Newman, WA Family Guide

Discover Newman with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Directory data rebuilt 29 Oct 2026

Western Australia regional photograph · Samuel Wiki / CC BY 4.0

How Newman rates for families

Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.

Overall rating

1.7

Poor

1.7 out of 5

Average of the 4 factors scored so far.

School access3.1/5

41% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school

70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
Parks & play1.1/5

24.5% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park

95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
GP access2.5/5

32.9% of homes within 1 km of a GP

75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
Hot days0.0/5

147 days a year at 35°C or hotter

5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0

Not rated yet:
Kids' activities (our directory does not cover this area well enough yet)
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Public transport (not rated in WA yet)
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Commute to the city (not measured yet)
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Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
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Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
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Bushfire (not rated in WA yet)

Also known, not scored: Home internet — 96.2% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).

Data sources (7)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3, CC BY 4.0 — ASGS Edition 3 allocation file: Suburbs and Localities 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0 — Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
© State of Western Australia (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 — Western Australian Schools Lists (CC BY 4.0)
© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL — OpenStreetMap extract (walking network, OSRM foot profile) (ODbL 1.0)
Geoscience Australia, National HealthDirect Health Facilities (from Healthdirect Australia's National Health Services Directory), CC BY 4.0 — National HealthDirect Health Facilities – General practice (CC BY 4.0)
SILO climate data, Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0 — SILO gridded daily maximum temperature (CC BY 4.0)
© NBN Co Limited, via data.gov.au, CC BY 4.0 — National Broadband Network: Broadband Service Footprints (fixed line) (CC BY 4.0)

Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).

Schools3within 3 km Activities4within 5 km Upcoming events0shown within 5 km Homes0for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Martial arts1 within 5 km Soccer1 within 5 km Tennis1 within 5 km Kids' activities & play1 within 5 km

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Explore Newman

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Boomerang Oval

Newman · 0.5 km

Sports courts / fields

Newman Community Library

Newman · 1.4 km

Playground

Newman Aquatic Centre

Newman · 0.2 km

Water play

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Activities around Newman

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Newman Club

Newman

Tennis

The Beach Indoor Play Centre

Newman

Play centre

Newman Junior Soccer

Newman

Soccer

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Sports & local clubs around Newman

Sports

Martial arts (1 in Newman · 1 within 5 km) — Newman Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Inc (1.1 km)
Soccer (1 in Newman · 1 within 5 km) — Newman Junior Soccer (0.5 km)
Tennis (1 in Newman · 1 within 5 km) — Newman Club (0.3 km)

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More things to do around Newman

Kids' activities & play (1 in Newman · 1 within 5 km) — The Beach Indoor Play Centre (0.4 km)

Schools within 3 km of Newman

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3 schools within 3 km of the Newman centre, 5 with a Newman address. See all schools with a Newman address

Newman Primary School

PrimarySecondaryGovernment

In this suburb

South Newman Primary School

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In this suburb

Newman Senior High School

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In this suburb

All schools with a Newman address

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Libraries (1)

Newman Community Library

Newman · 1.4 km

Playground

Public pools (1)

Newman Aquatic Centre

Newman · 0.2 km

Water play

Sports grounds (1)

Boomerang Oval

Newman · 0.5 km

Sports courts / fields

What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Newman: 4 kids' activities within 5 km, 5 schools in Newman, and parks and playgrounds.