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New Lambton Heights bushfire risk

Of New Lambton Heights’s 1,163 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 57.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, New Lambton Heights’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
57.2%
In a bushfire area
1,163
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in New Lambton Heights

Flood and bushfire areas across New Lambton Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near New Lambton Heights

New Lambton Heights sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,313 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in New Lambton Heights

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,400,000+17.65%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$720,000+16.13%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so New Lambton Heights shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in New Lambton Heights

New Lambton Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential89.9% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Special purpose6.4% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Environmental1.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in New Lambton Heights

New Lambton Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in New Lambton Heights

At the 2021 Census, 14.3% of New Lambton Heights’s 2,610 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.1%
Australian38.4%
Irish16.4%
Scottish14.2%
German4.2%
Italian2.8%

Top countries of birth

England3.3%
New Zealand1.5%
China1.3%
India1%
South Africa0.5%
North Macedonia0.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near New Lambton Heights

Lake Macquarie council approved 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,187
Dwellings/yr
768
Houses
419
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just New Lambton Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific New Lambton Heights address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.