Scarborough - Newport

QLD

Scarborough - Newport is a growing region in QLD with 18,187 residents.

SA2 code: 313051575
State: QLD

Population

18,187

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+24.3%

3yr: +12.7% · 10yr: +47.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$405/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,658/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Scarborough - Newport (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +12.7%5yr: +24.3%10yr: +47.7%Total: +84.5%

Population grew from 9,860 to 18,187 over 24 years, averaging 2.6% 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 2.3%

Predominantly detached houses (72.9%), mixed tenure (68.0% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 72.9%

Apartments 20.7%

4,432 houses393 townhouses1,258 apartments

Tenure

Owned 38.0%

Mortgage 30.0%

Renting 27.1%

Owned 38.0%Mortgage 30.0%Renting 27.1%Other / NS 4.9%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

213 (3.5%)

2 bed

1,043 (17.3%)

3 bed

2,057 (34.1%)

4 bed

2,107 (34.9%)

5 bed

536 (8.9%)

6+ bed

83 (1.4%)