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Newton SA 5074

3,054 addresses · 98 streets

Sturt Electorate › Campbelltown LGA › Newton · 9 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Newton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 5,117 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,550 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Italian, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,107,500.

5,117Population
41Median age
$1,550Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 8.9 km south-west · Bus interchange: Paradise Interchange, 2.4 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 15.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs6/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,107,500House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Newton

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

Tree cover measures, Newton SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Newton
Population by age, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4250
5-14518
15-19270
20-24336
25-34786
35-44656
45-54667
55-64640
65-74504
75-84367
85+127
Dwelling types in Newton
Dwelling types, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,358
Townhouse528
Apartment154
Other0
Households by weekly income in Newton
Households by weekly income, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650364
$650-1,499586
$1,500-2,999641
$3,000+356
Top ancestries in Newton
Top ancestries, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian1,854
Australian867
English861
Other678
Chinese380
Indian274
Housing tenure in Newton
Housing tenure, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned771
Mortgage685
Rented540
Other25
Cars per household in Newton
Cars per household, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
0136
1777
2760
3219
4+125
Commute to work in Newton
Commute to work, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,904
Train0
Bus174
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle4
Home235
Top countries of birth in Newton
Top countries of birth, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italy432
India274
China176
England101
Philippines61
Greece58
Languages used at home in Newton
Languages used at home, Newton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian673
Mandarin216
Greek152
Punjabi146
Hindi103
Cantonese92

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

38,914 bird observations recorded near Newton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Newton

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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