10,445 ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,681
- 2016: 10,155
- 2021: 10,445
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Newtown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 10,400 people live in Newtown, making it one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38. This creates a balanced population across all age groups.
10,445
▲ +7.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Newtown — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Newtown is among the largest areas at this level with 10,445 residents. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the 38-year-old average seen across Victoria and Australia.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is alongside a significant group of older adults aged 45 to 64, who represent 27% of the residents.
17.6% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Newtown splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships at 9.9% are a little below the national figure of 11.5%. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.7% of the population.
0.7% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Newtown, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
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). Demographics & Identity in Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21938/newtown/topic/demographics-identity