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newnham
Tasmania · Census 2021
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Newnham is a coastal suburb of Launceston.
Median house price
No median price series for Newnham yet.
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People
Population
7,073
Median age
34 yrs
Income / person / wk
$612
Household income / wk
$1,223
Housing
Median rent / wk
$270
Mortgage / month
$1,300
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 41%
- Top language at home
- Nepali · 5%
- No religion
- 41%
- Born overseas
- 29%
- English only at home
- 73%
Local amenities
Amenity score
27/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
9
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
1.0 km
Nearest train
3.3 km
Nearest hospital
6.2 km
Distance to coast
0.9 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
2
Primary
2
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
1.0 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Launceston
- Council population
- 67,580
- Council area
- 1,414 km²
- Density
- 48/km²
- Federal grants
- $5.60M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $83/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Bass
- Federal MP
- Jess Teesdale (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 58% 2PP
- State electorate
- Bass
- State MP
- —
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.