New Lambton Heights, New South Wales

New Lambton Heights is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Newcastle's central business district. It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle local government areas.

New Lambton Heights
Newcastle, New South Wales
Population2,454 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density909/km2 (2,350/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2305
Area2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Location9 km (6 mi) W of Newcastle
LGA(s)
ParishNewcastle
State electorate(s)Wallsend
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around New Lambton Heights:
Rankin Park Lambton Lambton
Cardiff Heights New Lambton Heights New Lambton
Cardiff Heights Cardiff Heights Kotara

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]

The suburb is the location of a major hospital complex that includes the John Hunter, John Hunter Children's, Rankin Park and Newcastle Private hospitals, and the Royal Newcastle Centre, which was previously known as the Royal Newcastle Hospital before it moved from its original site near Newcastle Beach. Also in the suburb are water reservoirs, a primary school and several small bushland reserves. It is largely populated by doctors and other hospital staff , and hence is generally regarded within the higher end of Newcastle's socio-economic scale, along with suburbs such as Merewether Heights.

The suburb is very leafy with established native trees. Parts of the suburb border the Blackbutt Nature Reserve, which is a large native bushland park maintained by the City of Newcastle. The park, sometimes called the lungs of the city, includes hiking trails, picnicking areas, and a native animal enclosure which houses kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats, emus and native birds. The suburb contains one school; New Lambton Heights Infants School, (public school) which is one of Newcastle's best starter schools. New Lambton, the neighbouring suburb to the east, has a well regarded primary school. New Lambton also contains good suburban shopping with boutiques, cafes, gift shops, a supermarket and services such as post office, medical, banks etc. The suburb is also located close to Westfield Kotara, a large shopping mall to the south east.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "New Lambton Heights (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

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