Food area · Wellington, New Zealand
Opening a cafe or restaurant in Newtown, Wellington
What stands out
There are fewer food places for the number of residents here: one for every 263 residents, against one for every 136 in the surrounding 3 km.
3 universities and colleges are within 1 km, so students come in term time.
Young adults 25–34 are the largest adult group: 19% of residents, about the same share as in the surrounding 3 km.
- Residents within 1 km
- 13,900
- Median age 33.5, against 33.5 within 3 km
- Largest adult age group
- 25–34
- 19% of residents, against 19% within 3 km
- Food and drink places within 1 km
- 53
- One per 263 residents, against one per 136 within 3 km
- Trade from people who live elsewhere
- High
- 8 offices and 5 schools within 1 km
Measured from Riddiford Street at Constable Street on 17 October 2026. Residents and places within 1 km, compared with everyone within 3 km.
1Who lives here
About 13,900 residents within 1 km
The age mix here is close to the surrounding area's.
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
No common kind of place stands out for the residents
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pho or noodles | Partial match | 1 Vietnamese and noodle placeFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: pho or noodles |
| Coffee shop | Partial match | 14 cafes and coffee shopsFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: coffee shop |
| Brunch cafe | Partial match | 13 cafes and brunch placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: brunch cafe |
| Bakery | Partial match | 4 bakeriesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: bakery |
| Bubble tea | Partial match | No bubble tea and tea shops on the map | Check it free: bubble tea |
| Pizza | Partial match | 3 pizza placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: pizza |
| Burgers | Partial match | 2 burger placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: burgers |
| Fried chicken | Partial match | No chicken places on the map | Check it free: fried chicken |
| Sushi | Partial match | 3 sushi and Japanese placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: sushi |
| Bar | Partial match | 6 bars and pubsFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: bar |
3What’s already here
53 food and drink places within 1 km
One for every 263 residents, against one for every 136 in the surrounding 3 km.
Most-tagged cuisines on the map: fish and chips (4), pizza (3) and Indian (3).
The nearest named places to where we measured
- pránáhCafe 0 mnorth
- Rubia Express CaféCafe 10 mnorth
- The OfficePub 20 msouth
- Planet SpiceRestaurant, Indian 20 msouth
- Black coffeeCafe 30 mnorth-east
- Friendly Bakery & CafeBakery 40 mnorth-east
- Newtown TakeawayFast food, fish and chips 40 msouth
- MontereyBar 50 mnorth
OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers and misses some places, so the real counts are likely higher.
4What brings people past
8 offices, 5 schools and 3 universities and colleges within 1 km
These bring in people who don’t live here, so your customers can look quite different from the residents above.
- 8 offices
- 5 schoolsNearest: Newtown School, 130 m north-east
- 3 universities and collegesNearest: Otago School of Medicine, 320 m north-east
- 3 hospitalsNearest: Wellington Regional Hospital, 380 m north
- 6 supermarkets and mallsNearest: Lychgate Mall, 80 m north
- 5 hotels and hostelsNearest: Southgate Motel, 230 m north
- 2 attractions and museumsNearest: Bowlarama, 510 m north-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 Stats NZ place summary for Wellington City.
Nearby food areas
- Te Aro2.2 km
Straight-line distance between the points we measured from, not by road.
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