Newport vs Scarborough

Newport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Scarborough. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Newport, most households are couple families. In Scarborough, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Newport: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.22 million in Scarborough, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Newport tends to suit families with children and couples, while Scarborough 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

Newport

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 45%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 60%)
  • But Scarborough has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Scarborough

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($962,500 vs $1,635,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,223,000 vs $1,600,000)
  • has cheaper units ($1,150,000 vs $1,412,500)
  • But Newport leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)

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

Renters

Scarborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $530/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Scarborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 34/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Scarborough

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (40% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 34/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Newport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (101.2% vs 5.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Newport and Scarborough 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 Scarborough
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 Scarborough
Walkability 34 / 69
Newport — Walkability: 34/100 Scarborough — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 56 / 60
Newport — Safety: 56/100 Scarborough — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newport — Low fire risk: 100/100 Scarborough — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Newport has higher household incomes ($125,736 vs $69,472); Scarborough has more residents (9,178 vs 5,964).

Newport Scarborough
Population 5,964 9,178
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +101.2% +5.4%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $125,736/yr
+45% vs other
 $69,472/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+34% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newport Scarborough
0-4 5.5% / 3.2%
Newport — 0-4: 5.5% Scarborough — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 12.9% / 9.8%
Newport — 5-14: 12.9% Scarborough — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 6.6% / 5.3%
Newport — 15-19: 6.6% Scarborough — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.7% / 3.7%
Newport — 20-24: 4.7% Scarborough — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 8.3% / 6.2%
Newport — 25-34: 8.3% Scarborough — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 13.7% / 10.0%
Newport — 35-44: 13.7% Scarborough — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 15.0% / 14.6%
Newport — 45-54: 15.0% Scarborough — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 13.7% / 16.7%
Newport — 55-64: 13.7% Scarborough — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 12.9% / 16.4%
Newport — 65-74: 12.9% Scarborough — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 5.5% / 9.9%
Newport — 75-84: 5.5% Scarborough — 75-84: 9.9%
85+ 1.0% / 4.3%
Newport — 85+: 1.0% Scarborough — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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%
Scarborough 29.4% couple families
Scarborough — Couple Families: 29.4% Scarborough — Lone Person: 50.3% Scarborough — One Parent Families: 15.9% Scarborough — Group Household: 3.1% Scarborough — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Scarborough 31.3% renting
Scarborough — Owned Outright: 40.3% Scarborough — Mortgage: 28.4% Scarborough — Renting: 31.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Newport Scarborough
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 15.6%
Newport — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Scarborough — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 12.1%
Newport — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Scarborough — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 10.6%
Newport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Scarborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 3.9%
Newport — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Scarborough — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.5%
Newport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Scarborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Newport Scarborough
England 7.6% / 8.0%
Newport — England: 7.6% Scarborough — England: 8.0%
New Zealand 5.9% / 5.1%
Newport — New Zealand: 5.9% Scarborough — New Zealand: 5.1%
South Africa 2.4% / 1.4%
Newport — South Africa: 2.4% Scarborough — South Africa: 1.4%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.0%
Newport — Scotland: 0.8% Scarborough — Scotland: 1.0%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.6%
Newport — Philippines: 1.0% Scarborough — Philippines: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Newport — Netherlands: not among its largest Scarborough — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

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%
Scarborough 60.5% houses
Scarborough — Houses: 60.5% Scarborough — Flats / Apartments: 30.8% Scarborough — Townhouses: 8.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Newport Scarborough
Median house price $1,600,000 $1,223,000
Median unit price $1,412,500 $1,150,000
Median land price $1,635,000 $962,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 165 sales
 34 days
from 94 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 Scarborough
2 bed $1.2M / $823K
Newport — 2 bed: $1.2M (14 sales) Scarborough — 2 bed: $823K (31 sales)

14 vs 31 sales

3 bed $1.55M / $1.38M
Newport — 3 bed: $1.55M (20 sales) Scarborough — 3 bed: $1.38M (63 sales)

20 vs 63 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 Scarborough
3 bed $1.18M / $1.15M
Newport — 3 bed: $1.18M (27 sales) Scarborough — 3 bed: $1.15M (61 sales)

27 vs 61 sales

4 bed $1.45M / $1.37M
Newport — 4 bed: $1.45M (156 sales) Scarborough — 4 bed: $1.37M (66 sales)

156 vs 66 sales

5 bed $2.08M / $1.57M
Newport — 5 bed: $2.08M (57 sales) Scarborough — 5 bed: $1.57M (17 sales)

57 vs 17 sales

Development activity

Newport Scarborough
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 Scarborough
Houses 3.0%
$925/wk on $1.6M
 2.6%
$700/wk on $1.4M
Units — 2.9%
$680/wk on $1.24M

Ranking within QLD

Newport Scarborough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 27% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 92% 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 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 4% of QLD

Liveability

Scarborough is more walkable (69 vs 34); Newport scores higher overall (76 vs 59).

Newport Scarborough
Grade A B
Score 76/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Newport Scarborough
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
52/100
 Low
38/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Newport Scarborough
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
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 Scarborough

  • Scarborough State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Southern Cross Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Australian Trade College North Brisbane Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Newport Scarborough
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 10
Parks & reserves 4 6
Childcare 1 3
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 24 1

Mobility

Newport Scarborough
Walkability score 34/100 69/100
Distance to Brisbane 39.4 km 41.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 43 min
Public transport score 72/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 30.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 170.5
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 Scarborough
Car (driver) 69.3% / 67.0%
Newport — Car (driver): 69.3% Scarborough — Car (driver): 67.0%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 21.4%
Newport — Worked from Home: 21.6% Scarborough — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.5%
Newport — Car (passenger): 4.8% Scarborough — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 2.6% / 3.2%
Newport — Train: 2.6% Scarborough — Train: 3.2%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.9%
Newport — Walked Only: 0.9% Scarborough — Walked Only: 1.9%

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

Setting

Newport Scarborough
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 505 m
2.8 km to a named beach
 617 m
728 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Newport Scarborough
Connectivity score 92/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 83%
3,328 premises
 10%
4,938 premises

Climate

Newport Scarborough
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm 1,052 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C 27.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C 14.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Newport Scarborough
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

Scarborough

Beach Coastal Outer Retirees

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