Newtown vs Stanmore

In Newtown, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Stanmore, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Stanmore: a median of $2.41 million, against $1.88 million in Newtown, though rent is higher in Newtown. Newtown is closer to the city centre: 5.9 km, against 7.4 km. On these figures, Newtown tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Newtown has more parks and reserves (19 vs 6)
  • Stanmore has more separate houses rather than flats (19% vs 5%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Newtown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,875,000 vs $2,410,000)
  • has cheaper units ($800,000 vs $955,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Newtown has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 46%)
  • Stanmore has cheaper rent ($490/wk vs $550/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newtown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (95% vs 81%)
  • But Stanmore carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 87/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Newtown and Stanmore drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Newtown Stanmore
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Newtown Stanmore
Walkability 96 / 96
Newtown — Walkability: 96/100 Stanmore — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 13 / 39
Newtown — Safety: 13/100 Stanmore — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newtown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stanmore — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Newtown has more residents (14,690 vs 7,619); Newtown rents higher ($550/wk vs $490/wk).

Newtown Stanmore
Population 14,690
+48% vs other
 7,619
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% -4.0%
Median age 34 36
Median household income $121,160/yr $124,540/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+11% vs other
 $490/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newtown Stanmore
0-4 3.5% / 4.0%
Newtown — 0-4: 3.5% Stanmore — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 6.1% / 9.0%
Newtown — 5-14: 6.1% Stanmore — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 3.1% / 4.5%
Newtown — 15-19: 3.1% Stanmore — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 9.9% / 7.5%
Newtown — 20-24: 9.9% Stanmore — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 28.8% / 21.7%
Newtown — 25-34: 28.8% Stanmore — 25-34: 21.7%
35-44 17.1% / 16.0%
Newtown — 35-44: 17.1% Stanmore — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 13.5% / 15.2%
Newtown — 45-54: 13.5% Stanmore — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 9.7% / 9.8%
Newtown — 55-64: 9.7% Stanmore — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 5.4% / 6.3%
Newtown — 65-74: 5.4% Stanmore — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 2.0% / 4.3%
Newtown — 75-84: 2.0% Stanmore — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.7% / 1.7%
Newtown — 85+: 0.7% Stanmore — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newtown 50.5% lone person
Newtown — Lone Person: 50.5% Newtown — Couple Families: 21.3% Newtown — Group Household: 19.4% Newtown — One Parent Families: 7.3% Newtown — Other Families: 1.5%
Stanmore 41.6% lone person
Stanmore — Lone Person: 41.6% Stanmore — Couple Families: 32.6% Stanmore — Group Household: 14.0% Stanmore — One Parent Families: 9.4% Stanmore — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newtown 58.6% renting
Newtown — Owned Outright: 17.6% Newtown — Mortgage: 23.9% Newtown — Renting: 58.6%
Stanmore 46.1% renting
Stanmore — Owned Outright: 23.9% Stanmore — Mortgage: 30.0% Stanmore — Renting: 46.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Newtown Stanmore
Bachelor Degree 31.5% / 29.0%
Newtown — Bachelor Degree: 31.5% Stanmore — Bachelor Degree: 29.0%
Postgraduate Degree 14.6% / 13.4%
Newtown — Postgraduate Degree: 14.6% Stanmore — Postgraduate Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.7%
Newtown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Stanmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 6.6%
Newtown — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Stanmore — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.3%
Newtown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Stanmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Newtown Stanmore
England 5.7% / 4.6%
Newtown — England: 5.7% Stanmore — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 2.7% / 2.1%
Newtown — New Zealand: 2.7% Stanmore — New Zealand: 2.1%
China 1.5% / 1.2%
Newtown — China: 1.5% Stanmore — China: 1.2%
Thailand 1.0% / 0.6%
Newtown — Thailand: 1.0% Stanmore — Thailand: 0.6%
Greece — / 1.2%
Newtown — Greece: not among its largest Stanmore — Greece: 1.2%
Italy — / 1.1%
Newtown — Italy: not among its largest Stanmore — Italy: 1.1%
Ireland 1.0% / —
Newtown — Ireland: 1.0% Stanmore — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newtown 52.0% townhouses
Newtown — Townhouses: 52.0% Newtown — Flats / Apartments: 42.9% Newtown — Houses: 5.0%
Stanmore 40.2% townhouses
Stanmore — Townhouses: 40.2% Stanmore — Flats / Apartments: 41.0% Stanmore — Houses: 18.8%
Townhouses Flats / Apartments Houses

Property market

Newtown Stanmore
Median house price $1,875,000 $2,410,000
Median unit price $800,000 $955,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 149 sales
 23 days
from 44 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Newtown Stanmore
1 bed $700K / $798K
Newtown — 1 bed: $700K (95 sales) Stanmore — 1 bed: $798K (22 sales)

95 vs 22 sales

2 bed $1.16M / $1.06M
Newtown — 2 bed: $1.16M (53 sales) Stanmore — 2 bed: $1.06M (35 sales)

53 vs 35 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Newtown Stanmore
2 bed $1.71M / $1.98M
Newtown — 2 bed: $1.71M (110 sales) Stanmore — 2 bed: $1.98M (23 sales)

110 vs 23 sales

3 bed $2.15M / $2.38M
Newtown — 3 bed: $2.15M (65 sales) Stanmore — 3 bed: $2.38M (67 sales)

65 vs 67 sales

4 bed $2.64M / $2.93M
Newtown — 4 bed: $2.64M (24 sales) Stanmore — 4 bed: $2.93M (19 sales)

24 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Newtown Stanmore
Residential 69% 76%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 16%
Commercial 12% 4%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Industrial 1% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Newtown Stanmore
New dwellings approved 2,350
across Sydney
 849
across Inner West
Approvals change year on year +929% -25%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Newtown Stanmore
Houses 3.0%
$992/wk on $1.7M
 2.9%
$1,225/wk on $2.2M
Units 6.1%
$650/wk on $550K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Newtown Stanmore
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Schools Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 97% of NSW —

Liveability

Stanmore scores higher overall (78 vs 69).

Newtown Stanmore
Grade B A
Score 69/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Newtown carries more crime risk (87 vs 61).

Newtown Stanmore
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Newtown Stanmore
Inside the suburb 7 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 3 1
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Sydney, 1.2 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 1.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.2% 3.8%

Schools in Newtown

  • Camdenville Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Newtown High School of Performing Arts Government · Secondary at peers
  • Newtown North Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Newtown Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Pius' Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • The Athena School Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Stanmore

  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Stanmore Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Newington College Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Newington College - Wyvern House Preparatory School Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Newtown Stanmore
Supermarkets 8 1
Cafes & restaurants 102 9
Parks & reserves 19 6
Childcare 11 6
GPs 7 1
Pharmacies 8 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Newtown Stanmore
Walkability score 96/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 5.9 km 7.4 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 15 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 458.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 124.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 2042
 2.0%
postcode 2048
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 10
postcode 2042
 13
postcode 2048

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Newtown Stanmore
Worked from Home 63.9% / 62.8%
Newtown — Worked from Home: 63.9% Stanmore — Worked from Home: 62.8%
Car (driver) 15.9% / 21.7%
Newtown — Car (driver): 15.9% Stanmore — Car (driver): 21.7%
Walked Only 8.5% / 5.0%
Newtown — Walked Only: 8.5% Stanmore — Walked Only: 5.0%
Train 6.3% / 5.6%
Newtown — Train: 6.3% Stanmore — Train: 5.6%
Bicycle 2.0% / 1.8%
Newtown — Bicycle: 2.0% Stanmore — Bicycle: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Newtown Stanmore
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.4 km 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

Newtown Stanmore
Connectivity score 70/100 73/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
9,055 premises
 3%
3,851 premises

Climate

Newtown Stanmore
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Newtown Stanmore
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.73 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Newtown Stanmore
Average residential rate $875/yr $1,342/yr
Council Sydney Inner West

Federal electorate

Newtown Stanmore
Division Sydney Grayndler
Member Tanya Plibersek Anthony Albanese
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newtown Stanmore
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newtown

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Stanmore

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Nightlife Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

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