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NSW 2299 · Newcastle
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
North Lambton, New South Wales
Median sale price and rental income of properties in North Lambton NSW
Based on 64 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,040,000
Up 16.2% over 12 months
Based on 73 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 7.4% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in North Lambton, NSW is currently $1,040,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. North Lambton has a 12-month growth rate of 16.2% for houses and 26.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $842,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,090,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,550,000 in North Lambton.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in North Lambton is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in North Lambton is $800,000, which has increased 26.0% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $800,000 in North Lambton. The median rent for units and apartments in North Lambton is $550 per week and has decreased 2.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for North Lambton is 2,350 offences per 100,000 residents — 29% below the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of North Lambton.
Overall crime rate
2,350
offences per 100,000 residents
29% belowRest of NSW
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
North Lambton NSW 2299 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
3,454 people call North Lambton home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,678 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
20.6% of workers in North Lambton worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of NSW.
46.3% of people in North Lambton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for North Lambton NSW 2299.
16.5% of North Lambton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
816 family households lived in North Lambton; 37.3% were couple families and 21.1% were one-parent families.
38.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
North Lambton had 3,454 residents at the 2021 Census.
31.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
21.6% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 86.0% of occupied private dwellings in North Lambton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 5.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
27.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
32.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
39.3% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in North Lambton had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 33.4%, while 23.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
20.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
53.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
2.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
6.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
One-car households formed 37.9% of the total.
54.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
46.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 53.3% reported a different address.
16.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
80.1% of residents used only English at home.
13.9% used a language other than English at home.
2.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.9% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
16.4% of North Lambton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.6% was born in Australia.
1.8% of residents were born in China.
1.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 37.1% of ancestry responses in North Lambton.
Australian ancestry made up 38.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
27.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 9.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 20.7% of workers, and education and training employed 11.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.4%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
32.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
58.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.9% reported asthma, 7.7% arthritis and 3.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
28.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,678 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 20.6% in North Lambton, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 27.9% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 39.3% in North Lambton, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,040,000, while units and apartments sit at $800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 816 local families, and 16.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,550,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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