North Lambton Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

North Lambton (2299) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 117 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. North Lambton is in the federal electorate of Newcastle.

In the 2011 census the population of North Lambton was 3,116 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of North Lambton is 32 years of age.

75.5% of people living in the suburb of North Lambton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% China , 1.5% England, 1.3% Malaysia, 1.2% Korea, Republic of , 1.0% New Zealand, 0.8% Italy, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Croatia, 0.5% Congo, Democratic Republic of, 0.5% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.4% India, 0.4% Indonesia, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Poland.

80.1% of people living in North Lambton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Mandarin, 1.7% Other, 1.2% Korean, 0.9% Cantonese, 0.9% Italian, 0.5% Other , 0.5% Indonesian, 0.5% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of North Lambton is 23.2% Catholic, 21.4% No religion, 19.8% Anglican, 9.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.4% Uniting Church, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Buddhism, 1.8% Islam, 1.7% Other Protestant.

38.8% of people are married, 44.4% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 164 widowed people living in North Lambton.

55.7% of the people living in North Lambton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.1% are working on a part time basis. North Lambton has an unemployment rate of 6.0%.

The main occupations of people living in North Lambton are 25.2% Professionals, 14.9% Technicians & trades workers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 9.1% Labourers, 8.4% Managers, 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Lambton work in are 17.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.3% Retail trade, 9.4% Education and training, 8.6% Manufacturing, 7.9% Accommodation and food services, 7.9% Construction, 5.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.3% Public administration and safety, 3.9% Other services.

34.4% of homes are fully owned, and 30.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $460 per week and the median household income is $1061 per week.

The median rent in North Lambton is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for North Lambton postcode 2299