October 2026 data · Ipswich · QLD
Newtown house prices: median price and growth
- Median house
- $925k ▲ +9.5% in 12 months
- Median unit
- –
The median house price in Newtown is $925k (October 2026), up 9.5% over 12 months. That puts Newtown above the typical Ipswich suburb ($885k) and the dearest of the 10 suburbs around it.
Median house price
- $2.25M+
- $2M–$2.25M
- $1.75M–$2M
- $1.5M–$1.75M
- $1.25M–$1.5M
- $1M–$1.25M
- $750K–$1M
- $500K–$750K
- <$500K
Newtown price changes
| Type | Median | 3 mo | 6 mo | 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | $925k | 0.0% | ▲ +3.8% | ▲ +9.5% |
| Unit | – | – | – | – |
Changes compare the median with three, six and twelve months earlier. A dash means too few sales for a reliable figure. How these figures are worked out.
Newtown compared with nearby suburbs
Suburbs within about 1 km of Newtown, dearest house median first. Select a column heading to sort.
| House | Unit | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | $925k | 0.0% | ▲ +3.8% | ▲ +9.5% | – | – | – | – |
| Eastern Heights | $862k | ▲ +1.8% | ▲ +9.8% | ▲ +23.1% | $640k | – | – | – |
| Ipswich | $860k | ▲ +4.7% | ▲ +7.6% | ▲ +18.6% | $655k | – | – | – |
| Raceview | $860k | ▲ +1.5% | ▲ +7.6% | ▲ +21.1% | $700k | ▲ +4.5% | ▲ +16.2% | ▲ +19.7% |
| Silkstone | $845k | ▲ +0.9% | ▲ +7.6% | ▲ +20.7% | $580k | – | – | – |
| Booval | $812k | 0.0% | ▲ +7.8% | ▲ +19.4% | $665k | ▲ +1.3% | ▲ +14.4% | ▲ +40.7% |
| North Ipswich | $780k | ▲ +2.6% | ▲ +8.6% | ▲ +14.3% | $755k | – | – | – |
| East Ipswich | $777k | ▲ +4.3% | ▲ +6.4% | ▲ +19.4% | $687k | – | – | – |
| North Booval | $757k | ▲ +0.9% | ▲ +8.9% | ▲ +16.3% | $675k | – | – | – |
| Basin Pocket | $753k | ▲ +0.4% | ▲ +13.2% | ▲ +27.1% | – | – | – | – |
Living in Newtown
From the 2021 ABS Census: Newtown against the Ipswich council area and QLD. Council and state percentages count all their residents; their medians are the middle suburb by population.
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| Figure | Newtown | Ipswich (council) | QLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | |||
| Population | 1,498 | 229,422 | 5,156,239 |
| Median age | 40 | 33 | 38 |
| Families with children | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Born overseas | 13.1% | 21.7% | 22.7% |
| Language other than English at home | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Work and education | |||
| Median household income | $1,753/wk | $1,522/wk | $1,738/wk |
| Median personal income | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Professionals and managers | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Unemployment | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Completed Year 12 | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Housing | |||
| Owned outright | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Owned with a mortgage | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Rented | 33.1% | 39.4% | 33.1% |
| Separate houses | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Flats and apartments | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Median weekly rent | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Median mortgage repayment | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
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| SEIFA advantage (IRSAD), Australian decile | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
🔒 Age, occupation and ancestry breakdowns for Newtown, its council and QLD
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021. More figures, maps and the 2016 Census are in Location Insights.
Common questions
What is the median house price in Newtown?
The median house price in Newtown was $925k in October 2026, up 9.5% on a year earlier. The typical Ipswich suburb median was $885k.
Is Newtown more expensive than nearby suburbs?
Of the 9 neighbouring suburbs with a median house price, 0 are dearer than Newtown and 9 are cheaper or the same.
Where does this data come from?
Prices come from REA sales data for October 2026, all bedroom counts, refreshed monthly. Medians cover sales over the past 12 months; changes are shown only where at least 10 homes of that type sold.