VIC · Greater Geelong Council
Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.), VIC, 3220
Current weather
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82% humidity · 20.8 km/h wind · 16.9° / 9.8° today · 6 mm rain
Desirability index
#3 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.) is a mid-sized suburb in the Greater Geelong area, home to around 10,445 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 10,445
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $2,092
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 360 of 4,375
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 63.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 223 / 825 / 89
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Public transport
51 public transport stops in this suburb
- Carmichael Ave/Autumn St
- Coronation St/Aberdeen St
- Pakington St/Aberdeen St
- Raith Tce/Autumn St
- Warwick St/Autumn St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Council Works activities occurring between 10/06/2026 and 31/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.SHANNON AVENUE, BARRABOOL ROAD09 Jun 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
127 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- rediATMATM
- Bubbles BarBar
- Bench (25)
- Bicycle Parking (6)
- Aberdeen StreetBus stop
- Aphrasia St/Pakington StBus stop
- Balyang Sanctuary/Shannon AveBus stop
- Belfast St/West Fyans StBus stop
- Bridge St/West Fyans StBus stop
- Bus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
13 parks and public open space in this suburb
- (J.F.) Frier ReservePark
- Buckingham ReservePark
- Elderslie ReservePark
- Fairmont ReservePark
- Kenwith ReservePark
- King Lloyd ReservePark
- Moorak ParkPark
- Percy ReservePark
- Queens ReservePark
- Sladen ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 15
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Aviva DentalPakington Streetdentist
- Bay City HealthLa Trobe Terraceyes
- Braces N Faces Orthodonticsdentist
- Change for Lifespeech_therapist
- Gerry Sedgman Myotherapyalternative
- Health BalancePakington Streetalternative
- Newtown Medical Centredoctor
- Newtown Periodonticsdentist
- Pakington HealthPakington Streetalternative
- Peak PharmacyPakington Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
17 state heritage places
- ARMYTAGE HOUSENH0405
- BAPTIST CHURCHNH0427
- BARWON BANKNH0425
- BARWON GRANGENH1102
- CLAREMONTNH1127
- EYTHORNENH1130
- FORMER BAPTIST CHURCHNH0426
- GEELONG COLLEGENH0883
- GEELONG COLLEGENH0883
- KEYHAMNH1128
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
4 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Ariston House Kindergarten & Childcare CentrePakington Streetkindergarten
- Bond Street KindergartenBond Streetkindergarten
- Federation ChildrenAberdeen Streetkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 578
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 99.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #3 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ariston House Kindergarten & Childcare CentrechildcarePakington Streetkindergarten
- Bond Street KindergartenchildcareBond Streetkindergarten
- Federation ChildrenchildcareAberdeen Streetkindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- ARMYTAGE HOUSEheritageNH0405
- BAPTIST CHURCHheritageNH0427
- BARWON BANKheritageNH0425
- BARWON GRANGEheritageNH1102
- CLAREMONTheritageNH1127
- EYTHORNEheritageNH1130
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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