Population Density

877.4
people per km²
2,610 people · 3.0 km²

Households

2.9
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,960
Family income/wk

New Lambton Heights Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

New Lambton Heights Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
47.7% 363 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
52.3% 398 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

New Lambton Heights Country of Birth

Australia
92.3%
England
3.6%
India
1.3%
China
0.9%
Brazil
0.4%
Iran
0.4%
Bangladesh
0.3%
Canada
0.3%
Fiji
0.3%
Germany
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

New Lambton Heights Religion

No Religion
49.3%
Catholic
20.9%
Anglican
14.7%
Not stated
4.2%
Christian (other)
4.2%
Uniting Church
3.3%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.9%
Eastern Orthodox
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

New Lambton Heights Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
74.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
17.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

New Lambton Heights Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
23.4%
Other
17.2%
Tamil
12.5%
Macedon
10.9%
Italian
10.9%
Persian ED
9.4%
Cantonese
7.8%
Greek
7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

New Lambton Heights Employment

💼
Employed full-time
38.6% 732 people
⏰
Employed part-time
28.2% 534 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.7% 52 people
🏠
Not in labour force
30.4% 576 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

New Lambton Heights Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
39.9%
Certificate III/IV
19.7%
Postgraduate Degree
17.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
15.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.7%
Certificate I/II
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

New Lambton Heights Occupation

Professionals
49.9%
Managers
14.8%
Clerical & Administrative
10.2%
Technicians & Trade Workers
8.9%
Community & Personal Service
8.3%
Sales Workers
3.5%
Labourers
3.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

New Lambton Heights Field of Study

Health
21.3%
Management & Commerce
19.0%
Society & Culture
13.4%
Engineering
13.1%
Education
11.0%
Architecture & Building
6.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.0%
Creative Arts
4.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.7%
Information Technology
2.2%
Agriculture & Environment
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

New Lambton Heights Dwelling Types

Separate house
98.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

New Lambton Heights Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
1.1%
$400-$499/wk
2.1%
$500-$649/wk
1.5%
$650-$799/wk
3.0%
$800-$999/wk
4.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
4.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
10.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.3%
$4,000+/wk
30.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

New Lambton Heights Marital Status

💍
Married
57.5% 1,176
↔️
Separated
1.9% 39
📋
Divorced
8.2% 168
🕊️
Widowed
3.4% 70
👤
Never married
28.9% 591

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

New Lambton Heights Ancestry

English
31.6%
Australian
28.1%
Irish
12.0%
Scottish
10.4%
Other
5.3%
German
3.1%
Italian
2.1%
Chinese
2.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.6%
Indian
1.4%
Dutch
1.3%
Welsh
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

New Lambton Heights School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.9%
Secondary — Government
21.6%
Pre-school
12.2%
Primary — Catholic
9.0%
Secondary — Catholic
7.9%
Vocational Education
6.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

New Lambton Heights Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.6% 232
✅
No need for assistance
95.4% 4,859

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

New Lambton Heights Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
20.1% 400
—
Not a volunteer
79.9% 1,592

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

New Lambton Heights Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.0%
$300-$449/mo
2.8%
$600-$799/mo
2.5%
$800-$999/mo
3.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
8.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
14.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
25.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
23.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
14.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

New Lambton Heights How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
69.0%
Did not go to work
21.9%
Car (passenger)
4.0%
Walked only
1.9%
Bus
1.0%
Bicycle
0.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Truck
0.3%
Train
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

New Lambton Heights Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.0%
1 vehicle
23.5%
2 vehicles
51.2%
3 vehicles
16.3%
4+ vehicles
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

New Lambton Heights Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.9%
2 bedrooms
4.3%
3 bedrooms
34.7%
4 bedrooms
42.6%
5 bedrooms
15.0%
6+ bedrooms
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

New Lambton Heights Population Mobility

11.8%
moved in the last year
35.2%
moved in the last 5 years
3.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
69.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

New Lambton Heights Indigenous Population

2.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
131
Indigenous residents
4,996
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

New Lambton Heights Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
244
Asthma
119
Arthritis
79
Heart disease
58
Diabetes
39
Cancer
32
Lung condition
28
Kidney disease
24
Stroke
20
Dementia
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

New Lambton Heights Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.9%
$1-$149/wk
5.6%
$150-$299/wk
4.9%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
2.4%
$500-$649/wk
2.3%
$650-$799/wk
6.0%
$800-$999/wk
8.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
14.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.6%
$3,500+/wk
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

New Lambton Heights Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
47.5%
Couple — no children
23.7%
Couple — no children under 15
18.0%
One parent — children under 15
5.9%
One parent — no children under 15
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

New Lambton Heights Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.9% 58
👤
Never served
97.1% 1,933

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

New Lambton Heights Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.6% 310
—
Did not provide
84.4% 1,683

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

New Lambton Heights Children Ever Born

No children
28.2%
1 child
11.2%
2 children
35.4%
3 children
20.6%
4 children
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

New Lambton Heights When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
8
1951–1960
24
1961–1970
38
1971–1980
43
1981–1990
36
1991–2000
30
2001–2010
92
2011–2015
56
2016
12
2017
11
2018
8
2019
5
2020
9
2021
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

New Lambton Heights Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.2%
5–14 hours
36.0%
15–29 hours
17.1%
30+ hours
9.8%
Did not do domestic work
14.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

New Lambton Heights Household Size

1 person
12.9%
2 persons
34.0%
3 persons
17.4%
4 persons
22.6%
5 persons
10.0%
6+ persons
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

New Lambton Heights Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,232
Moved from NSW
227
Moved — same area (SA2)
33
Moved from QLD
11
Moved from overseas
8
Moved from ACT
5
Moved from WA
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

New Lambton Heights Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.9%
Step family — no other children
8.2%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%
Other couple — children only
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

New Lambton Heights Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 30 total

Theft
7
Other Against Property
7
Assault
6
Other Against Person
4
Sexual Offences
3
Property Damage
2
Drug Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

New Lambton Heights Schools

28
schools nearby
20
government
1028
avg ICSEA score
9,858
total students
New Lambton Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 538 students
1108
ICSEA
St James' Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 334 students
1104
ICSEA
Belair Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 409 students
1103
ICSEA
St Therese's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 543 students
1100
ICSEA
New Lambton Heights Infants School Government
Primary · K-2 · 55 students
1100
ICSEA
Trinity Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-11 · 849 students
1090
ICSEA
St John's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 200 students
1083
ICSEA
Wallsend South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 583 students
1083
ICSEA
St Patrick's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 323 students
1076
ICSEA
St Kevin's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 130 students
1071
ICSEA
Kotara South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 309 students
1069
ICSEA
Kotara High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,130 students
1066
ICSEA
Lambton Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 339 students
1065
ICSEA
Garden Suburb Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 227 students
1045
ICSEA
Cardiff South Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 298 students
1017
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 28 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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New Lambton Heights Rent Prices & Affordability

18%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,742/wk
Median Rent $483/wk
Rent-to-Income 17.6%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in New Lambton Heights

≈ $11,882/month
Median rent $483/wk
Left after rent $2,259/wk
Rent share 17.6%

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New Lambton Heights vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Canada Bay
Pop: 1,308 Income: $1,056/wk Rent: $550/wk
Shelly Beach (NSW)
Pop: 1,313 Income: $801/wk Rent: $423/wk
Bingara
Pop: 1,318 Income: $479/wk Rent: $200/wk
Girards Hill
Pop: 1,318 Income: $677/wk Rent: $290/wk
South Bowenfels
Pop: 1,326 Income: $727/wk Rent: $370/wk
Middle Cove
Pop: 1,327 Income: $1,369/wk Rent: $930/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About New Lambton Heights

What is the population of New Lambton Heights NSW?

The population of New Lambton Heights NSW is 2,610 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 877.4 people per km².New Lambton Heights is ranked #2,645 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in New Lambton Heights?

The median personal income in New Lambton Heights NSW is $1,087 per week, or $56,524 per year.The median household income is $2,742 per week.Family income is $2,960 per week.New Lambton Heights is ranked #755 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in New Lambton Heights?

Median rent in New Lambton Heights NSW is $483 per week ($2,093 per month).Rent represents 17.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.New Lambton Heights ranks #764 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in New Lambton Heights?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in New Lambton Heights NSW is $2,330. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in New Lambton Heights?

The median age in New Lambton Heights NSW is 41 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is New Lambton Heights a good suburb to live in?

New Lambton Heights is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 2,610.The median income is $1,087/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (17.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 12952. All dollar figures in AUD.