Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.)

19.2% of Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

2,752 family households lived in Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.); 47.2% were couple families and 12.6% were one-parent families.

39.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.) had 10,445 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

30.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Separate houses made up 77.0% of occupied private dwellings in Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.).

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 20.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 2.2% of occupied private dwellings.

38.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

32.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.

29.7% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

The average household in Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.) had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 28.5% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 32.0%, while 24.7% had four or more usual residents.

25.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

50.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

1.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.7% walked or cycled.

5.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

One-car households formed 36.4% of the total.

57.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

57.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.2% reported a different address.

14.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

87.9% of residents used only English at home.

8.8% used a language other than English at home.

1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.

14.5% of Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.5% was born in Australia.

1.1% of residents were born in China.

1.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.8%.

English ancestry accounted for 40.4% of ancestry responses in Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.).

Australian ancestry made up 33.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.9% of responses.

33.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 17.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 19.2% of workers, and education and training employed 12.0%.

The labour-force participation rate was 66.0%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

35.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

62.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.5% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 3.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

37.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.4% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.7%.

Median household income was $2,092 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.

Working from home was 25.3% in Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.), compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 38.1% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 29.7% in Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.), against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..