New Beith vs South Maclean

New Beith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in South Maclean. 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 $872,000 in South Maclean, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, New Beith tends to suit families with children and couples, while South Maclean 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

New Beith

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 8)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (93% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

South Maclean

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($872,500 vs $1,445,125)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Maclean

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($470/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

New Beith

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 49.3 km)
  • But South Maclean has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 51 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

New Beith

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 58/100)
  • But South Maclean has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 8%)

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 South Maclean 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 South Maclean
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 South Maclean
Walkability 14 / 0
New Beith — Walkability: 14/100 South Maclean — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 42
New Beith — Safety: 73/100 South Maclean — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
New Beith — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Maclean — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

New Beith has more residents (5,642 vs 2,232); New Beith has higher household incomes ($144,508 vs $107,172).

New Beith South Maclean
Population 5,642
+60% vs other
 2,232
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.3% —
Median age 35 39
Median household income $144,508/yr
+26% vs other
 $107,172/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+15% vs other
 $470/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

New Beith South Maclean
0-4 7.3% / 5.5%
New Beith — 0-4: 7.3% South Maclean — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 18.8% / 15.1%
New Beith — 5-14: 18.8% South Maclean — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 7.7% / 8.1%
New Beith — 15-19: 7.7% South Maclean — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 5.1% / 5.5%
New Beith — 20-24: 5.1% South Maclean — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.0% / 10.1%
New Beith — 25-34: 11.0% South Maclean — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 17.5% / 13.0%
New Beith — 35-44: 17.5% South Maclean — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 15.1% / 14.9%
New Beith — 45-54: 15.1% South Maclean — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 9.3% / 14.4%
New Beith — 55-64: 9.3% South Maclean — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 6.0% / 9.5%
New Beith — 65-74: 6.0% South Maclean — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 1.6% / 3.1%
New Beith — 75-84: 1.6% South Maclean — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.4% / 0.6%
New Beith — 85+: 0.4% South Maclean — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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%
South Maclean 58.1% couple families
South Maclean — Couple Families: 58.1% South Maclean — One Parent Families: 20.0% South Maclean — Lone Person: 17.3% South Maclean — Group Household: 2.6% South Maclean — Other Families: 2.0%
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%
South Maclean 12.5% renting
South Maclean — Owned Outright: 27.3% South Maclean — Mortgage: 60.2% South Maclean — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

New Beith South Maclean
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 21.5%
New Beith — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% South Maclean — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 6.8%
New Beith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% South Maclean — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.1%
New Beith — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% South Maclean — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.0%
New Beith — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% South Maclean — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.3%
New Beith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% South Maclean — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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 South Maclean
New Zealand 4.4% / 3.4%
New Beith — New Zealand: 4.4% South Maclean — New Zealand: 3.4%
England 3.8% / 4.0%
New Beith — England: 3.8% South Maclean — England: 4.0%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.5%
New Beith — South Africa: 1.1% South Maclean — South Africa: 0.5%
Fiji 0.5% / 0.8%
New Beith — Fiji: 0.5% South Maclean — Fiji: 0.8%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.5%
New Beith — Scotland: 0.5% South Maclean — Scotland: 0.5%
Zimbabwe 0.9% / —
New Beith — Zimbabwe: 0.9% South Maclean — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
New Beith — India: 0.6% South Maclean — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

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%
South Maclean 99.0% houses
South Maclean — Houses: 99.0% South Maclean — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

New Beith South Maclean
Median house price $1,445,125 $872,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,150,000 $1,042,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 28 sales
 28 days
from 59 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 South Maclean
4 bed $1.4M / $864K
New Beith — 4 bed: $1.4M (40 sales) South Maclean — 4 bed: $864K (66 sales)

40 vs 66 sales

5 bed $1.53M / $1.25M
New Beith — 5 bed: $1.53M (44 sales) South Maclean — 5 bed: $1.25M (12 sales)

44 vs 12 sales

Development activity

New Beith South Maclean
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 South Maclean
Houses 3.8%
$1,100/wk on $1.5M
 4.0%
$690/wk on $900K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

New Beith South Maclean
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 28% 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 81% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

New Beith is more walkable (14 vs 0); New Beith scores higher overall (75 vs 50).

New Beith South Maclean
Grade A B
Score 75/100 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

South Maclean carries more crime risk (58 vs 27).

New Beith South Maclean
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Moderate
58/100
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
same for both

Schools

New Beith South Maclean
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

New Beith South Maclean
Parks & reserves 21 8
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

South Maclean sits further from the CBD (49.3 km vs 46.6 km).

New Beith South Maclean
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 46.6 km 49.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 51 min 46 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 South Maclean
Car (driver) 77.8% / 76.8%
New Beith — Car (driver): 77.8% South Maclean — Car (driver): 76.8%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 15.3%
New Beith — Worked from Home: 15.6% South Maclean — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.4%
New Beith — Car (passenger): 3.8% South Maclean — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train 1.7% / 1.6%
New Beith — Train: 1.7% South Maclean — Train: 1.6%
Bus 0.9% / 1.2%
New Beith — Bus: 0.9% South Maclean — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

New Beith South Maclean
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.5 km 31.5 km

NBN connectivity

New Beith South Maclean
Connectivity score 87/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 76%
1,853 premises
 57%
1,171 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

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New Beith

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South Maclean

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