New Lambton Heights

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12943
People 2,454
Male 50.2%
Female 49.8%
Median age 40
Families 700
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 892
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $2,295
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,054
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,232 50.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,224 49.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33 1.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,454 people in New Lambton Heights. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

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Age New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 156 6.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 177 7.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 173 7.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 167 6.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 164 6.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 113 4.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 107 4.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 139 5.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 183 7.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 178 7.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 175 7.1 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 186 7.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 176 7.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 152 6.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 91 3.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 66 2.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 33 1.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 34 1.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in New Lambton Heights was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,163 59.5 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 54 2.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 117 6.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 67 3.4 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 555 28.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in New Lambton Heights aged 15 years and over, 59.5% were married and 8.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,054 59.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 136 7.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 595 33.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In New Lambton Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 77 9.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 151 18.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 55 6.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 21 2.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 120 14.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 34 4.2 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 40 4.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 35 4.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 171 20.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 12 1.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 101 12.4 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In New Lambton Heights 33.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 24.8% in secondary school and 25.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 751 38.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 219 11.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 65 3.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 197 10.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 243 12.5 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 47 2.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 164 8.4 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 90 4.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 115 5.9 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in New Lambton Heights, 12.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 1,061 30.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 994 28.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 407 11.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 326 9.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 90 2.5 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in New Lambton Heights were English 30.0%, Australian 28.1%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 9.2% and German 2.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in New Lambton Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,058 84.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 68 2.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 28 1.2 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 18 0.7 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
India 16 0.7 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
United States of America 14 0.6 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4

In New Lambton Heights, 84.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.7%, India 0.7% and United States of America 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 377 15.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 181 7.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 115 4.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,688 68.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In New Lambton Heights, 68.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,808 74.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 119 4.9 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 49 2.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
India 27 1.1 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 23 0.9 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0

In New Lambton Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.1%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 2.0%, India 1.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,879 76.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 90 3.7 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 38 1.5 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 30 1.2 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 28 1.1 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0

In New Lambton Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.5%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, India 1.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 871 35.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 538 21.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 386 15.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 169 6.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 107 4.4 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in New Lambton Heights were No Religion, so described 35.5%, Catholic 21.9%, Anglican 15.7%, Not stated 6.9% and Uniting Church 4.4%. In New Lambton Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 15 0.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Italian 14 0.6 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Macedonian 14 0.6 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Greek 12 0.5 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Cantonese 12 0.5 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 2,230 90.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 78 9.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In New Lambton Heights 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.6%, Italian 0.6%, Macedonian 0.6%, Greek 0.5% and Cantonese 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 682 52.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 496 37.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 67 5.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 65 5.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,310 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in New Lambton Heights. Of these 52.1% were employed full time, 37.9% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 157 12.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 152 12.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 181 14.6 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 178 14.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 501 40.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in New Lambton Heights, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 481 38.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 167 13.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 148 11.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 119 9.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 115 9.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 111 8.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 49 3.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 38 3.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in New Lambton Heights included Professionals 38.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Managers 11.9%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Labourers 3.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 102 8.8 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 51 4.4 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
General Practice Medical Services 40 3.5 31,572 0.9 96,014 0.9
Secondary Education 38 3.3 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Cafes and Restaurants 34 2.9 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in New Lambton Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.8%, Higher Education 4.4%, General Practice Medical Services 3.5%, Secondary Education 3.3% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 894 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,496 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,295 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in New Lambton Heights was $894.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 850 67.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 73 5.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 55 4.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 29 2.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 24 1.9 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 40 3.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 910 73.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In New Lambton Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.4%, Worked at home 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Walked only 2.3% and Bus 1.9%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,579 80.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 690 35.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 308 15.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 483 24.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In New Lambton Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.4% provided care for children and 15.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 479 24.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 592 30.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 303 15.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 209 10.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in New Lambton Heights, 30.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 245 35.4 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 361 52.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 80 11.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 0.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in New Lambton Heights, 52.2% were couple families with children, 35.4% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In New Lambton Heights, 20.7% of single parents were male and 79.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 96 15.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 29 4.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 189 30.9 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 72 11.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 35 5.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 116 19.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 33 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 41 6.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In New Lambton Heights, of couple families with children, 15.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 30.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 815 93.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 54 6.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In New Lambton Heights, 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 799 98.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12 1.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4 0.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in New Lambton Heights, 98.0% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 7 0.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 39 4.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 309 38.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 447 55.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 1.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In New Lambton Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.9% had 1 bedroom, 4.8% had 2 bedrooms and 38.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 333 40.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 368 45.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 100 12.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 11 1.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in New Lambton Heights, 40.8% were owned outright, 45.1% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 690 84.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 119 14.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 9 1.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In New Lambton Heights, of all households, 84.4% were family households, 14.5% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

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Household income New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 9.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 32.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In New Lambton Heights, 9.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 32.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.4 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,054 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 6 0.7 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 195 24.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 396 48.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 198 24.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 18 2.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In New Lambton Heights, 24.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 42 5.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 759 93.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 1.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In New Lambton Heights, 93.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 19 51.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 18 48.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 22 -- 23 --

In New Lambton Heights, 51.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.6% were female. The median age was 31 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,083 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In New Lambton Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,083.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
New Lambton Heights % New Lambton Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 395 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In New Lambton Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $395 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.