New Lambton
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| Coordinates: 32°55′40″S 151°42′39″E / 32.92778°S 151.71083°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 10,651 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2305 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 21.8 °C (71.2 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 14.2 °C (57.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,134.3 mm (44.66 in) | ||||||||||||
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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.