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QLD · Moreton Bay Council

Newport, 4020

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,883

Growth (1 yr)

+3.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+24.1%

Median age

43

Median income

$2,418/wk

Employment rate

62.5%

University qualified

23.8%

Work from home

18.7%

Languages at home

9.8%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Mandarin, Serbian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.6/100
Average

801st in QLD

Verified 92% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • Green suburb
  • Outer suburban
What Newport is known for: Coastal, Green suburb, Outer suburban

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Suburb profile

Newport is a coastal outer metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Moreton Bay Council. The Moreton Bay is part of the surrounding geography.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for outer metropolitan suburbs. Open-space access is exceptionally strong. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and working from home is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, with working from home 44% above the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 42% above the peer median. School access is relatively limited, with school access 50% below the peer median.

Overall, Newport suits people prioritising open space and socio-economic advantage over school access.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (215)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Working from home is a relative strength
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • School access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Moreton Bay

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Newport compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$800/wk

Population (ERP)

6,883

+3.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.6%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#16

among Coastal & beach · Emerging

Crime rate

58th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

92nd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

24%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

25th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
40.6/100 — Average
National rank
4275th in Australia
State rank
801st in QLD
Peer rank
#16 among Coastal & beach · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#95 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
92%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$800

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

6,883(June 2025)

+3.7% annual · +24.1% over 5 years · 92th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+3.7%
5-year growth
+24.1%
Change in 1 year
+244
Change in 5 years
+1,339
Growth rank in QLD
92th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~8,050), extrapolated at +3.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,964
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,418
Dwelling vacancy
7.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
174 of 2,282
Median monthly mortgage
$2,470
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$530
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
39% / 37.4% / 23.7%
Employment rate
62.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
18.7% / 1.6% / 65.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,973 / 36 / 66 (+ 26 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

23.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 20% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified23.8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified12.1% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational20% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below44.1% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce23.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies19.9%
  • Health13.1%
  • Society and culture11.9%
  • Education9.4%
  • Architecture and building6.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,567

64th percentile in QLD · 0% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,832

74th percentile in QLD · +3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

86th percentile in QLD · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$108,997

94th percentile in QLD · +72% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

20th percentile in QLD · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4020 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
17,222
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,576
Median net rent
$160
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,415
Taxable income vs state median
+6%
Salary / wages vs state median
+10%
Rental investment vs state median
+36%
Super vs state median
+57%
Business income vs state median
-20%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

9.8% speak a language other than English at home; 29.3% born overseas

Language at home
5,218 English only · 569 other
Non-English at home
9.8%
Born overseas
1,699 (29.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
125 (2.1%)
Australian citizens
5,158
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
24

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans19 · 9.7%
  • Mandarin17 · 8.7%
  • Serbian14 · 7.1%
  • Italian12 · 6.1%
  • Spanish12 · 6.1%
  • Filipino11 · 5.6%
  • Samoan11 · 5.6%
  • Arabic10 · 5.1%

Religion

53%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 53%, while 39.8% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion39.8%40.7%
Christianity53%45.7%
Other / not stated7.2%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic22.7%18.6%
Anglican13.8%11.3%
Christian (not further defined)3.5%3.1%
Uniting Church3.1%3.6%
Baptist2.3%1.7%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4020, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
387
Against the person
78
Against property
193
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
75.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 76 residents
State crime-rate percentile
58.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+15.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault29
  • Drug Offences68
  • Good Order Offences41
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)110
  • Unlawful Entry30

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
951
Median ICSEA percentile
25th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Hercules Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 951 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 636 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Hercules Road SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Redcliffe SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Scarborough SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Green Leaves Early Learning NewportCardinal Crescentkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Endeavour Esp at Dolphin Street
  • Endeavour Esp at Dolphin Street
  • Newport Dr at Southern Cross Drive
  • Newport Dr near Southern Cross Dr
  • Newport Drive near Griffith Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

157 mapped amenities

4 restaurants · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 bakeries · 8 playgrounds · 1 dog parks

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Great for outdoor family life — 40 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
68/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.84
Parks per 1,000 residents
6.71
Food & drink(5)
  • SidoniéBakery

    10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

  • FishportRestaurant

    Unit 7 10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

  • QuêRestaurant

    Unit 8 10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

  • Si BabyRestaurant

    Unit 6 10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

  • Sushi GruhiRestaurant

    Unit 5 10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

Shopping(4)
  • Friendly GrocerConvenience store
  • Newport MarketplaceShopping centre

    10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

  • IGASupermarket

    10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

Community(1)
  • Green Leaves Early Learning NewportKindergarten

    48 Cardinal Crescent, Newport

Health & services(3)
  • 4Cyte PathologyMedical clinic
  • Newport Family DoctorsMedical clinic

    10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

  • Watson's ChemistsPharmacy

    10 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

Sport & outdoors(65)
  • BBQ (3)
  • paddlecraft launch pointBoat ramp
  • Moreton Bay CyclewayCycling route
  • Dog park
  • Drinking water (9)
  • Fitness station
  • Central ParkPark
  • Endeavour ParkPark
  • Newport ParkPark
  • Park (35)
  • Tom Wallace ParkPark
  • Playground (8)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(12)

12 bus stops

Other(17)
  • Bench (13)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • City of Moreton BayBicycle Parking
  • Sunshine Boat SalesBoat
  • Common (4)
  • Garden (4)
  • Information
  • Parking (25)
  • Parking Space (2)
  • Picnic Table (4)
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • FreightplusPost Depot
  • Shelter (4)
  • Shower
  • Levande NewportSocial Facility

    39 Lakeview Promenade, Newport

  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste Basket (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Central ParkPark
  • Endeavour ParkPark
  • Newport ParkPark
  • Tom Wallace ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
5.8%
Woodland / forest cover
0.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
41
Parks (OSM)
40
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
Peninsula Private Hospital (2.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
1

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • 4Cyte PathologyGP
  • BallyCaraREDCLIFFEShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
  • Newport Family DoctorsLakeview PromenadeGP

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
168
Participants per 1,000 residents
24.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 20°
Rainfall
498 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 17°
Rainfall
406 mm · ~51 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
196 mm · ~24 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 15°
Rainfall
256 mm · ~32 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Petrie
Member of Parliament
Emma COMER (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
134,359
Turnout (2025)
89.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 48.8%Labor 51.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.5 km away).

Coalition 48.4%Labor 51.6%

0.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Kippa-Ring WestLabor 54.5% · Coalition 45.5% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Kippa-RingLabor 53.5% · Coalition 46.5% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • ScarboroughLabor 50.5% · Coalition 49.5% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • RedcliffeLabor 51.3% · Coalition 48.7% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • Scarborough NorthLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)2.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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