Newmarket vs Wilston

Newmarket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Wilston. In Newmarket, about half of households rent. In Wilston, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wilston: a median of $2.03 million, against $1.7 million in Newmarket, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Newmarket tends to suit renters, young adults, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wilston suits couples.

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

Wilston

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (70% vs 55%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 48%)
  • But Newmarket has more childcare (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Newmarket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,695,000 vs $2,030,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Newmarket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

Newmarket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 79/100)

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 30%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Wilston carries lower crime risk (61/100 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

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

Newmarket Wilston
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.

Newmarket Wilston
Walkability 91 / 79
Newmarket — Walkability: 91/100 Wilston — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 20 / 39
Newmarket — Safety: 20/100 Wilston — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newmarket — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wilston — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wilston has higher household incomes ($154,492 vs $117,052); Wilston skews older (37 vs 33).

Newmarket Wilston
Population 5,083
+19% vs other
 4,110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +4.4%
Median age 33 37
Median household income $117,052/yr $154,492/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $383/wk $405/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newmarket Wilston
0-4 4.6% / 5.1%
Newmarket — 0-4: 4.6% Wilston — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.4% / 13.4%
Newmarket — 5-14: 10.4% Wilston — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.5% / 7.4%
Newmarket — 15-19: 6.5% Wilston — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 11.6% / 7.7%
Newmarket — 20-24: 11.6% Wilston — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 19.9% / 13.4%
Newmarket — 25-34: 19.9% Wilston — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 14.0% / 14.3%
Newmarket — 35-44: 14.0% Wilston — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 13.2% / 16.8%
Newmarket — 45-54: 13.2% Wilston — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 9.7% / 11.7%
Newmarket — 55-64: 9.7% Wilston — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 6.4% / 6.4%
Newmarket — 65-74: 6.4% Wilston — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 3.1% / 2.8%
Newmarket — 75-84: 3.1% Wilston — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 0.8% / 0.9%
Newmarket — 85+: 0.8% Wilston — 85+: 0.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newmarket 38.0% couple families
Newmarket — Couple Families: 38.0% Newmarket — Lone Person: 35.3% Newmarket — Group Household: 13.7% Newmarket — One Parent Families: 10.0% Newmarket — Other Families: 3.0%
Wilston 49.9% couple families
Wilston — Couple Families: 49.9% Wilston — Lone Person: 30.0% Wilston — Group Household: 7.7% Wilston — One Parent Families: 10.5% Wilston — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newmarket 46.4% renting
Newmarket — Owned Outright: 23.2% Newmarket — Mortgage: 30.4% Newmarket — Renting: 46.4%
Wilston 34.6% renting
Wilston — Owned Outright: 30.7% Wilston — Mortgage: 34.7% Wilston — Renting: 34.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Newmarket Wilston
Bachelor Degree 25.9% / 27.3%
Newmarket — Bachelor Degree: 25.9% Wilston — Bachelor Degree: 27.3%
Postgraduate Degree 10.1% / 10.0%
Newmarket — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1% Wilston — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 7.2%
Newmarket — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Wilston — Certificate III & IV: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.8%
Newmarket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Wilston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 4.1%
Newmarket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Wilston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

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.

Newmarket Wilston
England 3.7% / 3.9%
Newmarket — England: 3.7% Wilston — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.1%
Newmarket — New Zealand: 2.5% Wilston — New Zealand: 2.1%
India 2.0% / 1.4%
Newmarket — India: 2.0% Wilston — India: 1.4%
Nepal 1.3% / —
Newmarket — Nepal: 1.3% Wilston — Nepal: not among its largest
Philippines 1.0% / —
Newmarket — Philippines: 1.0% Wilston — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.9%
Newmarket — Italy: not among its largest Wilston — Italy: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Newmarket — South Africa: not among its largest Wilston — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newmarket 54.6% houses
Newmarket — Houses: 54.6% Newmarket — Flats / Apartments: 28.9% Newmarket — Townhouses: 16.5%
Wilston 70.3% houses
Wilston — Houses: 70.3% Wilston — Flats / Apartments: 20.9% Wilston — Townhouses: 8.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Newmarket Wilston
Median house price $1,695,000 $2,030,000
Median unit price $783,330 $798,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 34 sales
 22 days
from 36 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.

Newmarket Wilston
2 bed $1.26M / $1.47M
Newmarket — 2 bed: $1.26M (12 sales) Wilston — 2 bed: $1.47M (8 sales)

12 vs 8 sales

3 bed $1.51M / $1.55M
Newmarket — 3 bed: $1.51M (26 sales) Wilston — 3 bed: $1.55M (22 sales)

26 vs 22 sales

4 bed $1.85M / $2.06M
Newmarket — 4 bed: $1.85M (19 sales) Wilston — 4 bed: $2.06M (28 sales)

19 vs 28 sales

5 bed $2.71M / $2.81M
Newmarket — 5 bed: $2.71M (18 sales) Wilston — 5 bed: $2.81M (19 sales)

18 vs 19 sales

Development activity

Newmarket Wilston
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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Newmarket Wilston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 26% of QLD —

Liveability

Newmarket is more walkable (91 vs 79); Wilston scores higher overall (84 vs 76).

Newmarket Wilston
Grade A A+
Score 76/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Newmarket carries more crime risk (80 vs 61).

Newmarket Wilston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Newmarket Wilston
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 1.6 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 1.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.6% 4.4%

Schools in Newmarket

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

Schools in Wilston

  • St Columba's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Newmarket Wilston
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 16
Parks & reserves 5
same for both
Childcare 6 2
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Newmarket Wilston
Walkability score 91/100 79/100
Distance to Brisbane 5.2 km 5.6 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 13 min
Public transport score 89/100
Rail · Bus
 90/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 125.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 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.

Newmarket Wilston
Car (driver) 51.2% / 46.1%
Newmarket — Car (driver): 51.2% Wilston — Car (driver): 46.1%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 33.6%
Newmarket — Worked from Home: 26.1% Wilston — Worked from Home: 33.6%
Train 7.4% / 7.6%
Newmarket — Train: 7.4% Wilston — Train: 7.6%
Bus 6.6% / 2.2%
Newmarket — Bus: 6.6% Wilston — Bus: 2.2%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.8%
Newmarket — Car (passenger): 4.3% Wilston — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 2.5% / 4.1%
Newmarket — Walked Only: 2.5% Wilston — Walked Only: 4.1%

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

Setting

Newmarket Wilston
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 10.0 km
1.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Newmarket Wilston
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
2,477 premises
 1%
1,803 premises

Climate

Newmarket Wilston
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Newmarket

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

Wilston

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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