Grange vs Newmarket

Newmarket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Grange. In Grange, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Newmarket, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Grange: a median of $1.85 million, against $1.7 million in Newmarket, and rent is higher there too. Newmarket is closer to the city centre: 5.2 km, against 7 km. On these figures, Grange tends to suit families with children and couples, while Newmarket suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Grange

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 55%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 48%)
  • But Newmarket has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Newmarket

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($383/wk vs $460/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Newmarket

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (11 min vs 16 min)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newmarket

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Grange carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 80/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Grange and Newmarket drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Grange Newmarket
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Grange Newmarket
Walkability 66 / 91
Grange — Walkability: 66/100 Newmarket — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 56 / 20
Grange — Safety: 56/100 Newmarket — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Grange — Low fire risk: 100/100 Newmarket — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Grange has higher household incomes ($170,456 vs $117,052); Grange rents higher ($460/wk vs $383/wk).

Grange Newmarket
Population 4,615 5,083
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +2.1%
Median age 37 33
Median household income $170,456/yr
+31% vs other
 $117,052/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+17% vs other
 $383/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grange Newmarket
0-4 6.2% / 4.6%
Grange — 0-4: 6.2% Newmarket — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 18.1% / 10.4%
Grange — 5-14: 18.1% Newmarket — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 7.6% / 6.5%
Grange — 15-19: 7.6% Newmarket — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.0% / 11.6%
Grange — 20-24: 5.0% Newmarket — 20-24: 11.6%
25-34 9.8% / 19.9%
Grange — 25-34: 9.8% Newmarket — 25-34: 19.9%
35-44 16.5% / 14.0%
Grange — 35-44: 16.5% Newmarket — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 17.9% / 13.2%
Grange — 45-54: 17.9% Newmarket — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 9.8% / 9.7%
Grange — 55-64: 9.8% Newmarket — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 5.5% / 6.4%
Grange — 65-74: 5.5% Newmarket — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 2.3% / 3.1%
Grange — 75-84: 2.3% Newmarket — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.5% / 0.8%
Grange — 85+: 1.5% Newmarket — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grange 61.0% couple families
Grange — Couple Families: 61.0% Grange — Lone Person: 23.2% Grange — One Parent Families: 10.8% Grange — Group Household: 4.3% Grange — Other Families: 0.7%
Newmarket 38.0% couple families
Newmarket — Couple Families: 38.0% Newmarket — Lone Person: 35.3% Newmarket — One Parent Families: 10.0% Newmarket — Group Household: 13.7% Newmarket — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grange 24.4% renting
Grange — Owned Outright: 30.7% Grange — Mortgage: 44.9% Grange — Renting: 24.4%
Newmarket 46.4% renting
Newmarket — Owned Outright: 23.2% Newmarket — Mortgage: 30.4% Newmarket — Renting: 46.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Grange Newmarket
Bachelor Degree 24.0% / 25.9%
Grange — Bachelor Degree: 24.0% Newmarket — Bachelor Degree: 25.9%
Postgraduate Degree 9.2% / 10.1%
Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 9.2% Newmarket — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1%
Certificate III & IV 7.2% / 8.5%
Grange — Certificate III & IV: 7.2% Newmarket — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.0%
Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Newmarket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 3.7%
Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Newmarket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Grange Newmarket
England 4.1% / 3.7%
Grange — England: 4.1% Newmarket — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.5%
Grange — New Zealand: 2.5% Newmarket — New Zealand: 2.5%
India 0.5% / 2.0%
Grange — India: 0.5% Newmarket — India: 2.0%
Nepal — / 1.3%
Grange — Nepal: not among its largest Newmarket — Nepal: 1.3%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Grange — Philippines: not among its largest Newmarket — Philippines: 1.0%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Grange — South Africa: 0.7% Newmarket — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / —
Grange — Italy: 0.6% Newmarket — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grange 82.1% houses
Grange — Houses: 82.1% Grange — Flats / Apartments: 8.5% Grange — Townhouses: 9.4%
Newmarket 54.6% houses
Newmarket — Houses: 54.6% Newmarket — Flats / Apartments: 28.9% Newmarket — Townhouses: 16.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grange Newmarket
Median house price $1,847,500 $1,695,000
Median unit price $764,000 $783,330
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 41 sales
 22 days
from 34 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Grange Newmarket
2 bed $1.28M / $1.26M
Grange — 2 bed: $1.28M (5 sales) Newmarket — 2 bed: $1.26M (12 sales)

5 vs 12 sales

3 bed $1.46M / $1.51M
Grange — 3 bed: $1.46M (23 sales) Newmarket — 3 bed: $1.51M (26 sales)

23 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.8M / $1.85M
Grange — 4 bed: $1.8M (17 sales) Newmarket — 4 bed: $1.85M (19 sales)

17 vs 19 sales

5 bed $2.83M / $2.71M
Grange — 5 bed: $2.83M (35 sales) Newmarket — 5 bed: $2.71M (18 sales)

35 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Grange Newmarket
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Grange Newmarket
Houses —
same for both
Units — 3.9%
$590/wk on $789K

Ranking within QLD

Grange Newmarket
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Newmarket is more walkable (91 vs 66); Grange scores higher overall (86 vs 76).

Grange Newmarket
Grade A+ A
Score 86/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Newmarket carries more crime risk (80 vs 44).

Grange Newmarket
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
80/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Grange Newmarket
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 3.0 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 1.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 5.6%

Schools in Grange

  • Wilston State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Newmarket

  • Newmarket State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Ambrose's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Grange Newmarket
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 6
same for both
Parks & reserves 6 5
Childcare 4 6
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Grange Newmarket
Walkability score 66/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 7 km
+26% vs other
 5.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 11 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 89/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 76.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 125.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4051
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4051
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Grange Newmarket
Car (driver) 50.5% / 51.2%
Grange — Car (driver): 50.5% Newmarket — Car (driver): 51.2%
Worked from Home 35.4% / 26.1%
Grange — Worked from Home: 35.4% Newmarket — Worked from Home: 26.1%
Train 3.9% / 7.4%
Grange — Train: 3.9% Newmarket — Train: 7.4%
Bus 3.5% / 6.6%
Grange — Bus: 3.5% Newmarket — Bus: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 4.3%
Grange — Car (passenger): 3.0% Newmarket — Car (passenger): 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.2%).

Setting

Grange Newmarket
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.3 km
915 m to a named beach
 11.1 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Grange Newmarket
Connectivity score 74/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
1,892 premises
 5%
2,477 premises

Climate

Grange Newmarket
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Grange Newmarket
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Grange Newmarket
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Grange Newmarket
Division Brisbane
same for both
Member Madonna Jarrett
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grange Newmarket
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grange

Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

Newmarket

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

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