Newtown, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 14,690
- Median age
- 34
- Household income
- $2,330/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 41%
- Renting
- 58%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Newtown Station · 0.1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital · 1 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.82m
Median unit (5 yr)
$780k
Sales (5 yr)
1,516
Sales (12 mths)
162
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
2,174 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 0.3% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Newtown PS
Secondary
Newtown HS of Performing Arts
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Newtown (NSW)
District population (2025)
15,576
-0% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
13
houses 4 · other 9
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Newtown:
- King Street (1,029)
- Alice Street (671)
- Wilson Street (398)
- Carillon Avenue (312)
- Darley Street (267)
- Gladstone Street (265)
- Brown Street (260)
- Enmore Road (254)
- Gowrie Street (233)
- Erskineville Road (227)
- Wells Street (220)
- Missenden Road (199)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.