Newstead, 4006

All types (Mar 2026)

$800

49.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 9.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

• University qualified49.8% · 21.9% QLD
• Diploma qualified9.5% · 9.4% QLD
• Trade / vocational9.4% · 18.9% QLD
• Year 12 or below31.3% · 49.8% QLD

Median taxable income (2023–24)

$64,685

82nd percentile in QLD · +10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)

$68,058

78th percentile in QLD · +5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments

11.0%

50th percentile in QLD · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)

$32,520

8th percentile in QLD · -49% vs Australia

Residents with business income

12.0%

66th percentile in QLD · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4006 — 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.

18.2% speak a language other than English at home; 35% born overseas

Language at home

5,643 English only · 1,259 other

Non-English at home

18.2%

Born overseas

2,430 (35%)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

78 (1%)

Australian citizens

5,619

Languages spoken at home (other than English)

27

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

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4006, which is shared with other suburbs.

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

Schools within 2 km

7

Median school ICSEA (7 schools)

1,107

Median ICSEA percentile

86th

Primary catchments overlapping suburb

3

Secondary catchments overlapping suburb

1

9 public transport stops in this suburb

• Breakfast Creek Rd at Newstead House, stop 12
• Commercial Rd near Leopold St, stop 12
• Commercial Rd near Stratton St, stop 12
• Skyring Tce near Cunningham St
• Skyring Tce near Cunningham St

163 mapped amenities

16 restaurants · 14 cafes · 2 pubs · 2 bars · 2 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 3 playgrounds · 1 dog parks

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Waterfront ParkPark
• Wharf ParkPark

Green cover of suburb area

7.6%

Woodland / forest cover

1.3%

Parks & woodland features (OSM)

13

Parks (OSM)

7

Typical summer maximum

28°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.

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb

2

Nearest hospital

Rosemount Hospital (1.6 km)

Nearest hospital type

Hospital

Nearest hospital emergency

Emergency department

Emergency department in suburb

Not in suburb

GP clinics in suburb

0

Aged-care services

4

Residential aged-care places

224

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

• EyemanWaterloo StreetOptometrist
• QscanMedical_Imaging

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)

93

Participants per 1,000 residents

10.5

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.

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.

2 heritage places

• Newstead Gasworks No.2 gasholder (remnants) and guide framingState heritage place
• Newstead House and ParkState heritage place

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.

Federal electorate

Brisbane

Member of Parliament

Madonna JARRETT (Australian Labor Party)

Results from

2025 federal election

Electorate enrolment (2025)

127,512

Turnout (2025)

89.7%

Swing since 2022 (2025)

+59.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

• Bowen HillsLabor 68.7% · Coalition 31.3% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
• Fortitude ValleyLabor 73.3% · Coalition 26.7% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
• New FarmLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.6% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
• New Farm CentralLabor 54.3% · Coalition 45.7% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
• AscotLabor 40.6% · Coalition 59.4% TPP (2025)2.0 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.

IRSAD decile (2021)

10/10

IRSD decile (2021)

10/10

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).