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Newtown vs Wilsonton

Name: Newtown vs Wilsonton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Newtown profile · Wilsonton profile

Newtown Wilsonton

Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld) and Wilsonton are neighbouring areas with distinct characters. Newtown is a younger and more diverse hub, where 40.0% of residents are recent overseas arrivals and the typical age is 35. It is far more walkable, with 96.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 81.1% near health services. In contrast, Wilsonton is older, with a typical age of 42 and 24.7% of people aged 65 and over. Wilsonton also has a higher rate of home ownership, with 34.0% of homes owned outright compared to 23.8% in Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld).

These two areas are tracking further apart in their housing and connectivity patterns. While they share very similar typical weekly incomes—$688 in Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld) and $638 in Wilsonton—the gap in street connectivity is far larger in Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld), which has 190 intersections per square kilometre compared to 92 in Wilsonton. This aligns with Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld) having a much higher share of renters at 47.2% and a larger number of townhouses and apartments.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 12.9 pts higher in Newtown Median age: 7 yrs older in Wilsonton Population: 4,148 larger in Newtown Owned outright: 10.2 pts higher in Wilsonton Aged 65+: 8.1 pts higher in Wilsonton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Newtown in Wilsonton +4,148 larger in Newtown gap widening

10,039 87th pct 5,891 86th pct

Median age in Newtown in Wilsonton +7 yrs older in Wilsonton gap widening

35 yrs 14th pct 42 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

27.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.4 pts 23.1%

16.6% Seniors (65+) +8.1 pts ▸ 24.7%

22.5% Older adults (45–64) +0.2 pts ▸ 22.7%

18.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.7 pts 17.0%

14.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 12.7%

Marital status

42.7% Never married ◂ +6.4 pts 36.3%

35.0% Married +4.1 pts ▸ 39.2%

11.5% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.8% Widowed +2.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.9% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

Age & sex structure

Newtown Wilsonton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.0% Australia +5.8 pts ▸ 83.8%

1.6% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.5% New Zealand even 1.5%

1.0% China ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.9% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

36.8% English +4.7 pts ▸ 41.5%

36.6% Australian +3.0 pts ▸ 39.6%

13.4% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 12.0%

9.8% German +1.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.4% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 10.1%

2.2% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.7%

1.2% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

81.6% English only +7.1 pts ▸ 88.8%

1.6% Mandarin ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.5% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.4% Christianity +7.9 pts ▸ 55.3%

36.8% No religion ◂ +1.8 pts 35.0%

7.5% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 6.1%

4.9% Other religions ◂ +2.3 pts 2.6%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Newtown in Wilsonton +0.73 more in Newtown

3.73 49th pct 3.00 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Newtown in Wilsonton +9 more in Newtown

34 89th pct 25 87th pct

Avg size in Newtown in Wilsonton +85 larger in Newtown

538 77th pct 453 66th pct

ICSEA in Newtown in Wilsonton +22 higher in Newtown

1,000 56th pct 977 42nd pct

Highest year of school

48.2% Year 12 ◂ +7.6 pts 40.6%

24.3% Year 10 +5.4 pts ▸ 29.7%

14.0% Year 9 or below +3.6 pts ▸ 17.5%

6.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

Highest qualification level

37.5% Certificate III / IV +5.7 pts ▸ 43.2%

19.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.1 pts 15.1%

13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 14.6%

5.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.3 pts 2.1%

2.8% Certificate I / II +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

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

Field of qualification

15.6% Management & commerce even 15.7%

13.0% Engineering & related +1.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.2% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.0% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 10.7%

8.5% Education even 8.5%

7.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.2% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.6% Agriculture & environment even 2.6%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Newtown in Wilsonton +$50 higher in Newtown gap widening

$688 38th pct $638 30th pct

Household income in Newtown in Wilsonton +$93 higher in Newtown gap widening

$1,200 25th pct $1,107 20th pct

Family income in Newtown in Wilsonton +$37 higher in Newtown gap widening

$1,507 27th pct $1,470 25th pct

Household income distribution

36.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.8 pts 35.7%

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 26.2%

22.2% Under $650 +2.3 pts ▸ 24.5%

4.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%

2.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.1%

Personal income distribution

44.5% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 48.1%

35.7% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 35.8%

11.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 9.8%

1.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Arthritis +3.9 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.1% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.0% Asthma +1.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.1% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.9% Diabetes +2.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.4% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.9% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.2% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.2% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.3% None ◂ +4.6 pts 52.7%

21.9% One condition +2.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

8.1% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.2% Three or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Newtown in Wilsonton +318 larger in Newtown

753 87th pct 435 86th pct

Median age in Newtown in Wilsonton +1 yrs older in Wilsonton

20 yrs 25th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Newtown in Wilsonton +$31 higher in Wilsonton

$539 38th pct $570 42nd pct

Household income in Newtown in Wilsonton +$158 higher in Wilsonton

$1,140 24th pct $1,298 31st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Newtown in Wilsonton even gap narrowing

2.2 24th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

43.7% Couples with children even 43.8%

28.9% Couples without children +3.4 pts ▸ 32.3%

25.6% One-parent families ◂ +3.7 pts 21.9%

1.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

38.0% 1 person ◂ +0.5 pts 37.5%

33.7% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 34.7%

12.6% 3 people even 12.6%

8.8% 4 people even 8.8%

3.8% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

3.0% 6 or more even 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Newtown in Wilsonton +$1 higher in Wilsonton gap narrowing

$289 53rd pct $290 54th pct

Mortgage in Newtown in Wilsonton +$46 higher in Wilsonton gap steady

$1,254 26th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Newtown in Wilsonton +0.10 higher in Newtown gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.2% Rented ◂ +8.4 pts 38.8%

23.8% Owned outright +10.2 pts ▸ 34.0%

26.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.6 pts 24.9%

1.6% Not stated even 1.6%

1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

70.9% Separate house +6.4 pts ▸ 77.3%

19.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.1 pts 15.1%

9.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.3 pts 7.5%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.2% 3 bedrooms +2.0 pts ▸ 51.2%

28.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.6 pts 23.8%

13.7% 4 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 18.2%

4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%

2.4% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

66.0% $200–$349 +1.2 pts ▸ 67.2%

15.3% $350–$549 ◂ +0.3 pts 15.1%

14.6% Under $200 ◂ +0.8 pts 13.9%

0.2% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.7 pts ▸ 59.4%

25.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.8 pts 24.5%

10.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 10.0%

2.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Newtown in Wilsonton +29 more in Newtown

65 88th pct 36 87th pct

Stops/1k in Newtown in Wilsonton +0.36 more in Newtown

6.47 83rd pct 6.11 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Newtown in Wilsonton +220.4 more in Newtown

775.7 83rd pct 555.3 79th pct

PT routes in Newtown in Wilsonton +3 more in Newtown

5 86th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Newtown in Wilsonton +5 longer in Wilsonton

4 29th pct 9 44th pct

Drive to city in Newtown in Wilsonton +3 longer in Wilsonton

88 62nd pct 91 63rd pct

How people get to work

67.8% Car (driver) +5.1 pts ▸ 72.9%

7.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 6.1%

5.1% Worked at home even 5.0%

3.6% Walked ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 45.5%

30.7% 2 vehicles +1.7 pts ▸ 32.4%

10.7% No vehicle ◂ +2.2 pts 8.6%

7.8% 3 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.6% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 18.0%

10.8% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.5% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 9.0%

7.4% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.2% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

8.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

4.7% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

4.1% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

2.2% Wholesale trade +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

17.1% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 12.0%

15.0% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

15.8% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

14.8% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 14.5%

11.5% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.1% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers +2.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.0% Managers ◂ +1.1 pts 6.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Newtown in Wilsonton +1.5 higher in Newtown

7.6 95th pct 6.1 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Newtown in Wilsonton +1.3 more in Newtown

7.4 97th pct 6.1 89th pct

15-min city in Newtown in Wilsonton +18.8 pts higher in Newtown

96.4% 98th pct 77.6% 87th pct

Walk to shops in Newtown in Wilsonton +22.5 pts higher in Newtown

96.8% 98th pct 74.3% 86th pct

Walk to transit in Newtown in Wilsonton +20.7 pts higher in Newtown

99.9% 100th pct 79.3% 81st pct

Walk to school in Newtown in Wilsonton +19.3 pts higher in Newtown

95.6% 97th pct 76.3% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Newtown in Wilsonton +0.4 pts higher in Newtown

100.0% 100th pct 99.6% 87th pct

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

81.1% 94th pct 39.0% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Newtown in Wilsonton +2.7 more in Wilsonton

13.4 50th pct 16.1 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Newtown in Wilsonton +98 higher in Newtown

190 90th pct 92 85th pct

Mean slope in Newtown in Wilsonton +0.2 pts higher in Wilsonton

4.5% 36th pct 4.8% 39th pct

Compare Newtown with nearby areas

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

Compare Wilsonton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newtown vs Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32139/newtown/vs/SAL33087/wilsonton