New Town SA 5554
New Town sits 154 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 1 hour 50 minutes by car. Census data records 1,291 residents with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $63,492 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The town grew 4.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $242 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,192. New Town is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is moderate.
Is New Town a good town?
New Town scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on community.
Some car dependence
Walkability 46/100 · 153.8 km · 110 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $560K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 57/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 42 · 1,291 residents
Liveability Rating
40 / 100 · Ranked #387 in SAEach bar is New Town's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
40 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataNew Town's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $560,000, roughly 26% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$560,000
Based on 37 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 18 sales $540K
- 4 bed 9 sales $650K
- 5 bed 5 sales $805K
Land
$570,000
Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025126 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5554.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is New Town safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in New Town sits in the moderate band, with 42 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 40% on the prior year.
42 offences
40.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Walkability
New Town is car-dependent on foot — at 46/100, most errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in New Town.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 31%
- Premises covered
- 574
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Copper Coast: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
New Town is home to about 1,300 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $63,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,291
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$63,492/yr
Census Median Rent
$242/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,192/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$31,408/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.3%
Total Dwellings
478
Owner-Occupier Rate
76.1%
Houses
97.9%
Rental Stress
19.8%
Mortgage Stress
22.5%
Work From Home
5.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
34 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 4 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 112 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 89.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.6%
- Employment Rate
- 55.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 25.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
3 residents (0.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
5.5% of residents (67) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (67).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,226 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,817 a year through Copper Coast based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 53%
- Rural and farming 29%
- Other and special use 14%
- Industrial 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Copper Coast
In the year to August 2026, 232 new dwellings were approved across Copper Coast. That mix is 204 houses and 28 units. Approvals are up 142.3% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Maitland, 46.8 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 6.8 km
- Annual rainfall
- 459 mm
- 76 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.4°C
- 23 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.6°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
3 facilities within 5 km- 2.5 kmIndustrial and Agricultural Chemical Product WholesalingTop reported: Mercury & compounds
- 2.6 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 2.7 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
EV adoption
In postcode 5554, 4 of 5,438 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (112 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5554, 1,645 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,396 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 107 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Chantelle Thomas Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chantelle Thomas ON | 50.1% |
| 2022 | Fraser Ellis IND | 58.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in New Town?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,291 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about New Town
Is New Town a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in New Town is moderate (57/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect New Town?
New Town has no recorded bushfire history. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is New Town a good place to live?
New Town has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of New Town?
New Town, SA had a population of 1,291 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for New Town, SA?
The postcode for New Town, SA is 5554.
How far is New Town from Adelaide?
New Town is 154 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 110 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in New Town?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in New Town was $63,492 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in New Town?
There are too few current rental listings in New Town for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $242, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in New Town?
The median age of residents in New Town was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is New Town walkable?
New Town scores 46/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in New Town?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to New Town, Maitland (46.8 km away), summer days average 29.4°C, winter nights 7.6°C, 459 mm of rain a year over 76 rainy days, and 23 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in New Town?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does New Town belong to?
New Town sits within the Copper Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in New Town?
The average residential rates bill through Copper Coast is $1,817 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near New Town?
Across Copper Coast, 232 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 142.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is New Town in?
New Town sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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