Newstead vs St Leonards

St Leonards is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Newstead. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Newstead, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Newstead: a median of $715,000, against $596,000 in St Leonards, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Newstead tends to suit people living alone, while St Leonards suits families with children 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 5 things we measure here

  • Newstead has more childcare (7 vs 2)
  • St Leonards is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Newstead

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($470,000 vs $580,000)
  • has cheaper land ($250,000 vs $306,250)
  • But St Leonards has cheaper houses ($595,500 vs $715,000)

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

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Newstead

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 157 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newstead

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 6%)

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

Investors

St Leonards

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs 4.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Newstead St Leonards
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.

Newstead St Leonards
Walkability 81 / 0
Newstead — Walkability: 81/100 St Leonards — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Newstead — Low fire risk: 100/100 St Leonards — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Newstead has more residents (5,617 vs 2,351); Newstead skews older (43 vs 38).

Newstead St Leonards
Population 5,617
+58% vs other
 2,351
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +17.0%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $76,440/yr $81,744/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+6% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newstead St Leonards
0-4 4.3% / 5.7%
Newstead — 0-4: 4.3% St Leonards — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.0% / 14.8%
Newstead — 5-14: 12.0% St Leonards — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 6.9% / 5.6%
Newstead — 15-19: 6.9% St Leonards — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.2% / 5.7%
Newstead — 20-24: 5.2% St Leonards — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 11.8% / 13.3%
Newstead — 25-34: 11.8% St Leonards — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 11.3% / 14.8%
Newstead — 35-44: 11.3% St Leonards — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 13.5% / 12.0%
Newstead — 45-54: 13.5% St Leonards — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 11.9% / 11.5%
Newstead — 55-64: 11.9% St Leonards — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 10.9% / 9.3%
Newstead — 65-74: 10.9% St Leonards — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 8.3% / 4.3%
Newstead — 75-84: 8.3% St Leonards — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 3.7% / 2.9%
Newstead — 85+: 3.7% St Leonards — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newstead 33.9% couple families
Newstead — Couple Families: 33.9% Newstead — Lone Person: 46.1% Newstead — One Parent Families: 15.1% Newstead — Group Household: 4.0% Newstead — Other Families: 1.0%
St Leonards 43.9% couple families
St Leonards — Couple Families: 43.9% St Leonards — Lone Person: 31.3% St Leonards — One Parent Families: 21.9% St Leonards — Group Household: 2.0% St Leonards — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newstead 29.1% renting
Newstead — Owned Outright: 39.7% Newstead — Mortgage: 31.3% Newstead — Renting: 29.1%
St Leonards 21.9% renting
St Leonards — Owned Outright: 32.2% St Leonards — Mortgage: 45.8% St Leonards — Renting: 21.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Newstead St Leonards
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 20.3%
Newstead — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% St Leonards — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 9.0%
Newstead — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% St Leonards — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.3%
Newstead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% St Leonards — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 1.9%
Newstead — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% St Leonards — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.4%
Newstead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% St Leonards — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Newstead St Leonards
England 3.8% / 2.0%
Newstead — England: 3.8% St Leonards — England: 2.0%
India 1.4% / 0.6%
Newstead — India: 1.4% St Leonards — India: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.8%
Newstead — New Zealand: 0.9% St Leonards — New Zealand: 0.8%
Nepal 1.1% / —
Newstead — Nepal: 1.1% St Leonards — Nepal: not among its largest
China 0.8% / —
Newstead — China: 0.8% St Leonards — China: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.5%
Newstead — Philippines: not among its largest St Leonards — Philippines: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Newstead — Germany: not among its largest St Leonards — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newstead 76.1% houses
Newstead — Houses: 76.1% Newstead — Townhouses: 13.3% Newstead — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
St Leonards 93.5% houses
St Leonards — Houses: 93.5% St Leonards — Townhouses: 2.4% St Leonards — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Newstead St Leonards
Median house price $715,000 $595,500
Median unit price $470,000 $580,000
Median land price $250,000 $306,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 89 sales
 9 days
from 26 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.

Newstead St Leonards
2 bed $562K / $552K
Newstead — 2 bed: $562K (24 sales) St Leonards — 2 bed: $552K (9 sales)

24 vs 9 sales

3 bed $680K / $608K
Newstead — 3 bed: $680K (93 sales) St Leonards — 3 bed: $608K (20 sales)

93 vs 20 sales

4 bed $833K / $850K
Newstead — 4 bed: $833K (48 sales) St Leonards — 4 bed: $850K (17 sales)

48 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

St Leonards has more rural and farming land (91% vs 7%).

Newstead St Leonards
Rural and farming 7% 91%
Residential 57% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 22% 1%
Parks and recreation 10% 1%
Environmental 1%
same for both
Other and special use 0% 1%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Newstead St Leonards
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -29%
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.

Newstead St Leonards
Houses 3.9%
$550/wk on $740K
 4.7%
$710/wk on $792K
Units 5.2%
$410/wk on $409K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Newstead St Leonards
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 74% of TAS
Schools Higher than 80% of TAS Higher than 96% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 78% of TAS —

Liveability

Newstead is more walkable (81 vs 0); Newstead scores higher overall (80 vs 55).

Newstead St Leonards
Grade A+ B
Score 80/100 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

St Leonards carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0).

Newstead St Leonards
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Newstead St Leonards
Inside the suburb 8 3
Rated above peers 4 2
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 1.9 km
 1
Launceston, 8.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 0.5%

Schools in Newstead

  • Newstead Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • OneSchool Global - Launceston Campus Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Thomas More's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • The Launceston Preparatory School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Punchbowl Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Newstead College Government · Secondary

Schools in St Leonards

  • Larmenier Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Leonards Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Tamar Valley Steiner School Independent · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Newstead St Leonards
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6
same for both
Childcare 7 2
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Newstead St Leonards
Walkability score 81/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 201.5 km 199.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 157 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 65/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 52.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 7250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 7250
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.

Newstead St Leonards
Car (driver) 75.7% / 88.2%
Newstead — Car (driver): 75.7% St Leonards — Car (driver): 88.2%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 6.1%
Newstead — Worked from Home: 10.2% St Leonards — Worked from Home: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 2.5%
Newstead — Car (passenger): 7.1% St Leonards — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only 5.0% / 1.9%
Newstead — Walked Only: 5.0% St Leonards — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus 1.2% / 1.3%
Newstead — Bus: 1.2% St Leonards — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

Newstead St Leonards
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 210 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Newstead St Leonards
Connectivity score 99/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
2,887 premises
 90%
1,086 premises

Climate

Newstead St Leonards
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Newstead St Leonards
Average residential rate $2,075/yr
same for both
Council Launceston
same for both

Federal electorate

Newstead St Leonards
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newstead St Leonards
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newstead

Quiet

St Leonards

Acreage

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