Food area · Sydney, Australia
Opening a cafe or restaurant in Newtown, Sydney
What stands out
Newtown is the nearest station or bus station, 80 m away.
Of 10 common kinds of place, bubble tea and burgers match the residents most closely.
Children 0–14 are 20% less common here than in the surrounding 3 km.
- Residents within 1 km
- 24,700
- Median age 33.7, against 34.4 within 3 km
- Largest adult age group
- 25–34
- 31% of residents, against 28% within 3 km
- Food and drink places within 1 km
- 214
- One per 116 residents, against one per 119 within 3 km
- Trade from people who live elsewhere
- High
- 3 stations and 21 offices within 1 km
Measured from King Street near Newtown station on 17 October 2026. Residents and places within 1 km, compared with everyone within 3 km.
1Who lives here
About 24,700 residents within 1 km
More young adults 25–34 (10% more) and teens and students 15–24 (10% more) live here than in the surrounding area, and fewer children 0–14 (20% fewer).
Figure 1
Share of all residents, by age group
Within 1 kmSurrounding area, 3 km
Each bar is the group’s share of all residents. The tag on the right: how much more or less common the group is here.
2Which kinds of place fit
Bubble tea and Burgers match the residents most closely
This shows how well the usual regulars of 10 common kinds of place match the residents, against the surrounding 3 km. It’s a rough guide, and your own concept may draw a different crowd.
| Kind of place | Match with residents | Already within 1 km | Free check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble tea | Good match | 2 bubble tea and tea shopsFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: bubble tea |
| Burgers | Good match | 8 burger placesAbout as many per resident as the wider area | Check it free: burgers |
| Fried chicken | Good match | 4 chicken placesAbout as many per resident as the wider area | Check it free: fried chicken |
| Sushi | Partial match | 4 sushi and Japanese placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: sushi |
| Pizza | Partial match | 8 pizza placesAbout as many per resident as the wider area | Check it free: pizza |
| Brunch cafe | Partial match | 48 cafes and brunch placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: brunch cafe |
| Bar | Partial match | 35 bars and pubsAbout as many per resident as the wider area | Check it free: bar |
| Coffee shop | Partial match | 48 cafes and coffee shopsFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: coffee shop |
| Pho or noodles | Partial match | 4 Vietnamese and noodle placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: pho or noodles |
| Bakery | Partial match | 9 bakeriesAbout as many per resident as the wider area | Check it free: bakery |
3What’s already here
214 food and drink places within 1 km
One for every 116 residents, against one for every 119 in the surrounding 3 km.
Most-tagged cuisines on the map: coffee shop (18), Thai (12), pizza (8), burger (8), Mexican (7) and breakfast (6).
The nearest named places to where we measured
- Bank HotelPub 20 msouth-east
- Black Star Pastry & CaféCafe, coffee shop, bakery 20 mnorth-west
- Websters BarPub 30 mnorth
- BarmudaCafe, coffee shop 60 mnorth-west
- Say It With LentilRestaurant 70 mnorth-west
- Tokyo LamingtonCafe 70 mnorth-west
- Hui Bro’s CafeCafe 80 msouth
- Thai WaysRestaurant, Thai 80 msouth
OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers and misses some places, so the real counts are likely higher.
4What brings people past
3 stations, 21 offices and 9 schools within 1 km
These bring in people who don’t live here, so your customers can look quite different from the residents above.
- 3 stationsNearest: Newtown, 80 m south-east
- 21 offices
- 9 schoolsNearest: Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, 220 m south
- 5 universities and collegesNearest: University of Sydney, Burren Street Campus, 520 m east
- 2 hospitalsNearest: Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, 790 m north
- 13 supermarkets and mallsNearest: ALDI Corner Store, 110 m south
- 5 hotels and hostelsNearest: The Abbey on King, 260 m south-west
5Limits
What this page can’t tell you
- Residents aren't diners. Workers and visitors who live elsewhere aren't counted, and the ages are 2020 estimates.
- The map misses places, and says nothing about how busy any of them is.
- Nothing here covers the lease: rent, visibility and parking.
Two checks only you can do: count who walks past at your hours, and test the rent against cautious sales. For census counts, see the ABS Census QuickStats for Greater Sydney.
Nearby food areas
- Surry Hills3.4 km
- Parramatta18.6 km
Straight-line distance between the points we measured from, not by road.