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Pittsworth vs Newtown

Name: Pittsworth vs Newtown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 38 km apart · Pittsworth profile · Newtown profile

Pittsworth Newtown

Newtown (Qld) and Pittsworth are nearby areas in Queensland with very different living patterns. Newtown (Qld) is a high-density area where 47.2% of homes are rented and 40.0% of residents arrived recently from overseas. In contrast, Pittsworth is more spacious and stable, with 94.8% of homes being separate houses and 37.3% owned outright. Newtown (Qld) is also much more connected, with 99.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while Pittsworth has no public transport stops.

Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage. They also share a similar typical weekly personal income of around $690 and have nearly identical rates of adults working or looking for work. Despite these commonalities, the gap in housing and mobility has widened since 2011, as Newtown (Qld) has seen a far higher increase in renters and overseas arrivals compared to Pittsworth.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 26.8 pts higher in Newtown Separate houses: 23.9 pts higher in Pittsworth Renting: 23.0 pts higher in Newtown 3+ bedrooms: 18.4 pts higher in Pittsworth Population: 4,248 larger in Newtown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pittsworth in Newtown +4,248 larger in Newtown gap steady

5,791 27th pct 10,039 53rd pct

Median age in Pittsworth in Newtown +7 yrs older in Pittsworth gap steady

42 yrs 64th pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

20.0% Young adults (25–44) +7.4 pts ▸ 27.5%

25.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.1 pts 22.5%

21.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.2 pts 16.6%

20.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 18.7%

12.0% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

Marital status

54.1% Married ◂ +19.1 pts 35.0%

27.9% Never married +14.8 pts ▸ 42.7%

7.3% Divorced +4.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.0% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 5.8%

3.5% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Pittsworth Newtown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.1% Australia ◂ +6.1 pts 78.0%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

1.3% England +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% China +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% India +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

43.0% Australian ◂ +6.4 pts 36.6%

38.2% English ◂ +1.4 pts 36.8%

11.1% Irish +2.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.2% German ◂ +2.4 pts 9.8%

9.2% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.4% Chinese +1.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

0.5% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.3% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

88.6% English only ◂ +6.9 pts 81.6%

0.1% Mandarin +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

66.3% Christianity ◂ +18.9 pts 47.4%

22.9% No religion +13.9 pts ▸ 36.8%

10.1% Not stated ◂ +2.6 pts 7.5%

0.3% Other religions +4.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.2% Buddhism +1.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.2% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Pittsworth in Newtown +2 more in Newtown

5 64th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Pittsworth in Newtown +0.51 more in Pittsworth

4.25 81st pct 3.73 77th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Pittsworth in Newtown +27 more in Newtown

7 14th pct 34 75th pct

Students in Pittsworth in Newtown +2,088 more in Newtown

1,057 39th pct 3,145 80th pct

Avg size in Pittsworth in Newtown +238 larger in Newtown

211 22nd pct 449 54th pct

ICSEA in Pittsworth in Newtown +47 higher in Newtown

967 27th pct 1,014 49th pct

Highest year of school

41.0% Year 12 +7.1 pts ▸ 48.2%

28.2% Year 10 ◂ +3.9 pts 24.3%

12.2% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

6.1% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

37.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.4 pts 37.5%

13.7% Bachelor degree +5.5 pts ▸ 19.2%

11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

2.4% Postgraduate degree +3.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

17.5% Engineering & related ◂ +4.5 pts 13.0%

12.3% Management & commerce +3.3 pts ▸ 15.6%

7.3% Society & culture +5.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.8% Health +3.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.5% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.3 pts 2.6%

4.5% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.8% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.7% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Pittsworth in Newtown +$5 higher in Pittsworth gap steady

$693 27th pct $688 26th pct

Household income in Pittsworth in Newtown +$206 higher in Pittsworth gap widening

$1,406 29th pct $1,200 14th pct

Family income in Pittsworth in Newtown +$217 higher in Pittsworth gap widening

$1,724 27th pct $1,507 14th pct

Household income distribution

31.7% $650–$1,499 +4.8 pts ▸ 36.5%

28.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 27.4%

16.0% Under $650 +6.2 pts ▸ 22.2%

7.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 4.8%

5.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 2.9%

Personal income distribution

42.0% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 44.5%

30.7% $650–$1,499 +5.0 pts ▸ 35.7%

13.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 11.9%

2.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Mental health +4.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.3% Arthritis ◂ +0.6 pts 10.7%

9.1% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.9% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.7% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.8% None ◂ +1.5 pts 57.3%

18.6% One condition +3.3 pts ▸ 21.9%

7.1% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.2% Three or more even 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Pittsworth in Newtown +517 larger in Newtown

236 59th pct 753 86th pct

Median age in Pittsworth in Newtown +3 yrs older in Newtown

17 yrs 0th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Pittsworth in Newtown +$101 higher in Pittsworth

$640 51st pct $539 29th pct

Household income in Pittsworth in Newtown +$338 higher in Pittsworth

$1,478 36th pct $1,140 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pittsworth in Newtown +0.4 larger in Pittsworth gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

55.7% Couples with children ◂ +11.9 pts 43.7%

29.9% Couples without children ◂ +1.0 pts 28.9%

13.7% One-parent families +11.9 pts ▸ 25.6%

0.7% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

23.3% 1 person +14.7 pts ▸ 38.0%

37.5% 2 people ◂ +3.8 pts 33.7%

13.7% 4 people ◂ +4.9 pts 8.8%

13.4% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 12.6%

7.4% 5 people ◂ +3.6 pts 3.8%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pittsworth in Newtown +$19 higher in Newtown gap steady

$270 19th pct $289 24th pct

Mortgage in Pittsworth in Newtown +$160 higher in Pittsworth gap widening

$1,414 22nd pct $1,254 13th pct

People / bedroom in Pittsworth in Newtown even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

24.2% Rented +23.0 pts ▸ 47.2%

37.3% Owned outright ◂ +13.5 pts 23.8%

33.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.5 pts 26.5%

3.4% Other tenure ◂ +2.3 pts 1.1%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

94.8% Separate house ◂ +23.9 pts 70.9%

3.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +15.4 pts ▸ 19.2%

0.0% Flat or apartment +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

42.5% 3 bedrooms +6.7 pts ▸ 49.2%

34.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.3 pts 13.7%

11.3% 2 bedrooms +17.1 pts ▸ 28.4%

7.2% 5 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 2.4%

2.2% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

65.5% $200–$349 +0.5 pts ▸ 66.0%

11.6% $350–$549 +3.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.6% Under $200 +0.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.2% $1,000–$1,799 +12.4 pts ▸ 56.7%

19.3% Under $1,000 +6.0 pts ▸ 25.3%

22.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.1 pts 10.7%

6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 2.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Pittsworth in Newtown +65 more in Newtown

0 0th pct 65 71st pct

Stops/1k in Pittsworth in Newtown +6.47 more in Newtown

0.00 0th pct 6.47 78th pct

Departures/1k in Pittsworth in Newtown +775.7 more in Newtown

0.0 0th pct 775.7 49th pct

PT routes in Pittsworth in Newtown +5 more in Newtown

0 0th pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Pittsworth in Newtown

— 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Pittsworth in Newtown +24 longer in Pittsworth

112 91st pct 88 86th pct

How people get to work

65.9% Car (driver) +1.9 pts ▸ 67.8%

11.4% Worked at home ◂ +6.3 pts 5.1%

4.3% Car (passenger) +2.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.3% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%

0.4% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

26.7% 1 vehicle +20.3 pts ▸ 47.0%

37.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.6 pts 30.7%

19.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +11.3 pts 7.8%

14.1% 4 or more ◂ +10.5 pts 3.6%

2.9% No vehicle +7.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +18.7 pts 2.2%

11.0% Health care & social assistance +9.3 pts ▸ 20.3%

8.2% Retail trade +2.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.7% Education & training +1.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.2% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 8.2%

4.3% Accommodation & food +3.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.2% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.4 pts 4.1%

3.1% Public administration & safety +1.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.6% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.8% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.7% Administrative & support +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

18.1% Managers ◂ +10.1 pts 8.0%

11.2% Professionals +5.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

16.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 15.0%

9.4% Community & personal service +6.4 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.6% Labourers +0.2 pts ▸ 14.8%

11.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 11.5%

9.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.7 pts 6.8%

6.3% Sales workers +2.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Pittsworth in Newtown +2 higher in Pittsworth

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Pittsworth in Newtown +3 higher in Pittsworth

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Pittsworth in Newtown +4 higher in Pittsworth

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Pittsworth in Newtown +1 higher in Pittsworth

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Pittsworth in Newtown +64 higher in Pittsworth

949 29th pct 885 10th pct

ERP in Pittsworth in Newtown +4,810 higher in Newtown

5,951 26th pct 10,761 52nd pct

Growth in Pittsworth in Newtown +3.8 pts higher in Newtown

2.1% 29th pct 6.0% 61st pct

Businesses in Pittsworth in Newtown +403 higher in Pittsworth

1,025 57th pct 622 33rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Pittsworth in Newtown +194 higher in Newtown

657 27th pct 851 49th pct

Max temp in Pittsworth in Newtown +1.6 higher in Pittsworth

26.2 77th pct 24.5 59th pct

Min temp in Pittsworth in Newtown +0.2 higher in Newtown

11.2 43rd pct 11.5 46th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Pittsworth in Newtown +5.2 higher in Newtown

2.4 14th pct 7.6 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Pittsworth in Newtown +4.5 more in Newtown

2.9 19th pct 7.4 82nd pct

15-min city in Pittsworth in Newtown +57.6 pts higher in Newtown

38.8% 28th pct 96.4% 80th pct

Walk to shops in Pittsworth in Newtown +58.3 pts higher in Newtown

38.5% 28th pct 96.8% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Pittsworth in Newtown +99.9 pts higher in Newtown

0.0% 0th pct 99.9% 85th pct

Walk to school in Pittsworth in Newtown +52.5 pts higher in Newtown

43.1% 25th pct 95.6% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Pittsworth in Newtown +50.0 pts higher in Newtown

50.0% 14th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Pittsworth in Newtown +42.0 pts higher in Newtown

39.1% 44th pct 81.1% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Pittsworth in Newtown +4.3 more in Newtown

9.2 18th pct 13.4 46th pct

Intersections/km² in Pittsworth in Newtown +191 higher in Newtown

1 7th pct 192 69th pct

Mean slope in Pittsworth in Newtown +0.3 pts higher in Newtown

4.2% 30th pct 4.5% 36th pct

Compare Pittsworth with nearby areas

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Compare Newtown with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pittsworth vs Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/307021182/pittsworth/vs/317011453/newtown