Newtown vs Enfield
Enfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Newtown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Newtown, about half of households are couple families. In Enfield, most households are couple families. On these figures, Newtown tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Enfield suits families with children.
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
Enfield
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 94/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 60%)
- But Newtown has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Enfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Newtown
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($103/wk vs $285/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Enfield
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 111 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (135.6 km vs 141.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Newtown has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)
- Enfield carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Newtown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (54.9% vs 6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Newtown and Enfield drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Enfield has more residents (574 vs 189); Enfield rents higher ($285/wk vs $103/wk).
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 189 | 574 +204% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +54.9% | +6.7% |
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income | $53,300/yr | $97,864/yr +84% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $103/wk | $285/wk +177% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $610,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 107 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
Newtown has more rural and farming land (88% vs 25%).
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 25% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 71% |
| Residential | 3% same for both | |
| Environmental | 2% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| 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 | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Golden Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +10% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of VIC | Higher than 70% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 50% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 67% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of VIC | Higher than 45% of VIC |
Liveability
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 33/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Newtown carries more crime risk (94 vs 30); Newtown carries more flood risk (79 vs 40).
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 74/100 |
| Crime | High 94/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | High 79/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 10 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 3 | 0 |
Schools in Newtown
- Woady Yaloak Primary School-Scarsdale Campus Government · Primary
Schools in Enfield
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Waterways | 9 | 21 |
Mobility
Newtown sits further from the CBD (141.4 km vs 135.6 km).
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 141.4 km +4% vs other | 135.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 111 min | 105 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3351 | 0.4% postcode 3352 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 3351 | 51 postcode 3352 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).
Setting
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 343 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 430 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 0% 227 premises |
Climate
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,052/yr same for both | |
| Council | Golden Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Newtown | Enfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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