Newtown (NSW)

NSW

Newtown (NSW) is a declining region in NSW with 15,576 residents.

SA2 code: 117031640
State: NSW

Population

15,576

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-2.5%

3yr: +4.6% · 10yr: -0.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$550/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,325/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Newtown (NSW) (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.6%5yr: -2.5%10yr: -0.1%Total: +20.1%

Population grew from 12,971 to 15,576 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 3.4%

Predominantly townhouses (53.7%), rental-heavy (57.7% renting).

Dwelling mix

Townhouses 53.7%

Apartments 41.1%

329 houses3,395 townhouses2,594 apartments

Tenure

Owned 17.1%

Mortgage 23.5%

Renting 57.7%

Owned 17.1%Mortgage 23.5%Renting 57.7%Other / NS 1.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

1,411 (23.5%)

2 bed

2,339 (38.9%)

3 bed

1,644 (27.4%)

4 bed

504 (8.4%)

5 bed

84 (1.4%)

6+ bed

28 (0.5%)