Suburb profile
Newnham TAS 7248
Newnham is located in the Launceston and North East Tasmania region of Tasmania, postcode 7248. It has 3,556 properties across 88 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Newnham, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Newnham
Newnham, TAS 7248, sits in the Launceston and North East Tasmania region and neighbours Mayfield, Mowbray, Rocherlea and Dilston. Its 88 streets hold 3,556 properties, 2,615 of them houses and 941 units.
Census figures are for the Newnham - Mayfield area, which had 9,628 residents, a median age of 34 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,112 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,170 a month and the median rent $250 a week. Of 3,545 dwellings, 2,801 were separate houses, 718 semi-detached and 3 flats; 917 were owned outright, 1,009 owned with a mortgage and 1,506 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Newnham
- 9,628Peoplelive in the area
- 34Median ageyears
- $1,112Median household incomea week
- $250Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses2,801
- Townhouses and semis718
- Flats and apartments3
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,170a month
- Household size2.5people on average
How homes are held
For sale and rent in Newnham
Offers Over $695,000
25 Vermeer Avenue, Newnham TAS
Properties in Newnham

10 Packham Street
Leased Oct 2026 · $500 per week
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 5 car spaces

149 George Town Road
For rent since Oct 2026 · $595 per week
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom

73 Parklands Parade
Leased Sept 2026 · $600 per week
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space 963 m² land

25 Vermeer Avenue
For sale since July 2026 · Offers Over $695,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 3 car spaces 723 m² land
Schools in Newnham
Australian Christian College - Launceston
IndependentPrimary and secondary
Australian Christian College - Launceston
IndependentPrimary and secondary
Mastery Schools Australia - Launceston
IndependentSpecial
Local agents in Newnham


Deniker Gerrity
Sales Director Horizon Property Tasmania
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 10
- Median sold price
- $635k
- Median days on market
- 34


Agencies that specialise in Newnham
Streets in Newnham
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.



