Newstead - Bowen Hills, QLD 4006 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Newstead - Bowen Hills gained 2,841 residents from internal migration and 895 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 3,178 people moved away — a net addition of 558 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Newstead - Bowen Hills against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Newstead - Bowen Hills population grew from 11,355 in 2016 to 21,474 in 2025, a change of 89.1% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Newstead - Bowen Hills | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,355 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 12,986 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 14,739 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 16,321 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 17,657 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 18,451 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 19,263 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 20,228 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 20,887 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 21,474 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Newstead - Bowen Hills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 11 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 15 parks. For families: 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 29 cafés, 26 restaurants and 8 pubs and bars. Staying active: 11 gyms and 8 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Bowen Hills, is about 450 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 40 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Koach
- Studio Pilates Newstead
- LiveFit Personal Training
- Think 24hr Fitness
- Teneriffe Athletic Club
- Function Well
- Power Moves Pilates Newstead
- Health for Life Fitness and Rehabilitation
- Gasworks
- Bowen Hills Medical Centre
- Elite Health & Performance
- Queensland Sports Medical Centre
- Queensland Pelvic Floor Centre
- Bowen Hills Medical Specialist Centre
- The Banyans Medical Centre & Specialist Clinics
- Briz Brain & Spine
- QML Pathology
- IGA Local Grocer
- The Standard Market Company
- Woolworths
- Woolworths Metro
- Joshua Jeays Community Place
- Waterfront Park
- Perry Park
- Wharf Park
- Newstead Park
- Bowen Park
- Sir Manuel Hornibrook Park
- Teneriffe Park
- Bowen Hills
- Exhibition
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.