Newport vs Bilgola Plateau

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 Plateau, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Newport: a median of $3 million, against $2.56 million in Bilgola Plateau, though rent is higher in Bilgola Plateau. On these figures, Newport tends to suit people living alone, while Bilgola Plateau suits families with children and 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

Bilgola Plateau

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 63%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 63%)
  • But Newport has more parks and reserves (17 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Bilgola Plateau

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,562,500 vs $3,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Newport

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($600/wk vs $895/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Newport

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 63/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 51 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34.2 km vs 36.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newport

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Bilgola Plateau carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Newport Bilgola Plateau
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.

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Walkability 81 / 63
Newport — Walkability: 81/100 Bilgola Plateau — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 64 / 84
Newport — Safety: 64/100 Bilgola Plateau — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newport — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bilgola Plateau — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Newport has more residents (9,659 vs 3,650); Bilgola Plateau rents higher ($895/wk vs $600/wk).

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Population 9,659
+62% vs other
 3,650
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8%
same for both
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $128,908/yr $148,512/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $600/wk $895/wk
+49% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newport Bilgola Plateau
0-4 4.8% / 4.2%
Newport — 0-4: 4.8% Bilgola Plateau — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 11.2% / 15.8%
Newport — 5-14: 11.2% Bilgola Plateau — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 6.5% / 6.5%
Newport — 15-19: 6.5% Bilgola Plateau — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.7% / 4.6%
Newport — 20-24: 5.7% Bilgola Plateau — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.9% / 5.2%
Newport — 25-34: 9.9% Bilgola Plateau — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 10.2% / 11.1%
Newport — 35-44: 10.2% Bilgola Plateau — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.0% / 15.6%
Newport — 45-54: 15.0% Bilgola Plateau — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 16.8% / 15.0%
Newport — 55-64: 16.8% Bilgola Plateau — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.9% / 12.7%
Newport — 65-74: 11.9% Bilgola Plateau — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.3% / 7.2%
Newport — 75-84: 6.3% Bilgola Plateau — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.7% / 1.9%
Newport — 85+: 1.7% Bilgola Plateau — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newport 50.3% couple families
Newport — Couple Families: 50.3% Newport — Lone Person: 32.3% Newport — One Parent Families: 12.8% Newport — Group Household: 3.6% Newport — Other Families: 1.0%
Bilgola Plateau 66.2% couple families
Bilgola Plateau — Couple Families: 66.2% Bilgola Plateau — Lone Person: 18.8% Bilgola Plateau — One Parent Families: 13.3% Bilgola Plateau — Group Household: 1.7% Bilgola Plateau — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newport 23.1% renting
Newport — Owned Outright: 40.4% Newport — Mortgage: 36.5% Newport — Renting: 23.1%
Bilgola Plateau 10.0% renting
Bilgola Plateau — Owned Outright: 42.3% Bilgola Plateau — Mortgage: 47.7% Bilgola Plateau — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 19.9%
Newport — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Bilgola Plateau — Bachelor Degree: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 10.9%
Newport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Bilgola Plateau — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 9.7%
Newport — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Bilgola Plateau — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 7.4%
Newport — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Bilgola Plateau — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.1%
Newport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Bilgola Plateau — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Newport Bilgola Plateau
England 7.8% / 11.2%
Newport — England: 7.8% Bilgola Plateau — England: 11.2%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.9%
Newport — New Zealand: 1.7% Bilgola Plateau — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa 1.3% / 1.8%
Newport — South Africa: 1.3% Bilgola Plateau — South Africa: 1.8%
Germany 0.8% / 1.2%
Newport — Germany: 0.8% Bilgola Plateau — Germany: 1.2%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.6%
Newport — Scotland: 0.6% Bilgola Plateau — Scotland: 0.6%
Canada 0.4% / 0.7%
Newport — Canada: 0.4% Bilgola Plateau — Canada: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newport 63.4% houses
Newport — Houses: 63.4% Newport — Flats / Apartments: 29.0% Newport — Townhouses: 7.6%
Bilgola Plateau 98.2% houses
Bilgola Plateau — Houses: 98.2% Bilgola Plateau — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Bilgola Plateau — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Median house price $3,000,000 $2,562,500
Median unit price $1,105,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 38 sales
 29 days
from 31 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.

Newport Bilgola Plateau
3 bed $2.27M / $2.04M
Newport — 3 bed: $2.27M (23 sales) Bilgola Plateau — 3 bed: $2.04M (10 sales)

23 vs 10 sales

4 bed $3.09M / $2.51M
Newport — 4 bed: $3.09M (26 sales) Bilgola Plateau — 4 bed: $2.51M (36 sales)

26 vs 36 sales

5 bed $3.15M / $2.96M
Newport — 5 bed: $3.15M (16 sales) Bilgola Plateau — 5 bed: $2.96M (16 sales)

16 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

Bilgola Plateau has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 59%).

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Environmental 59% 80%
Residential 26% 14%
Parks and recreation 7% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 2%
Commercial 2% 1%
Planning zones cover 99% of Newport and 100% of Bilgola Plateau. 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 Plateau
New dwellings approved 620
across Northern Beaches
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
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.

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Houses 3.2%
$1,700/wk on $2.8M
 3.5%
$1,675/wk on $2.48M
Units 3.5%
$845/wk on $1.25M
 —

Ranking within NSW

Newport Bilgola Plateau
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 11% of NSW —

Liveability

Newport is more walkable (81 vs 63).

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Grade A
same for both
Score 84/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Newport carries more crime risk (36 vs 16).

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
16/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
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 Plateau

  • Bilgola Plateau Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 21 2
Parks & reserves 17 5
Childcare 4 2
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Bilgola Plateau sits further from the CBD (36.4 km vs 34.2 km).

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Walkability score 81/100 63/100
Distance to Sydney 34.2 km 36.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 51 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus · Ferry
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 171.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 42.2
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.

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Worked from Home 48.3% / 54.6%
Newport — Worked from Home: 48.3% Bilgola Plateau — Worked from Home: 54.6%
Car (driver) 44.8% / 40.9%
Newport — Car (driver): 44.8% Bilgola Plateau — Car (driver): 40.9%
Car (passenger) 2.1% / 2.3%
Newport — Car (passenger): 2.1% Bilgola Plateau — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.4%
Newport — Walked Only: 2.6% Bilgola Plateau — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus 1.8% / 0.9%
Newport — Bus: 1.8% Bilgola Plateau — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.6%).

Setting

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 742 m
867 m to a named beach
 1.2 km
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Connectivity score 84/100 54/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
4,472 premises
 16%
1,343 premises

Climate

Newport Bilgola Plateau
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 Plateau
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 Plateau
Average residential rate $1,696/yr
same for both
Council Northern Beaches
same for both

Federal electorate

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Division Mackellar
same for both
Member Sophie Scamps
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newport Bilgola Plateau
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newport

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Outer Parks Premium Transport Hub Village Feel

Bilgola Plateau

Beach Coastal Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

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