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Newport VIC 3015

7,053 addresses · 128 streets

Gellibrand Electorate › Hobsons Bay LGA › Newport · 8 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Newport is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 13,658 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,657 a week, with median rent near $471 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,300,000.

13,658Population
38Median age
$2,657Median household income / wk
$471Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Newport, 500 m east · Tram stop: Stop 129: Beacon Cove, 4.8 km east · Bus interchange: Newport Interchange, 400 m east · Ferry wharf: Spotswood, 2 km north-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 13.2 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Newport.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$1,300,000House · 2024
$780,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Newport

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

Tree cover measures, Newport VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 72.1%

Population by age in Newport
Population by age, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,064
5-141,917
15-19688
20-24585
25-341,675
35-442,472
45-542,121
55-641,563
65-74867
75-84435
85+271
Dwelling types in Newport
Dwelling types, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,310
Townhouse1,231
Apartment393
Other19
Households by weekly income in Newport
Households by weekly income, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650510
$650-1,499819
$1,500-2,9991,244
$3,000+2,124
Top ancestries in Newport
Top ancestries, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English4,621
Australian4,147
Irish1,926
Scottish1,510
Other1,492
Italian987
Housing tenure in Newport
Housing tenure, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,405
Mortgage2,043
Rented1,419
Other54
Cars per household in Newport
Cars per household, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0273
12,031
22,032
3404
4+177
Commute to work in Newport
Commute to work, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,682
Train229
Bus20
Tram/ferry5
Walked85
Bicycle73
Home3,163
Top countries of birth in Newport
Top countries of birth, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England512
New Zealand333
India146
Greece143
Lebanon135
Italy130
Languages used at home in Newport
Languages used at home, Newport VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic327
Greek327
Italian200
Macedonian171
Spanish125
Mandarin112

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

261,087 bird observations recorded near Newport — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Newport

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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