Suburbs Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.)

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Newtown VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Newtown, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Newtown VIC is 10,445 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Newtown is $1,001 per week ($52,052 per year). Median rent in Newtown is $360 per week ($1,560 per month). Newtown has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Newtown has a population density of 1798.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Newtown is England. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Newtown is $2,167.

There were 530 recorded offences in Newtown in 2025-25, a rate of 51 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (227 offences).

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📍 Newtown, Victoria — 38.1537°S, 144.3350°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (30)

Newtown Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Newtown Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,001/wk
$52,052 per year
#1232 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$360/wk
$1,560 per month
#2908 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
40years
2 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Newtown Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.5% (5,070) Female 51.5% (5,375)

Population Density

1798.4
people per km²
10,445 people · 5.8 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,861
Family income/wk

Newtown Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Newtown Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
54.3% 1,508 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
45.7% 1,270 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Newtown Country of Birth

Australia
91.9%
England
3.4%
India
2.0%
China
1.1%
Germany
0.4%
Canada
0.3%
Croatia
0.2%
Hong Kong
0.2%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.2%
France
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Newtown Religion

No Religion
44.3%
Catholic
30.6%
Anglican
9.8%
Not stated
5.3%
Uniting Church
5.0%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.8%
Christian (other)
1.8%
Eastern Orthodox
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Newtown Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
76.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
12.0%
Year 10 or equivalent
8.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Newtown Languages Spoken at Home

Other
25.3%
Mandarin
20.1%
Italian
13.0%
Croatian
11.9%
Cantonese
9.7%
Greek
7.1%
IAL Punjabi
7.1%
Gujarati
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Newtown Employment

💼
Employed full-time
38.3% 3,003 people
⏰
Employed part-time
26.4% 2,072 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.5% 195 people
🏠
Not in labour force
32.8% 2,572 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Newtown Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
41.1%
Certificate III/IV
18.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.8%
Postgraduate Degree
14.9%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.3%
Certificate I/II
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Newtown Occupation

Professionals
42.5%
Managers
18.9%
Clerical & Administrative
10.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
9.4%
Community & Personal Service
8.9%
Sales Workers
4.7%
Labourers
3.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Newtown Field of Study

Management & Commerce
21.4%
Health
20.1%
Society & Culture
13.0%
Education
10.6%
Engineering
9.9%
Architecture & Building
7.8%
Creative Arts
5.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.6%
Information Technology
2.3%
Agriculture & Environment
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Newtown Dwelling Types

Separate house
79.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
15.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Newtown Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.7%
$1-$149/wk
1.0%
$150-$299/wk
1.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
4.8%
$500-$649/wk
4.6%
$650-$799/wk
4.7%
$800-$999/wk
5.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.1%
$4,000+/wk
22.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Newtown Marital Status

💍
Married
50.3% 4,250
↔️
Separated
2.6% 223
📋
Divorced
7.9% 663
🕊️
Widowed
4.3% 366
👤
Never married
34.8% 2,941

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Newtown Ancestry

English
30.4%
Australian
25.3%
Irish
13.7%
Scottish
11.0%
Other
5.1%
Italian
3.6%
German
3.4%
Chinese
2.2%
Dutch
2.0%
Croatian
1.2%
Indian
1.2%
Polish
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Newtown School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
21.7%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
19.6%
Secondary — Catholic
15.9%
Primary — Catholic
12.8%
Pre-school
11.2%
Vocational Education
7.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.7%
Secondary — Government
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Newtown Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.1% 817
✅
No need for assistance
95.9% 19,278

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Newtown Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
20.4% 1,655
—
Not a volunteer
79.6% 6,450

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Newtown Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.0%
$300-$449/mo
1.5%
$450-$599/mo
1.7%
$600-$799/mo
4.3%
$800-$999/mo
4.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
13.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
24.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
16.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Newtown How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
69.3%
Did not go to work
15.6%
Walked only
6.1%
Car (passenger)
4.7%
Bicycle
1.7%
Bus
0.8%
Train
0.7%
Truck
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%
Other
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Newtown Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.9%
1 vehicle
36.4%
2 vehicles
42.2%
3 vehicles
10.2%
4+ vehicles
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Newtown Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
4.8%
2 bedrooms
20.2%
3 bedrooms
41.6%
4 bedrooms
25.7%
5 bedrooms
6.7%
6+ bedrooms
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Newtown Population Mobility

16.0%
moved in the last year
42.2%
moved in the last 5 years
3.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
66.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Newtown Indigenous Population

0.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
159
Indigenous residents
20,047
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Newtown Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
879
Asthma
418
Arthritis
245
Heart disease
238
Diabetes
192
Cancer
138
Lung condition
125
Kidney disease
95
Stroke
79
Dementia
20

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Newtown Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.8%
$1-$149/wk
5.9%
$150-$299/wk
4.8%
$300-$399/wk
2.6%
$400-$499/wk
2.8%
$500-$649/wk
2.9%
$650-$799/wk
7.4%
$800-$999/wk
8.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
12.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.6%
$3,500+/wk
9.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Newtown Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
46.3%
Couple — no children
26.7%
Couple — no children under 15
16.3%
One parent — children under 15
5.5%
One parent — no children under 15
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Newtown Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 7
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 8
🏅
Previously served
2.1% 173
👤
Never served
97.7% 7,939

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Newtown Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.0% 1,299
—
Did not provide
84.0% 6,796

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Newtown Children Ever Born

No children
34.5%
1 child
11.2%
2 children
29.1%
3 children
18.5%
4 children
5.0%
5+ children
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Newtown When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
39
1951–1960
145
1961–1970
168
1971–1980
135
1981–1990
132
1991–2000
133
2001–2010
277
2011–2015
172
2016
31
2017
60
2018
64
2019
88
2020
43
2021
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Newtown Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.1%
5–14 hours
32.5%
15–29 hours
15.7%
30+ hours
9.8%
Did not do domestic work
18.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Newtown Household Size

1 person
28.5%
2 persons
32.0%
3 persons
14.9%
4 persons
16.1%
5 persons
6.7%
6+ persons
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Newtown Where Residents Moved From

Same address
8,397
Moved from VIC
1,171
Moved — same area (SA2)
254
Moved from overseas
70
Moved from NSW
31
Moved from QLD
22
Moved from TAS
10
Moved from ACT
6
Moved from WA
5
Moved from SA
4
Moved from NT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Newtown Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
94.1%
Step family — no other children
4.3%
Blended family — no other children
0.9%
Intact family — other children present
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Newtown Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 530 total

Theft
227
Justice Procedures
70
Assault
65
Break & Enter
53
Property Damage
38
Drug Offences
37
Fraud
16
Weapons
13
Public Order
11

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Newtown Schools

30
schools nearby
18
government
1080
avg ICSEA score
13,786
total students
The Geelong College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,573 students
1156
ICSEA
Chilwell Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 408 students
1139
ICSEA
Fyans Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 405 students
1131
ICSEA
Highton Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 359 students
1121
ICSEA
St Mary's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 214 students
1114
ICSEA
Belmont Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 301 students
1112
ICSEA
St Patrick's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 418 students
1107
ICSEA
Sacred Heart College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,450 students
1105
ICSEA
Montpellier Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 563 students
1101
ICSEA
St Robert's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 261 students
1099
ICSEA
Bellaire Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 623 students
1094
ICSEA
Geelong South Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 326 students
1088
ICSEA
Roslyn Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 249 students
1082
ICSEA
Manifold Heights Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 469 students
1082
ICSEA
Newtown Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 193 students
1076
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 30 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Newtown Rent Prices & Affordability

17%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,092/wk
Median Rent $360/wk
Rent-to-Income 17.2%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Newtown

≈ $9,065/month
Median rent $360/wk
Left after rent $1,732/wk
Rent share 17.2%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Nichols Point
Income: $885/wk Rent: $225/wk Save: $135/wk
Glengarry (Vic.)
Income: $845/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $90/wk
Black Hill (Vic.)
Income: $805/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $70/wk
Quarry Hill
Income: $863/wk Rent: $298/wk Save: $62/wk
Soldiers Hill (Vic.)
Income: $842/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $60/wk
Ross Creek (Vic.)
Income: $823/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $50/wk
East Geelong
Income: $943/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $10/wk
Seaford (Vic.)
Income: $809/wk Rent: $351/wk Save: $9/wk

Newtown vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Capel Sound
Pop: 5,246 Income: $558/wk Rent: $350/wk
Heidelberg West
Pop: 5,252 Income: $612/wk Rent: $306/wk
Red Cliffs
Pop: 5,294 Income: $674/wk Rent: $240/wk
Watsonia
Pop: 5,352 Income: $900/wk Rent: $385/wk
Ballarat Central
Pop: 5,378 Income: $821/wk Rent: $300/wk
Maffra (Vic.)
Pop: 5,384 Income: $669/wk Rent: $250/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Newtown

What is the population of Newtown VIC?

The population of Newtown VIC is 10,445 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1798.4 people per km².Newtown is ranked #599 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Newtown?

The median personal income in Newtown VIC is $1,001 per week, or $52,052 per year.The median household income is $2,092 per week.Family income is $2,861 per week.Newtown is ranked #1,232 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Newtown?

Median rent in Newtown VIC is $360 per week ($1,560 per month).Rent represents 17.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Newtown ranks #2,908 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Newtown?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Newtown VIC is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Newtown?

The median age in Newtown VIC is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Newtown a good suburb to live in?

Newtown is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 10,445.The median income is $1,001/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (17.2% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 21938. All dollar figures in AUD.