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New Town

Tasmania · Hobart Inner · Hobart

This profile uses the ABS New Town statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

New Town is a locality in the Hobart Inner area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the New Town SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1057 (gov)
Childcare
8
NQS-rated services
Population
6,476
-0.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the New Town SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in New Town

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Hobart City High School Government · 844 students
ICSEA 987
New Town Primary School Government · 305 students
ICSEA 1057

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Sacred Heart College
Catholic 934 students
ICSEA 1017 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in New Town

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Discovery Early Learning Centres - Sacred Heart
    Centre-Based Care · 113 places · New Town
    Exceeding NQS
  • Discovery Early Learning Centres - Immaculate Heart OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Lenah Valley
    Exceeding NQS
  • New Horizons Pre-school Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Lenah Valley
    Exceeding NQS
  • Aura Early Learning Lenah Valley
    Centre-Based Care · 96 places · Lenah Valley
    Meeting NQS
  • New Town Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · New Town
    Meeting NQS
  • Rainbow Child Care and Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 41 places · New Town
    Meeting NQS
  • Ludo Early Learning - St Cuthbert's
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Lindisfarne
    Meeting NQS
  • Stepping Stones-Lenah Valley OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Lenah Valley
    Not yet rated

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
6,476
Jun 2025
1yr growth
-0.50%
2024→25
Net change
-33
people / yr
Density
1,697
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-33
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-43
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-74
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+84

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
New Town
-0.50%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%