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newstead (tas.)
Tasmania · Census 2021
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Newstead (Tas.) is a leafy residential suburb of Launceston.
Median house price
No median price series for Newstead (Tas.) yet.
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People
Population
5,617
Median age
43 yrs
Income / person / wk
$787
Household income / wk
$1,470
Housing
Median rent / wk
$310
Mortgage / month
$1,417
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 48%
- Top language at home
- Nepali · 1%
- No religion
- 48%
- Born overseas
- 17%
- English only at home
- 91%
Local amenities
Amenity score
47/100
Schools
6
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
5
Libraries
0
GP clinics
3
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.3 km
Nearest train
1.4 km
Nearest hospital
1.8 km
Distance to coast
3.3 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 Coles. 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
2
Catholic
1
Independent
4
Primary
6
Secondary
4
Nearest secondary
0.6 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.