New Lambton Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

New Lambton (2305) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Newcastle, New South Wales. It is about 115 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. New Lambton is in the federal electorates of Charlton, Newcastle.

In the 2011 census the population of New Lambton was 9,758 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of New Lambton is 39 years of age.

84.4% of people living in the suburb of New Lambton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.7% India, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Italy, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 0.3% China , 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Greece, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa.

89.6% of people living in New Lambton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.7% Italian, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% Macedonian, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% German, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of New Lambton is 28.4% Catholic, 22.6% Anglican, 21.1% No religion, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.9% Uniting Church, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal.

45.8% of people are married, 33.2% have never married and 10.3% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 597 widowed people living in New Lambton.

58.9% of the people living in New Lambton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.1% are working on a part time basis. New Lambton has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in New Lambton are 28.3% Professionals, 15.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.5% Technicians & trades workers, 10.2% Managers, 10.1% Sales workers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.4% Labourers, 4.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from New Lambton work in are 17.8% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Education and training, 10.0% Retail trade, 8.4% Manufacturing, 8.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Construction, 3.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

35.5% of homes are fully owned, and 33.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $613 per week and the median household income is $1206 per week.

The median rent in New Lambton is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1814 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for New Lambton postcode 2305