Newstead - Bowen Hills

Newstead - Bowen Hills population grew from 11,355 in 2016 to 21,474 in 2025, a change of 89.1% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

Newstead - Bowen Hills is one ABS statistical area covering 2 gazetted suburbs, which the RTA reports separately — so the figures below are broken down per suburb rather than blended into one.

Area-wide median, all 2 suburbs combined: $775, up 10.1% on a year earlier.

n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.

In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $850 in Newstead and $620 in Bowen Hills. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Newstead - Bowen Hills statistical area it works out to $775, up 10% on a year earlier.

Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.

• Relative disadvantage (IRSD)

  Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
  Decile 10

  score 1,099
• Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)

  Higher decile means more relative advantage
  Decile 10

  score 1,131
• Economic resources (IER)

  Income and housing capacity
  Decile 3

  score 945
• Education & occupation (IEO)

  Education and occupational skill levels
  Decile 10

  score 1,155

Newstead - Bowen Hills is policed by the Queensland Police Service Fortitude Valley Division, which also covers Fortitude Valley and New Farm. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Newstead - Bowen Hills specifically.

Of these categories, drug offences is reported most across the whole Fortitude Valley Division over the last 12 months, running 368% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Newstead - Bowen Hills — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.

Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Fortitude Valley Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.

Newstead - Bowen Hills has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 40% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 40% of Newstead - Bowen Hills as flood-liable, roughly 21% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.

A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →

Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.

Within the Newstead - Bowen Hills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 11 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 15 green spaces. For families: 6 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 30 cafés, 26 restaurants and 8 pubs and bars. Staying active: 10 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.

Newstead - Bowen Hills has 16 council parks covering 19 ha, with 0.7 km of walking track and 0.6 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 5 have a barbecue and 1 has a dog off-leash area.

• Perry Park
  34 Folkestone Street, Bowen Hills
  4.6 ha1 barbecue
• Newstead Park
  28 Newstead Avenue, Newstead
  3.2 ha0.5 km bikeway & shared path
• Teneriffe Park
  33 Teneriffe Drive, Teneriffe
  3.1 ha0.7 km walking track1 barbecue
• Waterfront Park
  35 Waterloo Street, Newstead
  2.8 ha2 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fenced
• Bowen Park
  3 Bowen Bridge Road, Bowen Hills
  1.8 ha
• Catalina Park
  71 Macquarie Street, Teneriffe
  0.8 ha0.0 km bikeway & shared path
• Wharf Park
  39 Waterloo Street, Newstead
  0.7 ha
• Newstead Terrace Park
  57A Newstead Terrace, Newstead
  0.6 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path

Parks across Brisbane — biggest, off-leash areas and trails →

Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.

From Newstead - Bowen Hills, route 353 runs to the Brisbane CBD in about 9 minutes, roughly every 29 minutes in the morning peak. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.

These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →

Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.

1. HereNewstead - Bowen Hills+2.8%
2. 01Albion+4.4%
3. 02Kelvin Grove - Herston+3.0%
4. 03Ascot+2.2%
5. 04Clayfield+1.6%
6. 05Hamilton (Qld)+1.5%
7. 06Wooloowin - Lutwyche+1.5%
8. 07Windsor+1.4%
9. 08Newmarket+1.4%
10. 09Alderley+1.0%
11. 10Wilston+0.8%
12. 11Hendra+0.6%
13. 12Grange+0.6%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.