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Newtown QLD 4305

705 addresses · 26 streets

Blair Electorate › Ipswich LGA › Newtown · 29 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Newtown is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,498 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,753 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,498Population
40Median age
$1,753Median household income / wk
$295Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: East Ipswich, 700 m north · Railway halt: Bundamba Racecourse, 2.4 km east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 43 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Newtown

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Newtown QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 64.2%

Population by age in Newtown
Population by age, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-481
5-14196
15-19103
20-2480
25-34185
35-44193
45-54226
55-64239
65-74120
75-8448
85+23
Dwelling types in Newtown
Dwelling types, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House518
Townhouse7
Apartment30
Other8
Households by weekly income in Newtown
Households by weekly income, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65086
$650-1,499150
$1,500-2,999171
$3,000+109
Top ancestries in Newtown
Top ancestries, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English654
Australian592
Irish225
Scottish187
German143
Other103
Housing tenure in Newtown
Housing tenure, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned131
Mortgage240
Rented185
Other0
Cars per household in Newtown
Cars per household, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
028
1194
2214
386
4+36
Commute to work in Newtown
Commute to work, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car471
Train16
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle6
Home110
Top countries of birth in Newtown
Top countries of birth, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England56
New Zealand39
Philippines10
Germany9
Fiji8
Scotland7
Languages used at home in Newtown
Languages used at home, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German6
Malayalam6
Tamil6
Mandarin4
Vietnamese4
Japanese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,305 bird observations recorded near Newtown — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Newtown

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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