QLD · Brisbane Council
Newmarket, 4051
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Newmarket is a lively inner mid-sized suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. Sitting close to the city centre, it is easy to dip into neighbouring suburbs for work, dining and events. The community skews younger, with plenty of young families in the mix.
There are enough cafés and casual dining options to keep weekends interesting. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Buses and trains connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach.
Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by schools and education and community and employment, while housing affordability sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
Amenities
134 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
4 restaurants · 3 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 8 playgrounds · 57 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 20 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 67 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 90/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.59
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.97
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.18
Food & drink(10)
- Gallery BCafe
178 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Gloria Jean'sCafe
- Mojo CafeCafe
- Domino'sFast food
110 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Grill'dFast food
- Hell PizzaFast food
Unit 103 400 Newmarket Road
- Nando'sRestaurant
Unit 101 400 Newmarket Road
- Restaurant
- Sushi EdoRestaurant
- ToscanisRestaurant
Shopping(4)
- 7-ElevenConvenience store
- ColesSupermarket
- Market Organics NewmarketSupermarket
190 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
Community(1)
- C&K Banks Street Newmarket Preschooling CentreKindergarten
15 Banks Street, Newmarket
Health & services(1)
- Advantage PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(67)
- 12RND Fitness NewmarketGym
190 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Playground (8)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (57)
Entertainment(1)
- Reading CinemasCinema
Transport(14)
11 bus stops · 3 train stations
Other(20)
- Black Sheep Bottle ShopAlcohol
Unit 3 104 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Bbq (3)
- Bench (5)
- Bicycle Parking
- Chow Gar Tong Long Kung FuDojo
58 Enoggera Road
- Drinking water (3)
- Fitness Station (3)
- Inspirations PaintPaint
153 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Newmarket Place 7 Day Medical CentreParking
68 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Newmarket Place 7 Day Medical CentreParking
78 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Parking
- Parking
110 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Parking Entrance (5)
- 7-Eleven NewmarketPetrol station
85 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- Post Box (4)
- NewmarketPost office
- Shelter
- Golf WorldSports
104 Enoggera Road, Newmarket
- TelstraTelephone
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Public transport
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- Enoggera Rd at Ashgrove Avenue, stop 20a
- Enoggera Rd at Newmarket, stop 20
- Enoggera Rd at Newmarket, stop 20
- Enoggera Rd at St Ambroses, stop 18
- Enoggera Rd at Thurlow Street, stop 17
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $575
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,150
- Newmarket State SchoolPrimary
- St Ambrose's Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Childcare
4 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- C&K Banks Street Newmarket Preschooling CentreBanks Streetkindergarten
- C&K Newmarket Community Childcare CentreBaradine Streetchildcare
- Newmarket HouseEnoggera Roadchildcare
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Advantage Pharmacypharmacy
- Newmarket 7 Day Medical CentreEnoggera Roaddoctor
- Physiotherapistphysiotherapist
- Pivotal Motion PhysiotherapyEnoggera Roadphysiotherapist
- The Spine CentreEnoggera Roadalternative
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Balun ParkPark
- Bancroft ParkPark
- McCook ParkPark
- Nelson Place ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 161
- Against the person
- 18
- Against property
- 93
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 31.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 282 residents
- State safety percentile
- 32.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -10.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault47
- Drug Offences180
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)318
- Traffic And Related Offences75
- Unlawful Entry90
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 62.3/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 9% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 657th in Australia
- State rank
- 134th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #93 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #95 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Population
- Population
- 5,083
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $2,251
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 227 of 2,142
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 69.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 76 / 317 / 554
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- Newmarket Air Raid ShelterState heritage place
- Newmarket State SchoolState heritage place
- Wilston HouseState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- 12RND Fitness Newmarketamenities190 Enoggera Road, Newmarketfitness_centre
- 7-Elevenamenitiesconvenience
- 7-Eleven Newmarketamenities85 Enoggera Road, Newmarketfuel
- Advantage Pharmacyamenitiespharmacy
- Banks St at Banks - Laurence, stop 23amenitiesbus_stop
- Banks St at Banks - School, stop 22amenitiesbus_stop
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Benchamenitiesbench
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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