Newport vs Port Melbourne

Newport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Port Melbourne. In both, most households own their home. In Newport, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Port Melbourne, about half of homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Port Melbourne: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.2 million in Newport, and rent is higher there too. Port Melbourne is closer to the city centre: 5.9 km, against 11.8 km. On these figures, Newport tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Port Melbourne suits people living alone.

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 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (67% vs 6%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 41%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 4)
  • But Port Melbourne has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Newport

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,500,000)
  • has cheaper units ($572,000 vs $667,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Newport

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($471/wk vs $540/wk)
  • But Port Melbourne has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Port Melbourne

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (5.9 km vs 11.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (14 min vs 21 min)
  • But Newport is more walkable (77/100 vs 68/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Newport carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 89/100)
  • Port Melbourne has more GPs (7 vs 2)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Newport and Port Melbourne 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 Port Melbourne
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 Port Melbourne
Walkability 77 / 68
Newport — Walkability: 77/100 Port Melbourne — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 37 / 11
Newport — Safety: 37/100 Port Melbourne — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newport — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Melbourne — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 81 / 63
Newport — Low flood risk: 81/100 Port Melbourne — Low flood risk: 63/100

Demographics

Port Melbourne has more residents (17,633 vs 13,658); Port Melbourne rents higher ($540/wk vs $471/wk).

Newport Port Melbourne
Population 13,658 17,633
+29% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +9.0%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $138,164/yr
+11% vs other
 $123,344/yr
Median weekly rent $471/wk $540/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newport Port Melbourne
0-4 7.8% / 4.7%
Newport — 0-4: 7.8% Port Melbourne — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 14.0% / 9.0%
Newport — 5-14: 14.0% Port Melbourne — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 5.0% / 3.9%
Newport — 15-19: 5.0% Port Melbourne — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 4.3% / 4.0%
Newport — 20-24: 4.3% Port Melbourne — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 12.3% / 15.4%
Newport — 25-34: 12.3% Port Melbourne — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 18.1% / 17.7%
Newport — 35-44: 18.1% Port Melbourne — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 15.5% / 16.5%
Newport — 45-54: 15.5% Port Melbourne — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 11.4% / 12.7%
Newport — 55-64: 11.4% Port Melbourne — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 6.3% / 9.5%
Newport — 65-74: 6.3% Port Melbourne — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 3.2% / 5.2%
Newport — 75-84: 3.2% Port Melbourne — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.0% / 1.4%
Newport — 85+: 2.0% Port Melbourne — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newport 52.7% couple families
Newport — Couple Families: 52.7% Newport — Lone Person: 28.4% Newport — One Parent Families: 13.4% Newport — Group Household: 4.2% Newport — Other Families: 1.5%
Port Melbourne 29.2% couple families
Port Melbourne — Couple Families: 29.2% Port Melbourne — Lone Person: 52.1% Port Melbourne — One Parent Families: 11.7% Port Melbourne — Group Household: 5.6% Port Melbourne — 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 29.2% renting
Newport — Owned Outright: 28.9% Newport — Mortgage: 42.0% Newport — Renting: 29.2%
Port Melbourne 44.4% renting
Port Melbourne — Owned Outright: 26.4% Port Melbourne — Mortgage: 29.2% Port Melbourne — Renting: 44.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Newport Port Melbourne
Bachelor Degree 21.6% / 24.1%
Newport — Bachelor Degree: 21.6% Port Melbourne — Bachelor Degree: 24.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 10.3%
Newport — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Port Melbourne — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.9%
Newport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Port Melbourne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.7% / 7.2%
Newport — Certificate III & IV: 8.7% Port Melbourne — Certificate III & IV: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.5%
Newport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Port Melbourne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

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 Port Melbourne
England 3.7% / 4.9%
Newport — England: 3.7% Port Melbourne — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.5%
Newport — New Zealand: 2.4% Port Melbourne — New Zealand: 2.5%
Greece 1.0% / 1.7%
Newport — Greece: 1.0% Port Melbourne — Greece: 1.7%
India 1.1% / 0.8%
Newport — India: 1.1% Port Melbourne — India: 0.8%
Italy 1.0% / 0.9%
Newport — Italy: 1.0% Port Melbourne — Italy: 0.9%
China — / 1.5%
Newport — China: not among its largest Port Melbourne — China: 1.5%
Lebanon 1.0% / —
Newport — Lebanon: 1.0% Port Melbourne — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newport 66.7% houses
Newport — Houses: 66.7% Newport — Townhouses: 24.8% Newport — Flats / Apartments: 8.4%
Port Melbourne 6.0% houses
Port Melbourne — Houses: 6.0% Port Melbourne — Townhouses: 43.9% Port Melbourne — Flats / Apartments: 50.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Newport Port Melbourne
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $572,000 $667,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 149 sales
 24 days
from 115 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 Port Melbourne
1 bed $317K / $490K
Newport — 1 bed: $317K (12 sales) Port Melbourne — 1 bed: $490K (93 sales)

12 vs 93 sales

2 bed $615K / $741K
Newport — 2 bed: $615K (44 sales) Port Melbourne — 2 bed: $741K (182 sales)

44 vs 182 sales

3 bed $865K / $1.67M
Newport — 3 bed: $865K (7 sales) Port Melbourne — 3 bed: $1.67M (32 sales)

7 vs 32 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 Port Melbourne
2 bed $921K / $1.25M
Newport — 2 bed: $921K (53 sales) Port Melbourne — 2 bed: $1.25M (71 sales)

53 vs 71 sales

3 bed $1.18M / $1.72M
Newport — 3 bed: $1.18M (198 sales) Port Melbourne — 3 bed: $1.72M (76 sales)

198 vs 76 sales

4 bed $1.41M / $2.33M
Newport — 4 bed: $1.41M (69 sales) Port Melbourne — 4 bed: $2.33M (22 sales)

69 vs 22 sales

5 bed $1.82M / $2.71M
Newport — 5 bed: $1.82M (15 sales) Port Melbourne — 5 bed: $2.71M (6 sales)

15 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Port Melbourne has more commercially zoned land (47% vs 3%); Port Melbourne has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 2%).

Newport Port Melbourne
Residential 58% 20%
Commercial 3% 47%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 10%
Parks and recreation 15% 9%
Industrial 2% 13%
Other and special use 2%
same for both
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 Port Melbourne
New dwellings approved 1,028
across Hobsons Bay
 891
across Port Phillip
Approvals change year on year +206% +4175%

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 Port Melbourne
Houses 3.5%
$765/wk on $1.15M
 3.5%
$1,025/wk on $1.51M
Units 5.2%
$498/wk on $502K
 5.5%
$780/wk on $735K

Ranking within VIC

Newport Port Melbourne
House price Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Income Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC

Liveability

Newport is more walkable (77 vs 68).

Newport Port Melbourne
Grade A
same for both
Score 69/100 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Port Melbourne carries more flood risk (37 vs 19); Port Melbourne carries more crime risk (89 vs 63).

Newport Port Melbourne
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 High
89/100
Flood Low
19/100
 Low
37/100
Coastal erosion Low
25/100
 High
76/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 37
within 5 km
 36
within 5 km

Schools

Newport Port Melbourne
Inside the suburb 6 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 5.3 km
 3
Melbourne C.Q.U Campus, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 1.9%

Schools in Newport

  • Newport Gardens Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Newport Lakes Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Australian Islamic Centre College Independent · Primary below peers
  • Bayside P-12 College-Paisley Campus Government · Combined
  • Westbourne Grammar School - Williamstown Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Port Melbourne

  • Port Melbourne Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Port Melbourne Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Albert Park College-Environmental Arts Hub Government · Secondary
  • Port Phillip Specialist School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Newport Port Melbourne
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 13 55
Parks & reserves 15 30
Childcare 11 8
GPs 2 7
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 2 4
Fuel stations 3 5
EV chargers 0 4
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Newport sits further from the CBD (11.8 km vs 5.9 km).

Newport Port Melbourne
Walkability score 77/100 68/100
Distance to Melbourne 11.8 km
+50% vs other
 5.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 14 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 221.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 654.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 3015
 2.9%
postcode 3207
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 3015
 7
postcode 3207

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 Port Melbourne
Worked from Home 49.8% / 52.1%
Newport — Worked from Home: 49.8% Port Melbourne — Worked from Home: 52.1%
Car (driver) 39.9% / 33.9%
Newport — Car (driver): 39.9% Port Melbourne — Car (driver): 33.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / 4.4%
Newport — Walked Only: 1.3% Port Melbourne — Walked Only: 4.4%
Train 5.1% / 0.6%
Newport — Train: 5.1% Port Melbourne — Train: 0.6%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 2.2%
Newport — Car (passenger): 2.3% Port Melbourne — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Bicycle 1.2% / 2.9%
Newport — Bicycle: 1.2% Port Melbourne — Bicycle: 2.9%
Tram / Light Rail — / 2.6%
Newport — Tram / Light Rail: not among its largest Port Melbourne — Tram / Light Rail: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.1%).

Setting

Newport Port Melbourne
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 792 m
813 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Newport Port Melbourne
Connectivity score 85/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
6,160 premises
 18%
12,195 premises

Climate

Newport Port Melbourne
Annual rainfall 482 mm 534 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Newport Port Melbourne
PM2.5 — 7.9 µg/m³
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.81 pphm —

Council rates

Newport Port Melbourne
Average residential rate $2,677/yr $1,765/yr
Council Hobsons Bay Port Phillip

Federal electorate

Newport Port Melbourne
Division Gellibrand Macnamara
Member Tim Watts Josh Burns
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newport Port Melbourne
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newport

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Trains Transport Hub Village Feel

Port Melbourne

Apartments Beach Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub

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