New Lambton Heights NSW Property Investment

Lake Macquarie · 2305

Looking at a specific property in New Lambton Heights? Get its legal use, net yield and a rules-based walk-or-bid check. Your first full Report is free.

Median House Price

$1.28M

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

3.9%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$962/wk

Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.

Median Unit Price

$724K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

2,610

New Lambton Heights Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, postcode 2305 (all suburbs in it): 8.2% a year, Mar qtr 2021 to Mar qtr 2026. Source: NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report – Sales tables, March quarter 2021 and March quarter 2026 (accessed 24 Oct 2026). © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, dcj.nsw.gov.au/statements/copyright-and-disclaimer.html. Postcode figures mapped to suburb and growth calculated by Estait. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Lake Macquarie council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 1,217. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just New Lambton Heights.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

4 green4 yellow2 red

Weekly Rent (house)

962 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2305 (ABS Census)

0.94 high impact

Median Household Income

1992 medium impact

Public Transport Score

6.7 medium impact

School Zone Quality

8.5 medium impact

Distance to CBD

113.81 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

8 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

70.8 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

3.91 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

2.71 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2305

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 8 of 10 — Low disadvantage

Population (suburb)

2,610

Education (IEO)

9/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

7/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

3.8/10

Offences per 1,000

64.4

Recorded offences

168

New Lambton Heights: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Wallsend SPS

PrimaryGovernment

7.7/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.

Nearby Suburbs

Analyse a Property in New Lambton Heights

Get instant STR rules, granny flat feasibility, rental yield, and full investment strategy comparison for any address in New Lambton Heights.

Analyse a Property →

Data sourced from ABS, state government property sales, and Airbnb market analytics. For informational purposes only — not financial advice.