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Newtown VIC 3351

109 addresses · 16 streets

Ballarat Electorate › Golden Plains LGA › Newtown · 116 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Newtown is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 189 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,025 a week, with median rent near $103 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

189Population
45Median age
$1,025Median household income / wk
$103Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 18.7% 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 VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 52.3%

Population by age in Newtown
Population by age, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-1432
15-1913
20-240
25-3418
35-4419
45-5425
55-6428
65-7424
75-8418
85+0
Dwelling types in Newtown
Dwelling types, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House69
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Newtown
Households by weekly income, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49918
$1,500-2,99914
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Newtown
Top ancestries, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian92
English72
Irish19
Ancestry NS15
Scottish9
Dutch8
Housing tenure in Newtown
Housing tenure, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned36
Mortgage28
Rented0
Other5
Cars per household in Newtown
Cars per household, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
238
38
4+5
Commute to work in Newtown
Commute to work, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car56
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Newtown
Top countries of birth, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Thailand8
England6
Malta3
Languages used at home in Newtown
Languages used at home, Newtown VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,584 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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