Lambton, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 5,214
- Median age
- 40
- Household income
- $1,628/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 63%
- Renting
- 35%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 6/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Waratah Station · 2.4 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- John Hunter Hospital · 1.9 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.09m
Median unit (5 yr)
$695k
Sales (5 yr)
448
Sales (12 mths)
66
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
370 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 6.6% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Lambton PS
Secondary
Lambton HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Lambton - New Lambton
District population (2025)
17,852
+5% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
80
houses 37 · other 43
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Lambton:
- Durham Road (185)
- Young Road (151)
- Howe Street (145)
- Elder Street (126)
- Womboin Road (105)
- Dickson Street (99)
- Chilcott Street (95)
- Croudace Street (85)
- De Vitre Street (83)
- Wyong Road (79)
- Illalung Road (76)
- Karoola Road (73)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.