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In the 2001 [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] [[Census]] of Population and Housing, the population of the Newtown postcode area was 15,027 people, in an area of 1.9 square kilometres. The population was 49% females, 51% males. 33% of the population was born overseas. The eight strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: No religion, Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox Christian, Buddhism, Uniting Church, Presbyterian and Reformed, and other Christian. The 3 most common forms of dwelling were in decreasing order: a semi-detached, row or terrace house, or townhouse; a flat, unit or apartment; a separate house.

== TransportationTransport ==

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[[Newtown railway station, Sydney|Newtown railway station]] is located on the [[Inner West line]] of the [[CityRail|CityRail network]]. Travelling towards the city, the railway stops in order are,: [[Macdonaldtown railway station, Sydney|Macdonaldtown]], [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]], [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]], [[Town Hall railway station, Sydney|Town Hall]], [[Wynyard railway station, Sydney|Wynyard]]. Travelling west towards Strathfield, the stops are [[Stanmore, New South Wales|Stanmore]], [[Petersham, New South Wales|Petersham]], [[Lewisham, New South Wales|Lewisham]], [[Summer Hill, New South Wales|Summer Hill]], [[Ashfield, New South Wales|Ashfield]], [[Croydon, New South Wales|Croydon]], [[Burwood, New South Wales|Burwood]], and [[Strathfield]].

Newtown Station opened in [[1855]], as one the original four intermediate stations on the Sydney to [[Parramatta, New South Wales|Parramatta]] rail line (the others being Ashfield, Burwood, and Homebush), and it was soon serviced by ten steam trains per day. In [[1878]] the station was moved from its original ___location at the end of Station Street to its current ___location by the fork of King Street and Enmore Road.