New Beith vs Flagstone

Flagstone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 35 in New Beith. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in New Beith: a median of $1.45 million, against $889,000 in Flagstone, and rent is higher there too. New Beith is closer to the city centre: 46.6 km, against 53.6 km. On these figures, New Beith tends to suit couples, while Flagstone suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • New Beith carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 72/100)
  • Flagstone has more childcare (9 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Flagstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($889,000 vs $1,445,125)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Flagstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($395/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • New Beith sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 53.6 km)
  • Flagstone is more walkable (59/100 vs 14/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • New Beith carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 72/100)
  • Flagstone is more walkable (59/100 vs 14/100)

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 house yield.

Where they sit

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

New Beith Flagstone
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.

New Beith Flagstone
Walkability 14 / 59
New Beith — Walkability: 14/100 Flagstone — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 73 / 28
New Beith — Safety: 73/100 Flagstone — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
New Beith — Low fire risk: 100/100 Flagstone — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

New Beith rents higher ($550/wk vs $395/wk); New Beith has higher household incomes ($144,508 vs $107,796).

New Beith Flagstone
Population 5,642 7,087
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.3% —
Median age 35 30
Median household income $144,508/yr
+25% vs other
 $107,796/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+28% vs other
 $395/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

New Beith Flagstone
0-4 7.3% / 8.9%
New Beith — 0-4: 7.3% Flagstone — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 18.8% / 18.9%
New Beith — 5-14: 18.8% Flagstone — 5-14: 18.9%
15-19 7.7% / 7.6%
New Beith — 15-19: 7.7% Flagstone — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 5.1% / 6.5%
New Beith — 20-24: 5.1% Flagstone — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 11.0% / 15.4%
New Beith — 25-34: 11.0% Flagstone — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 17.5% / 14.6%
New Beith — 35-44: 17.5% Flagstone — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.1% / 13.8%
New Beith — 45-54: 15.1% Flagstone — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 9.3% / 7.7%
New Beith — 55-64: 9.3% Flagstone — 55-64: 7.7%
65-74 6.0% / 4.8%
New Beith — 65-74: 6.0% Flagstone — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 1.6% / 1.6%
New Beith — 75-84: 1.6% Flagstone — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 0.4% / 0.3%
New Beith — 85+: 0.4% Flagstone — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

New Beith 85.2% couple families
New Beith — Couple Families: 85.2% New Beith — One Parent Families: 7.6% New Beith — Lone Person: 6.3% New Beith — Group Household: 0.6% New Beith — Other Families: 0.3%
Flagstone 62.4% couple families
Flagstone — Couple Families: 62.4% Flagstone — One Parent Families: 21.6% Flagstone — Lone Person: 12.4% Flagstone — Group Household: 2.3% Flagstone — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

New Beith 4.3% renting
New Beith — Owned Outright: 18.4% New Beith — Mortgage: 77.3% New Beith — Renting: 4.3%
Flagstone 23.2% renting
Flagstone — Owned Outright: 12.7% Flagstone — Mortgage: 64.1% Flagstone — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

New Beith Flagstone
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 19.4%
New Beith — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Flagstone — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.3%
New Beith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Flagstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 5.1%
New Beith — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Flagstone — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 0.7%
New Beith — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Flagstone — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.0%
New Beith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Flagstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

New Beith Flagstone
New Zealand 4.4% / 6.5%
New Beith — New Zealand: 4.4% Flagstone — New Zealand: 6.5%
England 3.8% / 3.3%
New Beith — England: 3.8% Flagstone — England: 3.3%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.4%
New Beith — South Africa: 1.1% Flagstone — South Africa: 0.4%
Zimbabwe 0.9% / 0.3%
New Beith — Zimbabwe: 0.9% Flagstone — Zimbabwe: 0.3%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.5%
New Beith — Philippines: 0.6% Flagstone — Philippines: 0.5%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.4%
New Beith — Scotland: 0.5% Flagstone — Scotland: 0.4%
India 0.6% / 0.3%
New Beith — India: 0.6% Flagstone — India: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

New Beith 99.0% houses
New Beith — Houses: 99.0% New Beith — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% New Beith — Townhouses: 0.0%
Flagstone 98.4% houses
Flagstone — Houses: 98.4% Flagstone — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Flagstone — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

New Beith Flagstone
Median house price $1,445,125 $889,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,150,000 $1,032,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 28 sales
 29 days
from 204 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.

New Beith Flagstone
4 bed $1.4M / $900K
New Beith — 4 bed: $1.4M (40 sales) Flagstone — 4 bed: $900K (192 sales)

40 vs 192 sales

5 bed $1.53M / $1.17M
New Beith — 5 bed: $1.53M (44 sales) Flagstone — 5 bed: $1.17M (19 sales)

44 vs 19 sales

Development activity

New Beith Flagstone
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

New Beith Flagstone
Houses 3.8%
$1,100/wk on $1.5M
 3.8%
$650/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

New Beith Flagstone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 45% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Flagstone is more walkable (59 vs 14); New Beith scores higher overall (75 vs 45).

New Beith Flagstone
Grade A C
Score 75/100 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Flagstone carries more crime risk (72 vs 27).

New Beith Flagstone
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 High
72/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

New Beith Flagstone
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in New Beith

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Flagstone

  • Flagstone State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Flagstone State Community College Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Bonaventure's College Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

New Beith Flagstone
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 21 22
Childcare 0 9
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Flagstone sits further from the CBD (53.6 km vs 46.6 km).

New Beith Flagstone
Walkability score 14/100 59/100
Distance to Brisbane 46.6 km 53.6 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4124
 0.7%
postcode 4280

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.

New Beith Flagstone
Car (driver) 77.8% / 81.6%
New Beith — Car (driver): 77.8% Flagstone — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 11.7%
New Beith — Worked from Home: 15.6% Flagstone — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.6%
New Beith — Car (passenger): 3.8% Flagstone — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train 1.7% / 0.6%
New Beith — Train: 1.7% Flagstone — Train: 0.6%
Bus 0.9% / 0.7%
New Beith — Bus: 0.9% Flagstone — Bus: 0.7%
Walked Only 0.3% / 0.6%
New Beith — Walked Only: 0.3% Flagstone — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

New Beith Flagstone
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.5 km 36.2 km

NBN connectivity

New Beith Flagstone
Connectivity score 87/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 76%
1,853 premises
 79%
2,763 premises

Climate

New Beith Flagstone
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)

New Beith Flagstone
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

New Beith Flagstone
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

New Beith Flagstone
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

New Beith Flagstone
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

New Beith

Acreage Family Outer Premium

Flagstone

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Young Families

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