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New Lambton Heights property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for New Lambton Heights, NSW (1,163 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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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

PrimaryGarden Suburb Public School · New Lambton Heights Infants School · New Lambton Public School · Wallsend South Public School
SecondaryCardiff High School · Lambton High School

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

Crime near New Lambton Heights

New Lambton Heights sits in the Newcastle council area, which recorded 18,483 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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1,053
Break-ins
610
Vehicle theft
3,716
Other theft
1,559
Property damage
972
Fraud
148
Handling stolen goods
1,914
Assault
458
Sexual offences
69
Robbery
1,249
Other against the person
2
Homicide
6,733
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,483 total. Figures are for the whole Newcastle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

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

Newcastle council approved 970 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

970
Dwellings/yr
271
Houses
699
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle 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

Rankin ParkCardiff HeightsGarden SuburbKotaraKotara SouthElermore Vale

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.