Newport vs Bilgola Beach
Newport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Bilgola Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Newport, about half of households are couple families. In Bilgola Beach, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bilgola Beach: a median of $8 million, against $3 million in Newport, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Newport tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Bilgola Beach suits couples and older residents.
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
Newport
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (17 vs 3)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Bilgola Beach has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 63%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Newport has cheaper houses ($3,000,000 vs $8,000,000)
- Bilgola Beach leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Newport
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($600/wk vs $1,075/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Newport has more GPs (5 vs 0)
- Bilgola Beach has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 20%)
Weighs 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
Newport and Bilgola Beach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Newport has more residents (9,659 vs 251); Bilgola Beach rents higher ($1,075/wk vs $600/wk).
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,659 +97% vs other | 251 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.8% | +4.6% |
| Median age | 46 | 54 |
| Median household income | $128,908/yr | $223,548/yr +73% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $600/wk | $1,075/wk +79% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| Median unit price | $1,105,000 | — |
| Median land price | — | $820,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 38 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 59% | 55% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 27% |
| Residential | 26% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 15% |
| Commercial | 2% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Newport and 98% of Bilgola Beach. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 620 across Northern Beaches same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +51% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.2% $1,700/wk on $2.8M | — |
| Units | 3.5% $845/wk on $1.25M | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 93% of NSW same for both | |
| Affordability | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 95% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 28% of NSW | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 11% of NSW | — |
Liveability
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | — |
| Score | 84/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 18/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Newport
- Newport Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Bilgola Beach
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 21 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 17 | 3 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 5 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 81/100 | 83/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 34.2 km | 36 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 46 min | 49 min |
| Public transport score | 94/100 Bus · Ferry | 92/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 171.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 28.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.0% postcode 2106 | 2.5% postcode 2107 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 22 postcode 2106 | 27 postcode 2107 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).
Setting
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 742 m 867 m to a named beach | 180 m 158 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 84/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the curb | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 33% 4,472 premises | 0% 137 premises |
Climate
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,176 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.2 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.23 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,696/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Beaches same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mackellar same for both | |
| Member | Sophie Scamps same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Newport | Bilgola Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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