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New Town TAS 7008

4,078 addresses · 84 streets

Clark Electorate › Hobart LGA › New Town · 3 km from Hobart

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Living Here

New Town is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 6,781 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,596 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,781Population
38Median age
$1,596Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Metro Springfield, 2.6 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Derwent Ferry, Brooke Street Pier, 3.5 km south-east · Airport: Hobart Airport, 16.4 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 6.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in New Town

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

Tree cover measures, New Town TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 62.9%

Population by age in New Town
Population by age, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4280
5-14620
15-19330
20-24429
25-341,322
35-44905
45-54835
55-64811
65-74653
75-84361
85+218
Dwelling types in New Town
Dwelling types, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,831
Townhouse270
Apartment577
Other17
Households by weekly income in New Town
Households by weekly income, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650544
$650-1,499683
$1,500-2,999778
$3,000+565
Top ancestries in New Town
Top ancestries, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English2,520
Australian2,138
Other1,068
Irish817
Scottish692
Chinese367
Housing tenure in New Town
Housing tenure, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned822
Mortgage708
Rented1,110
Other33
Cars per household in New Town
Cars per household, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0317
11,141
2824
3247
4+139
Commute to work in New Town
Commute to work, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,940
Train0
Bus263
Tram/ferry0
Walked270
Bicycle104
Home276
Top countries of birth in New Town
Top countries of birth, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
India277
Nepal244
England202
China201
New Zealand52
Malaysia43
Languages used at home in New Town
Languages used at home, New Town TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali266
Mandarin231
Punjabi134
Hindi80
Cantonese50
Italian44

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

86,356 bird observations recorded near New Town — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near New Town

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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