New Lambton Heights Infants School

New Lambton Heights is an affluent, predominantly white-collar suburb with a strong family mix. According to the 2021 ABS Census, the median weekly household income is $2,742, well above the NSW median, and the median age is 41 with families with children having an average of 1.9 children citation:2021 New Lambton Heights, Census All persons QuickStats. It also recorded the lowest level of disadvantage in the City of Newcastle, with a SEIFA index score of 1112.8 citation:SEIFA by profile area.

New Lambton Heights is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 83.8% of residents born in Australia citation:New Lambton Heights NSW Suburb Profile — Behind the Fence. England is the most common overseas birthplace at just 3.3% of the population, indicating a very low level of overseas-born diversity compared to metropolitan Sydney citation:New Lambton Heights NSW Suburb Profile — Behind the Fence.

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is available at the school, operated by **Big Childcare – New Lambton Heights IS OSHC**, located at the school (176 Lookout Road, New Lambton Heights) citation:3 Before School Care services in New Lambton. Specific opening and closing times are not listed in the available sources; contact Big Childcare directly for the before and after school session hours. The service also advertises vacation care during school holidays citation:Find our centre near you.

New Lambton Heights Infants School runs a range of extracurriculars. According to a NSW Parliamentary Hansard, the school offers activities including **Chinese dance**, **debating**, and **chess**, and is noted particularly for its **choir** and **band** groups citation:LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - NSW Government. The school also participates in the NSW Department of Education's **High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE)** program, which provides enrichment and extension opportunities citation:Inspire – High potential and gifted education.

New Lambton Heights is a leafy, residential suburb centred on the amenities along Lambton Road in neighbouring New Lambton. For specialty groceries, **KWON MART / 권마트** is a Korean-Asian grocery store at 230 Lambton Road, New Lambton, stocking Asian groceries, frozen foods, snacks, and K-beauty products, open daily 9:00 am–9:00 pm citation:KWON MART / 권마트. Other nearby supermarket options include **Ritchies Supa IGA** and **Thai Kee IGA Supermarket** in New Lambton citation:THE BEST 10 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores.

For casual family takeaway, **Hunter Gourmet Pizza** at 12 Alma Road, New Lambton is a family-run pizzeria serving pizzas, calzones, and nachos citation:10 BEST Restaurants in New Lambton. **Gandha's Indian Restaurant** at 103 Regent Street, New Lambton offers authentic Indian cuisine including a well-regarded Lamb Korma citation:10 BEST Restaurants in New Lambton. **Paul's Asian Affair** at 22 Alma Road provides Asian takeaway and dim sims for a quick weeknight meal citation:10 BEST Restaurants in New Lambton.

**KMEC New Lambton Tuition Centre** (Kip McGrath) at New Lambton provides English and Maths tutoring with free assessments for primary school children citation:KMEC New Lambton Tuition Centre. **Kumon New Lambton** at 97 Russell Road, New Lambton offers self-paced maths and reading programmes that support young learners citation:10 BEST Tutoring in New Lambton Heights.

New Lambton Heights is served by **Newcastle Transport** local bus services that connect to the broader Newcastle network and nearby train stations citation:Moving to Newcastle in 2026?. The nearest train stations are in the Newcastle area; commuters typically catch a **NSW TrainLink** Central Coast & Newcastle Line service from stations such as Kotara or Broadmeadow to **Sydney's Central Station**, with a typical travel time of approximately 2.5–3 hours for the full journey citation:New Lambton NSW 2305 | Established Suburb. Specific bus route numbers for the suburb are not listed in the available sources; use the Transport for NSW Trip Planner for exact connections citation:Plan.