New Lambton, New South Wales
| New Lambton Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°55′40″S 151°42′39″E / 32.92778°S 151.71083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,651 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2305 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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New Lambton is a suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 6 km (4 mi) west of the Newcastle central business district. It includes two shopping districts, schools and other general facilities. At the 2016 Australian census it had a population of approximately 10,000.
Initially a coal mining township, New Lambton later became a municipality until it was eventually incorporated into Greater Newcastle. The suburb, which is primarily residential, includes a 182 ha (450-acre) nature reserve and a major regional sports centre.