Newtown, Greater Geelong

What Newtown speaks at home

Most homes in Newtown speak only English. At the 2021 Census, about 720 people used another language, most often Mandarin. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Australia as a whole. In all, 38 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
10,253
Speak another language
7.0%+5.3%
Languages spoken
38
Born overseas
12.0%

What languages do people in Newtown speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    123+20.6%
  2. 02
    Croatian
    55+41.0%
  3. 03
    Italian
    50-43.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    46+7.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    37+208%
  6. 06
    French
    35+45.8%
  7. 07
    Punjabi
    28+47.4%
  8. 08
    Telugu
    25
  9. 09
    German
    22-8.3%
  10. 10
    Urdu
    19+217%

How does Newtown compare with Victoria?

Newtown's share is below Victoria.

Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.)
7.0%
Australia
21.3%
Victoria
26.6%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.) is part of Greater Geelong, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.