Newtown VIC 3220
Newtown is in Greater Geelong LGA, VIC, postcode 3220, with population 10,445.
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Newtown has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Newtown has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
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Rent context available
Newtown has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $500/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Newtown has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Market rent, Crime, Schools, Transport
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Property prices, Hospitals
Newtown currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Property prices
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Newtown VIC
Newtown is a well-established suburb in Victoria within the Greater Geelong local government area (postcode 3220). With a population of 10,445, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.
The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Newtown is served by 7 schools, including 4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1112, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 51 bus stops. The crime rate in the Greater Geelong LGA is higher than average at 8,641 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Newtown is a well-established suburb in Victoria within the Greater Geelong local government area (postcode 3220). With a population of 10,445, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.
The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Newtown is served by 7 schools, including 4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1112, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 51 bus stops. The crime rate in the Greater Geelong LGA is higher than average at 8,641 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Newtown FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Newtown in?
Newtown is in the Greater Geelong Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3220. Council-level context for Greater Geelong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Newtown?
The median weekly rent in Newtown is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Newtown?
Rent context available: Newtown has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Newtown a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Newtown show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Newtown?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Newtown data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.