Suburb report · QLD 4305
Newtown
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Population
10,440
Newtown suburb profile
Who lives in Newtown
Newtown sits 29km from the Brisbane CBD. Newtown is home to 10,440 people, a scale matched by fewer than 17% of Queensland suburbs. Among the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 89 by population. Residents are slightly younger than the state norm, a median age of 35 against 39. Of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 97 have a younger median age. That is 4.8 years younger than the average of 39.8 across the other 5 suburbs of the Ipswich-East statistical area.
Income and home ownership
At $69,100, the median household income sits well under the $98,100 of a typical Queensland suburb. That is 5.3% below the average of $73,002 across the other 5 suburbs of the Ipswich-East statistical area. On household income it ranks 299 of 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD. 51.6% of households own their home and 48.4% rent, one of the lowest ownership shares in Queensland. Among suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 64 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Newtown. Across the other 5 suburbs of the Ipswich-East statistical area the ownership share is 59.1%, 7.5 points higher than in Newtown.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 4,214 occupied private dwellings in Newtown, one of the larger housing stocks in Queensland. People living alone are the largest household type at 38%, ahead of families with children at 34% and couples at 23.2%. Of the 317 suburbs within 40km of the Brisbane CBD, 269 have a higher share of families with children and 47 a lower one. Few Queensland suburbs have more people living alone: 38% of households, ahead of 92% of the state. Only 23.2% of households are couples without children, at the 14th percentile for Queensland. Families with children are 34% of households in Newtown and 40.4% across the rest of the Ipswich-East statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 66 new dwellings were approved across the Ipswich-East statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 27 a year. Supply figures here are for the Ipswich-East statistical area, home to 19,056 residents in 2025, which takes in Newtown and neighbouring suburbs. At 3.5 per 1,000 residents of that area, the pipeline sits mid-range for Queensland, above 53% of areas. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 11 in 2020 to 70 in 2024.
Population trend
The population of the Ipswich-East statistical area grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than most of Queensland, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. The median Queensland statistical area grew 6.3% over the same 5 years, 3.5 points faster than this one. It ranks at the 21st percentile of Queensland statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (1.5%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (-1.2%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Collingwood Park differs most on the share of families with children: 57.4% there against 34% in Newtown. Raceview matches Newtown on the median age, at 35. Brassall, 5km away, has 12,993 residents and a median household income of $81,800.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.