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Newtown QLD 4350

6,172 addresses · 138 streets

Groom Electorate › Toowoomba LGA › Newtown · 108 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Newtown is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 10,039 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,200 a week, with median rent near $289 a week. Most homes are houses. About 51% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

10,039Population
35Median age
$1,200Median household income / wk
$289Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Newtown (Qld) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Newtown itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Toowoomba, 1.8 km east · Railway halt: Willowburn, 3.2 km north · Bus interchange: Harristown High School bus interchange, 2 km south · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 6.5% 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, 20206.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 59.1%

Population by age in Newtown
Population by age, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4620
5-141,252
15-19689
20-24799
25-341,605
35-441,155
45-541,103
55-641,146
65-74932
75-84534
85+205
Dwelling types in Newtown
Dwelling types, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,986
Townhouse809
Apartment410
Other9
Households by weekly income in Newtown
Households by weekly income, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650936
$650-1,4991,539
$1,500-2,9991,156
$3,000+324
Top ancestries in Newtown
Top ancestries, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,695
Australian3,674
Irish1,348
Other1,159
Scottish1,047
German982
Housing tenure in Newtown
Housing tenure, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,001
Mortgage1,117
Rented1,987
Other46
Cars per household in Newtown
Cars per household, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0445
11,948
21,274
3324
4+150
Commute to work in Newtown
Commute to work, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,355
Train0
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked163
Bicycle36
Home227
Top countries of birth in Newtown
Top countries of birth, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Iraq393
England157
New Zealand154
China105
Philippines98
India93
Languages used at home in Newtown
Languages used at home, Newtown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin156
Arabic77
Tagalog53
Nepali36
Punjabi34
Gujarati32

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,532 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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.