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Newport

QLD 4020City of Moreton Bay → Redcliffe Peninsulaprofiled 2026-07-18
Last month Newport had 21 properties available for rent and 12 properties for sale. The median sold price for houses over the last year is $1,650,000. Newport has seen an annual compound growth rate of 17.9% for houses.
Median price
$1,650,000
17.9%
Median rent
$850/wk
13.3%
Gross yield
2.7%
median rent ×52 ÷ median price
Sales 12m
173
200 rental listings
Saved favourites
0
in your collection
Room demand
3 : 1
$365/wk avg room

Scores 0–10 against the SMSF rubric · edit data/scores.json

Overall
5.5
weighted 20% past · 35% present · 45% future
Past
8.0
Price 19.4%/yr (9.5) · rent 9.7%/yr (8.0) · consistent (7.0) · premium canal-enclave arc, tidal overhang (6.5).
Present
4.9
Yield 2.7% — deepest negative cash flow (2.5) · shallow tenant pool 23% rented, 3:1 (4.0) · good conditions: newer stock, low violent crime (7.0) · strong momentum 17.9%/13.3% (7.0).
Future
4.8
Stockland ~2,200-dwelling estate still releasing (2.5) · lake amenity, no rail/precinct (6.0) · yield trajectory steady (6.3) · canal storm-tide/backflow climate (5.5).

The good, the bad, the ugly narrative verdict — evidence in the lens below · edit data/verdicts.json

The good

The peninsula's premium enclave — 19.4%/yr five-year price CAGR, incomes 31% above metro, 85% families and 76% owner-occupied — with Newport Lake amenity and predominantly post-2000 stock that keeps repairs (which an LRBA can't fund) low.

The bad

As an SMSF income asset it is thin everywhere: 2.7% yield, only 23% of homes rented and a weak 3:1 room-demand ratio — a shallow tenant pool — at the peninsula's highest entry (~$1.65m), stressing 70%-LVR LRBA math.

The ugly

Stockland is still releasing the ~2,200-dwelling estate next door (Lake Residences, Lighthouse Esplanade) — competing rental stock for years — and canal-front lots carry tidal-backflow/storm-tide exposure that lifts insurance, a direct fund cost.

Net read from the data

An owner-occupier suburb wearing investment clothes: premium growth but shallow rental demand, low yield, active supply and a high entry price make the SMSF case weak. Pass on the numbers unless a specific non-canal, sharply-priced lot rewrites the yield story.

Investment lens 4 good · 3 mixed · 2 bad · computed from data + sourced research — each row cites its source

DimensionVerdictWhy
Capital growth Good19.4% compound over 5 yrs, 17.9% last 12m. Past growth is already in the price — sustaining it depends on the supply picture below.
trend data (this DB)
Rental yield Bad2.7% gross — heavy negative cash flow inside the fund — the growth has to justify it.
PropTrack via suburb page
Flood risk MixedBuilt as the Newport Waterways canal estate (canals filled from 1979); canal-front lots carry storm-tide/tidal-backflow exposure — a direct fund-liquidity cost via insurance. Non-canal lots sit clearer; check per lot.
Wikipedia 'Newport, Queensland'; MBRC
Crime MixedBreak-ins 1,086/100k, +11.9% above average (81st percentile) — affluent canal-estate target profile; violent crime very low (−54.5%).
OpenStats 2022–24
Infrastructure GoodNewport Lake (22ha non-tidal lake) amenity; adjoins Kippa-Ring station and Peninsula Fair; Redcliffe Hospital catchment.
Stockland; Metro North
Owner-occupier appeal Good76% owned / 23% rented, 85% family households — owner-occupier depth supports prices and resale; verify tenant demand separately (listings volume, room demand).
ABS via suburb page
New supply risk BadStockland's Newport estate — ~2,200 dwellings at completion, still releasing (Lake Residences, Lighthouse Esplanade 132 residences) — the peninsula's only material new-lot supply, competing rental stock next door.
Stockland 2024–25
Distance to rail MixedNo station; Kippa-Ring terminus ~5 min drive.
Translink
Housing stock & upkeep GoodPredominantly post-2000 estate stock — low repair load, depreciation schedules still running, which suits an LRBA hold.
editorial — stock-age judgment

5-year trend rolling 12-month medians, exact chart data

Median house sale price

each point = median of the 12 months ending then
$613k$984k$1.36m$1.73m202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$690,000253
2021-08-31$735,000253
2021-09-30$780,000251
2021-10-31$842,500258
2021-11-30$860,000259
2021-12-31$881,000256
2022-01-31$890,000255
2022-02-28$950,000239
2022-03-31$1,025,000205
2022-04-30$1,050,000193
2022-05-31$1,100,000186
2022-06-30$1,100,000176
2022-07-31$1,197,000167
2022-08-31$1,197,000161
2022-09-30$1,190,000157
2022-10-31$1,190,000145
2022-11-30$1,250,000137
2022-12-31$1,200,000135
2023-01-31$1,200,000136
2023-02-28$1,200,000141
2023-03-31$1,200,000141
2023-04-30$1,200,000147
2023-05-31$1,200,000155
2023-06-30$1,215,000164
2023-07-31$1,220,000169
2023-08-31$1,255,000180
2023-09-30$1,292,500180
2023-10-31$1,290,000187
2023-11-30$1,278,750186
2023-12-31$1,288,750192
2024-01-31$1,270,000195
2024-02-29$1,250,000203
2024-03-31$1,280,000205
2024-04-30$1,280,000203
2024-05-31$1,300,000205
2024-06-30$1,300,000205
2024-07-31$1,290,000211
2024-08-31$1,290,000205
2024-09-30$1,280,000203
2024-10-31$1,300,000198
2024-11-30$1,300,000198
2024-12-31$1,337,500194
2025-01-31$1,350,000188
2025-02-28$1,350,000187
2025-03-31$1,350,000183
2025-04-30$1,365,000192
2025-05-31$1,365,000182
2025-06-30$1,400,000178
2025-07-31$1,440,000173
2025-08-31$1,462,500170
2025-09-30$1,500,000173
2025-10-31$1,550,000189
2025-11-30$1,500,000202
2025-12-31$1,512,500202
2026-01-31$1,625,000200
2026-02-28$1,637,500194
2026-03-31$1,650,000197
2026-04-30$1,640,000184
2026-05-31$1,640,000182
2026-06-30$1,650,000173

Median weekly house rent

same rolling 12-month window
$515$635$755$875202120222023202420252026
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MonthValueSample
2021-07-31$540/wk240
2021-08-31$550/wk242
2021-09-30$550/wk239
2021-10-31$550/wk238
2021-11-30$558/wk232
2021-12-31$560/wk228
2022-01-31$560/wk220
2022-02-28$570/wk223
2022-03-31$570/wk225
2022-04-30$570/wk226
2022-05-31$575/wk239
2022-06-30$580/wk242
2022-07-31$590/wk239
2022-08-31$600/wk242
2022-09-30$610/wk233
2022-10-31$630/wk226
2022-11-30$650/wk235
2022-12-31$650/wk239
2023-01-31$650/wk248
2023-02-28$650/wk250
2023-03-31$650/wk261
2023-04-30$650/wk266
2023-05-31$650/wk256
2023-06-30$660/wk256
2023-07-31$670/wk261
2023-08-31$675/wk274
2023-09-30$675/wk266
2023-10-31$675/wk267
2023-11-30$680/wk270
2023-12-31$680/wk255
2024-01-31$680/wk250
2024-02-29$690/wk261
2024-03-31$695/wk264
2024-04-30$700/wk266
2024-05-31$700/wk269
2024-06-30$700/wk256
2024-07-31$700/wk254
2024-08-31$700/wk242
2024-09-30$710/wk251
2024-10-31$720/wk247
2024-11-30$720/wk246
2024-12-31$725/wk246
2025-01-31$725/wk247
2025-02-28$725/wk241
2025-03-31$725/wk230
2025-04-30$725/wk219
2025-05-31$730/wk213
2025-06-30$750/wk209
2025-07-31$750/wk206
2025-08-31$750/wk210
2025-09-30$750/wk199
2025-10-31$770/wk191
2025-11-30$773/wk196
2025-12-31$780/wk194
2026-01-31$780/wk201
2026-02-28$800/wk199
2026-03-31$815/wk203
2026-04-30$820/wk207
2026-05-31$850/wk208
2026-06-30$850/wk200

By bedroom count median sale price, weekly rent, implied gross yield

2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Median price$480$1.20m$1.47m$2.22m
Median rent$480/wk$700/wk$810/wk$1,000/wk
Implied yield5200.0%3.0%2.9%2.3%

Demographics

Population 5,964 (metro 2,526,238)Income $2,418/wk (30.8% above metro)Average age 43Household size 2.8
Age groups
Under 15 18.5%15–64 62.1%65+ 19.5%
Households
Family 85%Shared 2%Single 13%
Ownership
Owned 76.2%Rented 22.9%Other 0.9%
48% of owners have a mortgage

Room rentals renting out a room

Average room rent
$365/wk
$18,980 equivalent annual income
Demand
3 : 1
people looking per room listed

Schools & childcare as listed on property.com.au

Childcare centreRatingReviewsDay rate
Green Leaves Early Learning NewportMeeting NQS4.5 ★ (24)$181

Recently sold comps from the suburb page · 2026-07-18

AddressSold price
130 Coolum Parade, Newport$4,050,000
168 Coolum Parade, Newport$3,350,000
214 Coolum Parade, Newport$3,100,000
9 Cambria Court, Newport$2,720,000
12 Cambria Court, Newport$2,625,000
70 Quay Circuit, Newport$2,300,000
29 Aurora Place, Newport$2,050,000
11 Lionheart Cres, Newport$1,660,000

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