Newtown

Lifestyle


This vibrant and cosmopolitan Inner-West suburb has inspired more songs than a love-sick heroine. Boasting the highest concentration of theatres, art spaces and performing arts schools, including the Newtown School of Performing Arts, it has produced a selection of well-known Australian artists including Frenzal Rhomb, Christine Anu and The Whitlams.

King Street, the very long main thoroughfare, is jam-packed with an endless stretch of unique shops selling retro clothes, indy record stores, books and even gothic garb. The southern end, recently having undergone an artisan upgrade has some of the coolest and quirkiest cafes and bars, like the New Orleans-inspired establishment Earl’s Juke Joint.

What’s also super cool about Newtown is the exciting and wonderfully cheap range of food on offer. With well over 60 restaurants offering cuisine from all corners of the globe, you’ll be hard pressed not to find one that tantalises our taste buds. Perhaps, the most notorious of Newtown’s attractions are the live drag shows that take place every Friday-Sunday at The Newtown Hotel.

Pubs? . . . No shortage with the Courty, the Towny or Bank to name a few. Live music?. . . the Enmore Theatre and jazz venue Vanguard, guarantee you’ll be getting in the groove. Something more subdued? Then there’s always the Dendy theatre for a late-night art-house flick. Parking in Newtown is only attempted by the brave, with locals preferring to hop on one of the many buses along King Street. You can also head to Newtown Station which is only three stops into the city.

At this indy capitol, people-watching is an art-form within itself. So if being a voyeur is more your style, grab a seat and your fave drink, and kick back on the top balcony of the The Newtown Hotel, where you can watch the free entertainment pass you by.

Love it or loathe it. Newtown is a cultural kaleidoscope that can’t be forgotten.

People


A haven for both artists and professionals and students, Newton offers a bohemian chic lifestyle that is attractive to both young families and creatives alike.

Live music fans, environmentalists, gays, lesbians, pierced individuals, tradies and academic types, are all part of what has long been Sydney’s grunge capital.

The ever-rising home values don’t seem to deter the enthusiastic University students who are happy to co-share in houses. However, it’s the new emerging face of Newtown with cool couples, pushing prams in their designer jeans that are adding their style-centric edge to this quirky village atmosphere.

Homes


After years of being neglected, Newtown’s real estate is a prime hot spot. There are rows of charming terrace houses and semi’s, some which are still affordable, but most are now incredibly restored into stunning residences that fetch a pretty penny.

Grand Victorian residences rub shoulders with cutting-edge warehouse and industrial conversions with jaw-dropping rooftop terraces and every luxury imaginable.

If you dig deep enough, you may still find a free-standing house, especially in North Newtown where many of the old architectural jewels, still proudly rest.

Apartments are still a good option for the more budget minded, but like the homes, these are also ramping up in style and value, making Newtown an investment not for the fainthearted.

Shopping/Restaurants

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+ Colourful and unconventional, Newtown has inner-city attractions that range from restaurants and bars, to theatres and clubs. Specialist shops include vintage fashion and music stores, bookshops, antique stores, hairdressing salons and homeware shops.
+ More than 100 restaurants and cafes offering a range of ethnic cuisines can be found along King Street and nearby Enmore and Erskineville.
+ Quirky and cool, shopping in Enmore Road and south King Street.
Newtown is a booklover's paradise. Check out Berkelouw, Better Read Than Dead and Gould's Book Arcade where choosing a book feels like a treasure hunt.

Recreational Facilities

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+ The Newtown Festival is the neighborhood’s flagship event, encapsulating the spirit of Sydney’s most vibrant creative, conscientious, and inclusive community
+ Newtown has enjoyed a renaissance with the return of live music to The Sandringham
+ Newtown and its surrounding areas have the highest concentration of independent theatres and live performance spaces in Sydney. Theatres include the New Theatre, Enmore Theatre and the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Schools

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+ Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
+ Australia Street Infants School
+ Camperdown Public School
+ Newtown Public School
+ North Newtown Public School
+ The Design Centre Enmore (DCE) is Sydney TAFE’s creative hub

Transport

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+ Newtown railway station is on the Inner West line of the Sydney Trains network and is well serviced
+ Sydney Buses operates buses to Newtown. These run to Tempe, Dulwich Hill and Canterbury, Kingsgrove, Surry Hills, Bondi Junction and the University of Sydney

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