Newstead - Bowen Hills

QLD

Newstead - Bowen Hills is a growing region in QLD with 21,474 residents.

SA2 code: 305031128
State: QLD

Population

21,474

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+21.6%

3yr: +11.5% · 10yr: +107.2%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$450/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,160/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Newstead - Bowen Hills (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +11.5%5yr: +21.6%10yr: +107.2%Total: +474.8%

Population grew from 3,736 to 21,474 over 24 years, averaging 7.6% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.4%

Almost entirely apartments (94.9%), rental-heavy (68.6% renting), built for families (51% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Apartments 94.9%

360 houses119 townhouses8,916 apartments

Tenure

Mortgage 17.2%

Renting 68.6%

Owned 11.7%Mortgage 17.2%Renting 68.6%Other / NS 2.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

2,944 (31.9%)

2 bed

4,742 (51.4%)

3 bed

1,261 (13.7%)

4 bed

207 (2.2%)

5 bed

61 (0.7%)

6+ bed

15 (0.2%)