Newport vs Redcliffe

Newport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Redcliffe. In both, most households own their home. In Newport, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Redcliffe, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Newport: a median of $1.6 million, against $1 million in Redcliffe, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Newport tends to suit families with children and couples, while Redcliffe suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

  • Newport carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 86/100)
  • Redcliffe has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Redcliffe

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($850,000 vs $1,635,000)
  • has cheaper units ($820,000 vs $1,412,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,600,000)
  • But Newport leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Redcliffe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $530/wk)
  • But Newport leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Redcliffe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 34/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Redcliffe

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 34/100)
  • But Newport carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Newport is growing faster (101.2% vs 0.8%)
  • Redcliffe returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Newport and Redcliffe 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 Redcliffe
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 Redcliffe
Walkability 34 / 84
Newport — Walkability: 34/100 Redcliffe — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 56 / 14
Newport — Safety: 56/100 Redcliffe — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newport — Low fire risk: 100/100 Redcliffe — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Newport has higher household incomes ($125,736 vs $57,928); Redcliffe has more residents (10,460 vs 5,964).

Newport Redcliffe
Population 5,964 10,460
+75% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +101.2% +0.8%
Median age 43 52
Median household income $125,736/yr
+54% vs other
 $57,928/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+37% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newport Redcliffe
0-4 5.5% / 3.3%
Newport — 0-4: 5.5% Redcliffe — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 12.9% / 8.9%
Newport — 5-14: 12.9% Redcliffe — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 6.6% / 4.9%
Newport — 15-19: 6.6% Redcliffe — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.7% / 4.0%
Newport — 20-24: 4.7% Redcliffe — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 8.3% / 7.8%
Newport — 25-34: 8.3% Redcliffe — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 13.7% / 10.4%
Newport — 35-44: 13.7% Redcliffe — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.0% / 14.2%
Newport — 45-54: 15.0% Redcliffe — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.7% / 15.7%
Newport — 55-64: 13.7% Redcliffe — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 12.9% / 17.1%
Newport — 65-74: 12.9% Redcliffe — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 5.5% / 10.0%
Newport — 75-84: 5.5% Redcliffe — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 1.0% / 3.6%
Newport — 85+: 1.0% Redcliffe — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newport 60.5% couple families
Newport — Couple Families: 60.5% Newport — Lone Person: 21.0% Newport — One Parent Families: 14.1% Newport — Group Household: 2.9% Newport — Other Families: 1.5%
Redcliffe 21.2% couple families
Redcliffe — Couple Families: 21.2% Redcliffe — Lone Person: 55.3% Redcliffe — One Parent Families: 17.7% Redcliffe — Group Household: 4.5% Redcliffe — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newport 23.7% renting
Newport — Owned Outright: 39.0% Newport — Mortgage: 37.4% Newport — Renting: 23.7%
Redcliffe 44.0% renting
Redcliffe — Owned Outright: 33.4% Redcliffe — Mortgage: 22.6% Redcliffe — Renting: 44.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Redcliffe
England 7.6% / 6.5%
Newport — England: 7.6% Redcliffe — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 5.9% / 6.3%
Newport — New Zealand: 5.9% Redcliffe — New Zealand: 6.3%
South Africa 2.4% / 0.8%
Newport — South Africa: 2.4% Redcliffe — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.9%
Newport — Philippines: 1.0% Redcliffe — Philippines: 0.9%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.9%
Newport — Scotland: 0.8% Redcliffe — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Newport Redcliffe
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 16.9%
Newport — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Redcliffe — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 9.2%
Newport — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Redcliffe — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 8.9%
Newport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Redcliffe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.5%
Newport — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Redcliffe — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.6%
Newport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Redcliffe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newport 93.6% houses
Newport — Houses: 93.6% Newport — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Newport — Townhouses: 1.7%
Redcliffe 51.4% houses
Redcliffe — Houses: 51.4% Redcliffe — Flats / Apartments: 37.9% Redcliffe — Townhouses: 10.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Newport Redcliffe
Median house price $1,600,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price $1,412,500 $820,000
Median land price $1,635,000 $850,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 165 sales
 32 days
from 121 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Newport Redcliffe
2 bed $1.2M / $745K
Newport — 2 bed: $1.2M (14 sales) Redcliffe — 2 bed: $745K (84 sales)

14 vs 84 sales

3 bed $1.55M / $1.2M
Newport — 3 bed: $1.55M (20 sales) Redcliffe — 3 bed: $1.2M (60 sales)

20 vs 60 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 Redcliffe
3 bed $1.18M / $940K
Newport — 3 bed: $1.18M (27 sales) Redcliffe — 3 bed: $940K (115 sales)

27 vs 115 sales

4 bed $1.45M / $1.21M
Newport — 4 bed: $1.45M (156 sales) Redcliffe — 4 bed: $1.21M (52 sales)

156 vs 52 sales

5 bed $2.08M / $1.29M
Newport — 5 bed: $2.08M (57 sales) Redcliffe — 5 bed: $1.29M (8 sales)

57 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Newport Redcliffe
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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 Redcliffe
Houses 3.0%
$925/wk on $1.6M
 3.6%
$680/wk on $985K
Units — 3.4%
$582/wk on $884K

Ranking within QLD

Newport Redcliffe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 6% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Redcliffe is more walkable (84 vs 34); Newport scores higher overall (76 vs 41).

Newport Redcliffe
Grade A C
Score 76/100 41/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Redcliffe carries more crime risk (86 vs 44).

Newport Redcliffe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
86/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Newport Redcliffe
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Newport

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

Schools in Redcliffe

  • Redcliffe State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Edu Space Redcliffe Independent · Secondary
  • Redcliffe Special School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Newport Redcliffe
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 20
Parks & reserves 4 11
Childcare 1 4
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 0 5
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 24 10

Mobility

Newport Redcliffe
Walkability score 34/100 84/100
Distance to Brisbane 39.4 km 39.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 41 min
Public transport score 72/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 30.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 234.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 4020
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4020
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.

Newport Redcliffe
Car (driver) 69.3% / 68.6%
Newport — Car (driver): 69.3% Redcliffe — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 17.0%
Newport — Worked from Home: 21.6% Redcliffe — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.9%
Newport — Car (passenger): 4.8% Redcliffe — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 2.6% / 2.9%
Newport — Train: 2.6% Redcliffe — Train: 2.9%
Walked Only 0.9% / 4.6%
Newport — Walked Only: 0.9% Redcliffe — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Newport Redcliffe
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 505 m
2.8 km to a named beach
 813 m
1.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Newport Redcliffe
Connectivity score 92/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 83%
3,328 premises
 7%
6,714 premises

Climate

Newport Redcliffe
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)

Newport Redcliffe
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Newport Redcliffe
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Newport Redcliffe
Division Petrie
same for both
Member Emma Comer
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newport Redcliffe
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newport

Coastal Large Blocks Outer Premium Quiet River

Redcliffe

Apartments Beach Coastal Outer Parks Retirees River

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