$103 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $290
- 2021: $103
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Newtown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Newtown is a separate detached house. This makes the area stand out from the rest of the state, with a housing market where most residents own their homes outright and costs remain very low.
$103
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Newtown — lower than 94% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the lowest at this level at just $103, which is far below the national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also well below those in Victoria and Australia, typically sitting at $1,300.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,200
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Newtown, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 62%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 52.2% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, no households in the area are renting, which is far below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Newtown, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 41%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While all dwellings are separate houses, homes here are more likely to have fewer than three bedrooms than in most other areas. There are slightly more people per bedroom than the Victorian average of 0.80.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80.4%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Newtown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Newtown, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21937/newtown/topic/housing-dwellings