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Lambton - New Lambton vs Merewether - The Junction
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Lambton - New Lambton profile · Merewether - The Junction profile
Lambton - New Lambton Merewether - The Junction
Lambton - New Lambton and Merewether - The Junction are neighbouring areas with some distinct differences in housing and education. Lambton - New Lambton is more dominated by separate houses, which are found in 78.8% of homes compared to 62.5% in Merewether - The Junction. It also has a much larger school network, with 67 schools within 3 km and a far higher average school size of 543 students. In contrast, Merewether - The Junction has a more highly qualified population, with 40.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 31.5% in Lambton - New Lambton.
Both areas are similar in that their typical resident is 40 years old, and both sit around the national figure for the share of people born overseas. Over time, some gaps between them have grown; more adults in Merewether - The Junction now work from home, and the difference in typical household earnings has widened. While Lambton - New Lambton is far more walkable for health services and groceries, Merewether - The Junction has seen a rise in the share of people with no religion.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 16,407
- First area, 2016: 16,519
- First area, 2021: 17,343
- Second area, 2011: 13,396
- Second area, 2016: 13,617
- Second area, 2021: 14,506
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Lambton - New Lambton: 0.9% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Merewether - The Junction: 0.8% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Lambton - New Lambton: 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Merewether - The Junction: 1.0% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Lambton - New Lambton: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Merewether - The Junction: 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Lambton - New Lambton: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Merewether - The Junction: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Lambton - New Lambton: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Merewether - The Junction: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Lambton - New Lambton: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Merewether - The Junction: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Lambton - New Lambton: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in Lambton - New Lambton: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 25–29 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 20–24 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.7% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Lambton - New Lambton: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Merewether - The Junction: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Lambton - New Lambton: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Merewether - The Junction: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $611
- First area, 2016: $727
- First area, 2021: $907
- Second area, 2011: $749
- Second area, 2016: $885
- Second area, 2021: $1,091
- First area, 2011: $1,230
- First area, 2016: $1,475
- First area, 2021: $1,863
- Second area, 2011: $1,536
- Second area, 2016: $1,815
- Second area, 2021: $2,277
- First area, 2011: $1,685
- First area, 2016: $1,978
- First area, 2021: $2,484
- Second area, 2011: $2,136
- Second area, 2016: $2,444
- Second area, 2021: $3,006
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $270
- First area, 2016: $330
- First area, 2021: $390
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $1,820
- First area, 2016: $1,842
- First area, 2021: $2,119
- Second area, 2011: $2,083
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lambton - New Lambton vs Merewether - The Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111031225/lambton-new-lambton/vs/111031228/merewether-the-junction