Newport vs South Kingsville

In both, most households own their home. In Newport, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Newport: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.1 million in South Kingsville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Newport tends to suit couples, while South Kingsville 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 parks and reserves (15 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

South Kingsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($507,500 vs $572,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Kingsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($381/wk vs $471/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • South Kingsville has more units and townhouses to downsize into (58% vs 33%)

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

Investors

South Kingsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (7.1% vs 5.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Newport and South Kingsville 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 South Kingsville
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 South Kingsville
Walkability 77 / 72
Newport — Walkability: 77/100 South Kingsville — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 37 / 46
Newport — Safety: 37/100 South Kingsville — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Newport — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Kingsville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 81 / 84
Newport — Low flood risk: 81/100 South Kingsville — Low flood risk: 84/100

Demographics

Newport has more residents (13,658 vs 2,156); Newport rents higher ($471/wk vs $381/wk).

Newport South Kingsville
Population 13,658
+84% vs other
 2,156
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +10.7%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $138,164/yr
+15% vs other
 $117,572/yr
Median weekly rent $471/wk
+19% vs other
 $381/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newport South Kingsville
0-4 7.8% / 8.9%
Newport — 0-4: 7.8% South Kingsville — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 14.0% / 11.8%
Newport — 5-14: 14.0% South Kingsville — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 5.0% / 3.7%
Newport — 15-19: 5.0% South Kingsville — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 4.3% / 4.3%
Newport — 20-24: 4.3% South Kingsville — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 12.3% / 17.2%
Newport — 25-34: 12.3% South Kingsville — 25-34: 17.2%
35-44 18.1% / 21.2%
Newport — 35-44: 18.1% South Kingsville — 35-44: 21.2%
45-54 15.5% / 14.1%
Newport — 45-54: 15.5% South Kingsville — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 11.4% / 10.6%
Newport — 55-64: 11.4% South Kingsville — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 6.3% / 5.2%
Newport — 65-74: 6.3% South Kingsville — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 3.2% / 2.6%
Newport — 75-84: 3.2% South Kingsville — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 2.0% / 0.6%
Newport — 85+: 2.0% South Kingsville — 85+: 0.6%

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

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%
South Kingsville 41.3% couple families
South Kingsville — Couple Families: 41.3% South Kingsville — Lone Person: 40.3% South Kingsville — One Parent Families: 11.9% South Kingsville — Group Household: 4.0% South Kingsville — Other Families: 2.5%
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%
South Kingsville 38.2% renting
South Kingsville — Owned Outright: 22.5% South Kingsville — Mortgage: 39.4% South Kingsville — Renting: 38.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Newport South Kingsville
Bachelor Degree 21.6% / 21.2%
Newport — Bachelor Degree: 21.6% South Kingsville — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.7% / 9.8%
Newport — Certificate III & IV: 8.7% South Kingsville — Certificate III & IV: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.2%
Newport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% South Kingsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 6.2%
Newport — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% South Kingsville — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.4%
Newport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% South Kingsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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 South Kingsville
England 3.7% / 3.0%
Newport — England: 3.7% South Kingsville — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.5%
Newport — New Zealand: 2.4% South Kingsville — New Zealand: 2.5%
India 1.1% / 2.3%
Newport — India: 1.1% South Kingsville — India: 2.3%
Lebanon 1.0% / 1.2%
Newport — Lebanon: 1.0% South Kingsville — Lebanon: 1.2%
Greece 1.0% / 0.8%
Newport — Greece: 1.0% South Kingsville — Greece: 0.8%
Vietnam — / 1.0%
Newport — Vietnam: not among its largest South Kingsville — Vietnam: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

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%
South Kingsville 41.5% houses
South Kingsville — Houses: 41.5% South Kingsville — Townhouses: 54.6% South Kingsville — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Newport South Kingsville
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price $572,000 $507,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 149 sales
 26 days
from 19 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 South Kingsville
1 bed $317K / $344K
Newport — 1 bed: $317K (12 sales) South Kingsville — 1 bed: $344K (5 sales)

12 vs 5 sales

2 bed $615K / $525K
Newport — 2 bed: $615K (44 sales) South Kingsville — 2 bed: $525K (11 sales)

44 vs 11 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 South Kingsville
2 bed $921K / $773K
Newport — 2 bed: $921K (53 sales) South Kingsville — 2 bed: $773K (8 sales)

53 vs 8 sales

3 bed $1.18M / $970K
Newport — 3 bed: $1.18M (198 sales) South Kingsville — 3 bed: $970K (23 sales)

198 vs 23 sales

4 bed $1.41M / $1.56M
Newport — 4 bed: $1.41M (69 sales) South Kingsville — 4 bed: $1.56M (14 sales)

69 vs 14 sales

5 bed $1.82M / $1.24M
Newport — 5 bed: $1.82M (15 sales) South Kingsville — 5 bed: $1.24M (5 sales)

15 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Newport South Kingsville
Residential 58% 87%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 6%
Parks and recreation 15% 5%
Commercial 3% 2%
Other and special use 2% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
Planning zones cover 100% of Newport and 99% of South Kingsville. 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 South Kingsville
New dwellings approved 1,028
across Hobsons Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +206%
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 South Kingsville
Houses 3.5%
$765/wk on $1.15M
 3.9%
$810/wk on $1.07M
Units 5.2%
$498/wk on $502K
 7.1%
$530/wk on $390K

Ranking within VIC

Newport South Kingsville
House price Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Income Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools Higher than 24% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 92% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC

Liveability

South Kingsville scores higher overall (85 vs 69).

Newport South Kingsville
Grade A A+
Score 69/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Newport South Kingsville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Low
19/100
 Low
16/100
Coastal erosion Low
25/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 37
within 5 km
 48
within 5 km

Schools

Newport South Kingsville
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 5.3 km
 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 2.0%

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 South Kingsville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Newport South Kingsville
Cafes & restaurants 13 4
Parks & reserves 15 1
Childcare 11 3
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Newport South Kingsville
Walkability score 77/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 11.8 km
+8% vs other
 10.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 19 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 221.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 42.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 3015
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 3015
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 South Kingsville
Worked from Home 49.8% / 46.7%
Newport — Worked from Home: 49.8% South Kingsville — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Car (driver) 39.9% / 45.9%
Newport — Car (driver): 39.9% South Kingsville — Car (driver): 45.9%
Train 5.1% / 2.2%
Newport — Train: 5.1% South Kingsville — Train: 2.2%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 2.6%
Newport — Car (passenger): 2.3% South Kingsville — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.5%
Newport — Walked Only: 1.3% South Kingsville — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.8%).

Setting

Newport South Kingsville
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 2.9 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Newport South Kingsville
Connectivity score 85/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
6,160 premises
 42%
1,098 premises

Climate

Newport South Kingsville
Annual rainfall 482 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Newport South Kingsville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.81 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Newport South Kingsville
Average residential rate $2,677/yr
same for both
Council Hobsons Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Newport South Kingsville
Division Gellibrand
same for both
Member Tim Watts
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newport South Kingsville
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

South Kingsville

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Townhouses Urban Young Families

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