Suburb · NSW
Lambton, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Lambton, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Lambton at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2299 |
| Local government area | Newcastle |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 12273 |
Planning zones in Lambton
- R2 — Low Density Residential55%
- C3 — Environmental Management19%
- RE1 — Public Recreation9%
- 4 other zones16%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Lambton is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- R2 — Low Density Residential55% of the suburb
- C3 — Environmental Management19% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation9% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure8% of the suburb
- E4 — General Industrial4% of the suburb
- E3 — Productivity Support2% of the suburb
- E1 — Local Centre1% of the suburb
Lambton in the 2021 Census
| Population | 5,214 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 40 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,628 |
| Median weekly rent | $380 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $2,058 |
| Average household size | 2.4 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other suburbs in Newcastle
- BeresfieldNSW 2322
- North LambtonNSW 2299
- The HillNSW 2300
- Allambie HeightsNSW 2100
- Anna BayNSW 2316
- AsquithNSW 2077
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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