QLD · Ipswich Council
Newtown, 4305
Current weather
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93% humidity · 7.9 km/h wind · 21.3° / 11.7° today · 0.7 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
In Ipswich, Newtown is a settled smaller community with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. You get space and calm here, while the city and neighbouring suburbs are still close enough for regular outings. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space the main drags compared with similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,498
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,753
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 40 of 602
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 60.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 37 / 7 / 30
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 77
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 36
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 51.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 100 residents
- State safety percentile
- 67.4th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +8.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences599
- Good Order Offences323
- Other Property Damage292
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)947
- Traffic And Related Offences361
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 937
- Clifford Park Special SchoolSpecial
- Newtown State SchoolPrimary
- Toowoomba West Special SchoolSpecial
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
7 public transport stops in this suburb
- Blackstone Rd at Frederick Street
- Blackstone Rd near Cramb St
- Brisbane Rd at Bright Street
- Brisbane Rd at Montauban Street
- Glebe Rd near Brisbane Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
13 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Elizabeth's SalonBeauty salon
- Blackstone Rd at Frederick StreetBus stop
- Blackstone Rd near Cramb StBus stop
- Brisbane Rd at Bright StreetBus stop
- Brisbane Rd at Montauban StreetBus stop
- Glebe Rd near Brisbane RdBus stop
- Whitehill Rd near Raff StBus stop
- Abel Truck RentalCar Rental
- Drinking water
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- RocktonState heritage place
- St Michaels Nursing HomeState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 26.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5820th in Australia
- State rank
- 1335th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #352 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #397 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Abel Truck Rentalamenitiescar_rental
- Brisbane Rd at Bright Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- Brisbane Rd at Montauban Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- Glebe Rd near Brisbane Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Ipswich Pool and Spa Centreamenities77 Brisbane Roadswimming_pool
- John Watts Sewing Machinesamenitiessewing
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Whitehill Rd near Raff Stamenitiesbus_stop
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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