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Newtown vs Rockville

Name: Newtown vs Rockville — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Newtown profile · Rockville profile

Newtown Rockville

Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld) and Rockville are neighbouring areas with very different housing and amenity profiles. Newtown is more urban, with 96.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and far more schools per child. It is also more diverse, with a higher share of people born overseas (16.3%) and recent arrivals (40.0%). In contrast, Rockville is more residential and suburban, with far more separate houses (81.2%) and larger homes, as 78.3% have three or more bedrooms compared to 65.3% in Newtown.

Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,150 to $1,200. The gap between them in terms of overseas arrivals is widening, with Newtown's share now far higher than Rockville's. While both are younger than the national figure, residents in Newtown are noticeably younger, with a typical age of 35 compared to 38 in Rockville.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,835 larger in Newtown 3+ bedrooms: 12.9 pts higher in Rockville Recent arrivals: 11.8 pts higher in Newtown Separate houses: 10.4 pts higher in Rockville Recent movers: 9.2 pts higher in Newtown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Newtown in Rockville +6,835 larger in Newtown gap steady

10,039 87th pct 3,204 85th pct

Median age in Newtown in Rockville +3 yrs older in Rockville gap steady

35 yrs 14th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

27.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.2 pts 25.2%

22.5% Older adults (45–64) +1.8 pts ▸ 24.3%

18.7% Children (0–14) +1.0 pts ▸ 19.7%

16.6% Seniors (65+) +2.2 pts ▸ 18.7%

14.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.7 pts 12.1%

Marital status

42.7% Never married ◂ +2.3 pts 40.4%

35.0% Married +1.6 pts ▸ 36.7%

11.5% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 11.0%

5.8% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.9% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Newtown Rockville

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.0% Australia +4.0 pts ▸ 82.0%

1.6% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

1.0% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% China ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.9% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam even 0.2%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

36.8% English +0.5 pts ▸ 37.3%

36.6% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 37.1%

13.4% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 12.8%

9.8% German +2.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.4% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 9.0%

2.2% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 0.6%

1.2% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

81.6% English only +3.7 pts ▸ 85.3%

1.6% Mandarin ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% Tagalog even 0.5%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.4% Christianity +3.1 pts ▸ 50.6%

36.8% No religion ◂ +1.1 pts 35.7%

7.5% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.9% Other religions ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Newtown in Rockville +2.15 more in Newtown

3.73 49th pct 1.58 20th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Newtown in Rockville +15 more in Newtown

34 89th pct 19 86th pct

Avg size in Newtown in Rockville +119 larger in Newtown

538 77th pct 419 62nd pct

ICSEA in Newtown in Rockville +21 higher in Newtown

1,000 56th pct 979 43rd pct

Highest year of school

48.2% Year 12 ◂ +8.1 pts 40.0%

24.3% Year 10 +4.2 pts ▸ 28.5%

14.0% Year 9 or below +2.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

6.7% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

37.5% Certificate III / IV +4.8 pts ▸ 42.3%

19.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.2 pts 13.0%

13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 13.2%

5.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%

2.8% Certificate I / II +1.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

15.6% Management & commerce even 15.6%

13.0% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.2% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 13.8%

12.0% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 10.4%

8.5% Education ◂ +2.5 pts 6.0%

7.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

2.6% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Newtown in Rockville +$74 higher in Newtown gap widening

$688 38th pct $614 27th pct

Household income in Newtown in Rockville +$43 higher in Newtown gap widening

$1,200 25th pct $1,157 23rd pct

Family income in Newtown in Rockville +$74 higher in Newtown gap narrowing

$1,507 27th pct $1,433 23rd pct

Household income distribution

36.5% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 38.1%

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 28.1%

22.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.2 pts 21.0%

4.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%

2.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

Personal income distribution

44.5% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 48.7%

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 35.0%

11.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 8.9%

1.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.1% Mental health +3.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

10.7% Arthritis +2.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.1% Other condition +3.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.0% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.9% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.4% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.9% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.2% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.3% None ◂ +6.3 pts 51.0%

21.9% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 24.1%

8.1% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.2% Three or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Newtown in Rockville +426 larger in Newtown

753 87th pct 327 86th pct

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

20 yrs 25th pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Newtown in Rockville +$22 higher in Newtown

$539 38th pct $517 35th pct

Household income in Newtown in Rockville +$191 higher in Rockville

$1,140 24th pct $1,331 33rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Newtown in Rockville +0.1 larger in Rockville gap narrowing

2.2 24th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

43.7% Couples with children +0.6 pts ▸ 44.4%

28.9% Couples without children ◂ +1.1 pts 27.8%

25.6% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 25.7%

1.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

38.0% 1 person ◂ +5.1 pts 32.9%

33.7% 2 people +1.3 pts ▸ 35.0%

12.6% 3 people +0.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

8.8% 4 people +1.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

3.8% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.0% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Newtown in Rockville +$9 higher in Newtown gap steady

$289 53rd pct $280 50th pct

Mortgage in Newtown in Rockville +$4 higher in Newtown gap narrowing

$1,254 26th pct $1,250 26th pct

People / bedroom in Newtown in Rockville even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.2% Rented ◂ +7.1 pts 40.0%

26.5% Owned with a mortgage +2.4 pts ▸ 28.9%

23.8% Owned outright +3.7 pts ▸ 27.4%

1.1% Other tenure +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

70.9% Separate house +10.4 pts ▸ 81.2%

19.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.0 pts 5.2%

9.7% Flat or apartment +4.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.2% 3 bedrooms +7.3 pts ▸ 56.5%

28.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.9 pts 18.5%

13.7% 4 bedrooms +5.3 pts ▸ 19.0%

4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.6 pts 1.6%

2.4% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

66.0% $200–$349 +5.1 pts ▸ 71.1%

15.3% $350–$549 ◂ +3.0 pts 12.4%

14.6% Under $200 ◂ +0.5 pts 14.2%

0.2% $550–$749 +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.7 pts 54.0%

25.3% Under $1,000 +3.5 pts ▸ 28.8%

10.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 8.6%

2.1% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Newtown in Rockville +48 more in Newtown

65 88th pct 17 86th pct

Stops/1k in Newtown in Rockville +1.17 more in Newtown

6.47 83rd pct 5.31 79th pct

Departures/1k in Newtown in Rockville +165.8 more in Newtown

775.7 83rd pct 609.9 80th pct

PT routes in Newtown in Rockville +4 more in Newtown

5 86th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Newtown in Rockville +2 longer in Newtown

4 29th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Newtown in Rockville even

88 62nd pct 88 62nd pct

How people get to work

67.8% Car (driver) +2.8 pts ▸ 70.6%

7.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 6.4%

5.1% Worked at home ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

3.6% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%

0.8% Bicycle even 0.8%

0.5% Bus even 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.2 pts 43.8%

30.7% 2 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 33.5%

10.7% No vehicle ◂ +2.7 pts 8.0%

7.8% 3 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

3.6% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.3% Health care & social assistance +1.5 pts ▸ 21.8%

10.8% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.5% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 6.8%

7.4% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.2% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 7.6%

8.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

4.1% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.7% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

2.2% Wholesale trade +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

17.1% Professionals ◂ +6.0 pts 11.1%

15.8% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 16.8%

14.8% Labourers +0.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

15.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 14.3%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 10.8%

9.1% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers +3.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.0% Managers +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Newtown in Rockville +1.5 higher in Newtown

7.6 95th pct 6.1 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Newtown in Rockville +1.2 more in Newtown

7.4 97th pct 6.2 89th pct

15-min city in Newtown in Rockville +7.1 pts higher in Newtown

96.4% 98th pct 89.3% 94th pct

Walk to shops in Newtown in Rockville +38.0 pts higher in Newtown

96.8% 98th pct 58.8% 82nd pct

Walk to transit in Newtown in Rockville +0.9 pts higher in Newtown

99.9% 100th pct 99.1% 97th pct

Walk to school in Newtown in Rockville +1.6 pts higher in Rockville

95.6% 97th pct 97.2% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Newtown in Rockville +0.3 pts higher in Newtown

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 90th pct

Walk to health in Newtown in Rockville +4.0 pts higher in Rockville

81.1% 94th pct 85.0% 95th pct

Amenities/1k in Newtown in Rockville +2.8 more in Newtown

13.4 50th pct 10.6 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Newtown in Rockville +62 higher in Newtown

190 90th pct 129 87th pct

Mean slope in Newtown in Rockville +3.0 pts higher in Rockville

4.5% 36th pct 7.6% 67th pct

Compare Newtown with nearby areas

Toowoomba City North Toowoomba South Toowoomba Rockville Harristown Wilsonton Heights Wilsonton Harlaxton

Compare Rockville with nearby areas

Wilsonton Heights Harlaxton North Toowoomba Newtown Mount Kynoch Wilsonton Cranley Toowoomba City

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newtown vs Rockville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32139/newtown/vs/SAL32455/rockville