South Launceston vs Newstead

South Launceston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Newstead. In both, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In South Launceston, about half of households rent. In Newstead, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Newstead: a median of $715,000, against $614,000 in South Launceston. On these figures, South Launceston tends to suit renters and young adults.

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

Newstead

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

South Launceston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($381,250 vs $470,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($614,500 vs $715,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Launceston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

South Launceston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (137 min vs 142 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (199.1 km vs 201.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Newstead

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)

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

Investors

South Launceston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

South Launceston Newstead
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.

South Launceston Newstead
Walkability 79 / 81
South Launceston — Walkability: 79/100 Newstead — Walkability: 81/100
Low fire risk 75 / 100
South Launceston — Low fire risk: 75/100 Newstead — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Newstead skews older (43 vs 36).

South Launceston Newstead
Population 4,894 5,617
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +4.7%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $71,448/yr $76,440/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $310/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

South Launceston Newstead
0-4 5.6% / 4.3%
South Launceston — 0-4: 5.6% Newstead — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 10.5% / 12.0%
South Launceston — 5-14: 10.5% Newstead — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 4.0% / 6.9%
South Launceston — 15-19: 4.0% Newstead — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 8.1% / 5.2%
South Launceston — 20-24: 8.1% Newstead — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 19.1% / 11.8%
South Launceston — 25-34: 19.1% Newstead — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 13.2% / 11.3%
South Launceston — 35-44: 13.2% Newstead — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 11.3% / 13.5%
South Launceston — 45-54: 11.3% Newstead — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.1% / 11.9%
South Launceston — 55-64: 10.1% Newstead — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 7.9% / 10.9%
South Launceston — 65-74: 7.9% Newstead — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 5.6% / 8.3%
South Launceston — 75-84: 5.6% Newstead — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 4.3% / 3.7%
South Launceston — 85+: 4.3% Newstead — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

South Launceston 48.6% lone person
South Launceston — Lone Person: 48.6% South Launceston — Couple Families: 28.4% South Launceston — One Parent Families: 13.6% South Launceston — Group Household: 7.8% South Launceston — Other Families: 1.6%
Newstead 46.1% lone person
Newstead — Lone Person: 46.1% Newstead — Couple Families: 33.9% Newstead — One Parent Families: 15.1% Newstead — Group Household: 4.0% Newstead — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

South Launceston 46.3% renting
South Launceston — Owned Outright: 23.5% South Launceston — Mortgage: 30.2% South Launceston — Renting: 46.3%
Newstead 29.1% renting
Newstead — Owned Outright: 39.7% Newstead — Mortgage: 31.3% Newstead — Renting: 29.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

South Launceston Newstead
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 16.7%
South Launceston — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Newstead — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 10.9%
South Launceston — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Newstead — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.7%
South Launceston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Newstead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 5.9%
South Launceston — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Newstead — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.5%
South Launceston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Newstead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

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

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.

South Launceston Newstead
England 3.0% / 3.8%
South Launceston — England: 3.0% Newstead — England: 3.8%
Nepal 2.4% / 1.1%
South Launceston — Nepal: 2.4% Newstead — Nepal: 1.1%
India 1.9% / 1.4%
South Launceston — India: 1.9% Newstead — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
South Launceston — New Zealand: 0.9% Newstead — New Zealand: 0.9%
Iran 1.0% / 0.5%
South Launceston — Iran: 1.0% Newstead — Iran: 0.5%
China — / 0.8%
South Launceston — China: not among its largest Newstead — China: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

South Launceston 71.2% houses
South Launceston — Houses: 71.2% South Launceston — Townhouses: 18.8% South Launceston — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Newstead 76.1% houses
Newstead — Houses: 76.1% Newstead — Townhouses: 13.3% Newstead — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

South Launceston Newstead
Median house price $614,500 $715,000
Median unit price $381,250 $470,000
Median land price — $250,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 59 sales
 19 days
from 89 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.

South Launceston Newstead
2 bed $542K / $562K
South Launceston — 2 bed: $542K (30 sales) Newstead — 2 bed: $562K (24 sales)

30 vs 24 sales

3 bed $610K / $680K
South Launceston — 3 bed: $610K (86 sales) Newstead — 3 bed: $680K (93 sales)

86 vs 93 sales

4 bed $698K / $833K
South Launceston — 4 bed: $698K (31 sales) Newstead — 4 bed: $833K (48 sales)

31 vs 48 sales

Zoning mix

South Launceston Newstead
Residential 68% 57%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 22%
Parks and recreation 7% 10%
Rural and farming 0% 7%
Commercial 6% 1%
Industrial 4% 0%
Other and special use 2% 0%
Environmental 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

South Launceston Newstead
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.

South Launceston Newstead
Houses 4.6%
$580/wk on $649K
 3.9%
$550/wk on $740K
Units — 5.2%
$410/wk on $409K

Ranking within TAS

South Launceston Newstead
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of TAS Higher than 67% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 80% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 98% of TAS
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of TAS Higher than 74% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 94% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 29% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 78% of TAS

Liveability

Newstead scores higher overall (80 vs 65).

South Launceston Newstead
Grade A A+
Score 65/100 80/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

South Launceston carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0).

South Launceston Newstead
Bushfire Low
25/100
 None
0/100
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 6
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

South Launceston Newstead
Inside the suburb 2 8
Rated above peers 2 4
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 2.5 km
 1
Launceston, 1.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 1.6%

Schools in South Launceston

  • Glen Dhu Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • John Calvin School Independent · Combined above peers

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

Amenities in the suburb

South Launceston Newstead
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 4 6
Childcare 5 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Newstead sits further from the CBD (201.5 km vs 199.1 km).

South Launceston Newstead
Walkability score 79/100 81/100
Distance to Hobart 199.1 km 201.5 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 142 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 108.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 7249
 0.8%
postcode 7250
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 7249
 25
postcode 7250

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.

South Launceston Newstead
Car (driver) 70.4% / 75.7%
South Launceston — Car (driver): 70.4% Newstead — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 10.2%
South Launceston — Worked from Home: 7.8% Newstead — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Walked Only 12.0% / 5.0%
South Launceston — Walked Only: 12.0% Newstead — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 7.1%
South Launceston — Car (passenger): 7.1% Newstead — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Bus 1.9% / 1.2%
South Launceston — Bus: 1.9% Newstead — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

South Launceston Newstead
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.0 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 45.6 km
2.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

South Launceston Newstead
Connectivity score 98/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
2,908 premises
 96%
2,887 premises

Climate

South Launceston Newstead
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

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

Federal electorate

South Launceston Newstead
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

South Launceston

Easy Commute Parks Transport Hub

Newstead

Quiet

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