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Newstead VIC 3462

665 addresses · 55 streets

Bendigo Electorate › Mount Alexander LGA › Newstead · 112 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Newstead is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 820 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,105 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 9% 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.

820Population
51Median age
$1,105Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bendigo Airport, 47.8 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Newstead.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 21.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Newstead

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

Tree cover measures, Newstead VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 52%

Population by age in Newstead
Population by age, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-444
5-1490
15-1938
20-2426
25-3468
35-4482
45-54106
55-64133
65-74154
75-8468
85+16
Dwelling types in Newstead
Dwelling types, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House345
Townhouse0
Apartment5
Other4
Households by weekly income in Newstead
Households by weekly income, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65090
$650-1,499113
$1,500-2,99994
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Newstead
Top ancestries, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English387
Australian311
Irish134
Scottish121
Ancestry NS50
Other46
Housing tenure in Newstead
Housing tenure, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned162
Mortgage151
Rented33
Other3
Cars per household in Newstead
Cars per household, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
1121
2126
354
4+40
Commute to work in Newstead
Commute to work, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car199
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle5
Home79
Top countries of birth in Newstead
Top countries of birth, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England45
New Zealand11
Netherlands4
Germany3
Ireland3
Thailand3
Languages used at home in Newstead
Languages used at home, Newstead VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek5
French4
Spanish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,398 bird observations recorded near Newstead — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Newstead

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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