Newdegate, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Newdegate is a small town in the eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia, in the Shire of Lake Grace, about 400 kilometres south-east of Perth. It was named after Sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Western Australia from 1920 to 1924, and its townsite was gazetted in 1925 as the surrounding mallee country was opened for wheat and sheep farming. The Wagin to Newdegate railway was completed in 1926, and grain handling, marked today by the local CBH receival site, became central to the economy. Newdegate is best known across the state for the Newdegate Machinery Field Days, a large agricultural and machinery expo held each year. It remains a close-knit farming community surrounded by grain country and nature reserves.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Newdegate is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 923, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Newdegate at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 159
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,550
- SEIFA score
- 923
- Coordinates
- -33.0857, 119.0243
Newdegate demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Newdegate using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 32%, 19% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 27 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 2% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 45 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 46 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 25 | 17% |
Share of the 146 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 25 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 14 | 27% |
| Rented | 10 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 58 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 58 occupied private dwellings in Newdegate.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $468
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $890
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 22 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 8 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 60 (50%)
- Labour-force participation
- 69.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 50
- Employed part-time
- 33
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Newdegate
Where is Newdegate?
Newdegate is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Newdegate?
At the 2021 Census, Newdegate had a population of about 159.
Is Newdegate an advantaged area?
Newdegate has an ABS SEIFA score of 923, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
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