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Newnham - Mayfield

Tasmania · Launceston · Launceston and North East

Why “Newnham - Mayfield”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Newnham into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Newnham - Mayfield is a locality in the Launceston area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Newnham - Mayfield SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 886 (gov)
Childcare
6
NQS-rated services
Population
10,070
+0.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Newnham - Mayfield SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in Newnham - Mayfield

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.

Brooks High School Government · 451 students
ICSEA 886
East Tamar Primary School Government · 336 students
ICSEA 863

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

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Australian Christian College - Launceston
Independent 129 students
ICSEA 1011 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 Newnham - Mayfield

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Bungawitta Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 47 places · Newnham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lady Gowrie - University Community Child Centre (Newnham)
    Centre-Based Care · 87 places · Newnham
    Meeting NQS
  • Lady Gowrie - University Community Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Newnham
    Meeting NQS
  • CatholicCare Children's Services - St Finn Barr's Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Invermay
    Meeting NQS
  • Lady Gowrie - University Mowbray After School Care
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Mowbray Heights
    Meeting NQS
  • Ludo Early Learning - St Finn Barr's
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Invermay
    Meeting NQS

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

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
13
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Newnham - Mayfield SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
10,070
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.50%
2024→25
Net change
+55
people / yr
Density
427
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+55
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+43
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-120
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+132

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Newnham - Mayfield
+0.50%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%

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