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Newtown vs Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

Name: Newtown vs Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Newtown profile · Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek profile

Newtown Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek and Newtown (Vic.) are two nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek is a fast-growing area where the population has risen by 39.1% since 2021, dominated by detached houses (92.0%) and large homes with three or more bedrooms (91.7%). In contrast, Newtown (Vic.) is a walker's paradise with much higher access to shops and health services, and far more people living alone (28.5%). While Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek has a younger typical age of 35, Newtown (Vic.) is slightly older at 40.

Daily life in both places shares many similarities, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes and very similar proportions of people born overseas. However, their accessibility differs greatly; the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 20 minutes in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, compared to just 3 minutes in Newtown (Vic.). This gap in walkability is consistent with the fact that 99.9% of Newtown (Vic.) homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 67.3% of homes in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek have the same access.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 17.3 pts higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek Separate houses: 15.1 pts higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek Recent movers: 14.0 pts higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek De facto: 4.9 pts higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek No car: 4.4 pts higher in Newtown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +888 larger in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

10,445 55th pct 11,333 60th pct

Median age in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +5 yrs older in Newtown

40 yrs 52nd pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

23.8% Young adults (25–44) +5.8 pts ▸ 29.6%

27.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.5 pts 21.5%

19.2% Children (0–14) +4.1 pts ▸ 23.3%

17.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.8 pts 14.8%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 10.9%

Marital status

50.3% Married +1.7 pts ▸ 52.0%

34.8% Never married ◂ +0.6 pts 34.3%

7.9% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 7.5%

4.3% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

2.6% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Newtown Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.2% Australia ◂ +1.4 pts 80.8%

2.8% England +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.3% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% China ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

40.4% English +1.5 pts ▸ 41.9%

33.7% Australian +5.5 pts ▸ 39.1%

18.3% Irish ◂ +4.0 pts 14.3%

14.6% Scottish ◂ +1.9 pts 12.8%

4.8% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 3.6%

4.6% German ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

2.9% Chinese ◂ +1.9 pts 1.1%

2.7% Dutch even 2.7%

1.6% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.4% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Vietnamese even 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

87.9% English only even 87.8%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

0.3% Punjabi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.1% No religion +10.8 pts ▸ 53.0%

49.4% Christianity ◂ +12.2 pts 37.2%

4.9% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.1% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +3 more in Newtown

7 86th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +1.98 more in Newtown

3.49 74th pct 1.52 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +15 more in Newtown

34 75th pct 19 49th pct

Students in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +3,133 more in Newtown

6,032 91st pct 2,899 77th pct

Avg size in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +137 larger in Newtown

862 88th pct 725 81st pct

ICSEA in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +67 higher in Newtown

1,112 87th pct 1,045 63rd pct

Highest year of school

71.3% Year 12 ◂ +1.8 pts 69.4%

11.3% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.1% Year 10 +1.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%

Highest qualification level

37.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.9 pts 32.2%

16.8% Certificate III / IV +6.7 pts ▸ 23.5%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

13.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.0 pts 9.4%

6.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 4.9%

1.1% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

18.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.8 pts 16.9%

17.1% Health ◂ +2.9 pts 14.2%

12.3% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 14.1%

11.5% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 10.9%

9.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 9.5%

6.1% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.0% Information technology even 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +$3 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

$1,001 77th pct $1,004 78th pct

Household income in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +$109 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

$2,092 72nd pct $2,201 78th pct

Family income in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +$462 higher in Newtown

$2,861 86th pct $2,399 71st pct

Household income distribution

25.5% $1,500–$2,999 +9.9 pts ▸ 35.3%

21.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 20.7%

21.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 15.2%

14.3% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 9.0%

12.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

Personal income distribution

34.5% Under $650 ◂ +3.3 pts 31.3%

28.3% $650–$1,499 +6.1 pts ▸ 34.4%

21.8% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 22.1%

10.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 6.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.5% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 7.3%

7.1% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 6.7%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

3.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.7% None +0.6 pts ▸ 67.3%

19.7% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 19.1%

5.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%

2.0% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +39 larger in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

78 25th pct 117 36th pct

Median age in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +2 yrs older in Newtown

23 yrs 36th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +$143 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

$769 72nd pct $912 85th pct

Household income in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +$168 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

$2,050 70th pct $2,218 78th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +0.2 larger in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

62.3% Couples with children ◂ +0.5 pts 61.8%

26.6% Couples without children ◂ +1.1 pts 25.5%

10.5% One-parent families +1.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.5% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

32.0% 2 people +3.0 pts ▸ 35.0%

28.5% 1 person ◂ +11.0 pts 17.5%

16.2% 4 people +3.6 pts ▸ 19.8%

14.9% 3 people +2.0 pts ▸ 16.8%

6.7% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.9% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +$60 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

$360 46th pct $420 71st pct

Mortgage in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +$260 higher in Newtown

$2,167 73rd pct $1,907 54th pct

People / bedroom in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.6% Owned with a mortgage +10.4 pts ▸ 42.0%

37.6% Owned outright ◂ +8.1 pts 29.4%

29.3% Rented ◂ +3.3 pts 25.9%

0.9% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

77.0% Separate house +15.1 pts ▸ 92.0%

20.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.1 pts 6.5%

2.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

25.5% 4 bedrooms +25.1 pts ▸ 50.6%

41.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.4 pts 35.8%

20.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +13.6 pts 6.4%

7.7% 5 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 5.3%

4.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.8 pts 0.9%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

40.3% $350–$549 +38.3 pts ▸ 78.7%

33.7% $200–$349 ◂ +26.9 pts 6.8%

10.1% Under $200 ◂ +5.4 pts 4.7%

9.6% $550–$749 ◂ +3.9 pts 5.7%

3.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.5% $1,800–$2,999 +5.0 pts ▸ 36.5%

20.5% $1,000–$1,799 +11.5 pts ▸ 32.0%

27.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.7 pts 16.5%

15.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.8 pts 10.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +7 more in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

51 60th pct 58 65th pct

Stops/1k in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +0.24 more in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

4.88 59th pct 5.12 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +308.4 more in Newtown

810.1 50th pct 501.6 38th pct

PT routes in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +8 more in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

4 29th pct 12 71st pct

Stop walk in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +17 longer in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

3 29th pct 20 79th pct

Drive to city in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +10 longer in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

55 75th pct 65 79th pct

How people get to work

50.9% Car (driver) +5.0 pts ▸ 55.8%

25.3% Worked at home ◂ +1.4 pts 23.9%

4.5% Walked ◂ +3.0 pts 1.5%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

1.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

42.2% 2 vehicles +9.2 pts ▸ 51.4%

36.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.7 pts 27.7%

10.2% 3 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

5.9% No vehicle ◂ +4.4 pts 1.5%

5.3% 4 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.5 pts 17.7%

12.0% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 10.2%

9.2% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 8.8%

9.1% Professional & technical ◂ +2.0 pts 7.1%

7.0% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.7% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.4% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.9% Finance & insurance +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.5% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.1% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

33.7% Professionals ◂ +7.1 pts 26.6%

17.1% Managers ◂ +2.3 pts 14.8%

10.4% Community & personal service +3.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.4% Technicians & trades +3.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.2% Sales workers even 8.3%

5.9% Labourers +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +1 higher in Newtown

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +2 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +1 higher in Newtown

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +17 higher in Newtown

1,081 81st pct 1,064 76th pct

ERP in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +5,356 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

10,393 50th pct 15,749 74th pct

Growth in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +39.2 pts higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

-0.1% 11th pct 39.1% 99th pct

Businesses in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +275 higher in Newtown

1,404 73rd pct 1,129 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +23 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

542 13th pct 565 14th pct

Max temp in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +0.1 higher in Newtown

19.9 13th pct 19.7 13th pct

Min temp in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +0.3 higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

10.5 30th pct 10.8 35th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +3.6 higher in Newtown

8.3 89th pct 4.7 39th pct

Types ≤15 min in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +3.3 more in Newtown

7.7 89th pct 4.4 38th pct

15-min city in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +53.8 pts higher in Newtown

99.9% 97th pct 46.2% 34th pct

Walk to shops in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +49.4 pts higher in Newtown

92.7% 79th pct 43.3% 32nd pct

Walk to transit in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +18.4 pts higher in Newtown

99.7% 80th pct 81.3% 40th pct

Walk to school in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +32.6 pts higher in Newtown

99.9% 97th pct 67.3% 44th pct

Walk to a park in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +13.5 pts higher in Newtown

100.0% 100th pct 86.5% 34th pct

Walk to health in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +48.0 pts higher in Newtown

91.3% 84th pct 43.3% 48th pct

Amenities/1k in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +29.3 more in Newtown

42.2 86th pct 12.9 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +197 higher in Newtown

219 73rd pct 23 31st pct

Mean slope in Newtown in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek +2.1 pts higher in Newtown

5.4% 51st pct 3.3% 15th pct

Compare Newtown with nearby areas

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Compare Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newtown vs Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/203021046/newtown/vs/203031489/barwon-heads-armstrong-creek