PROPERTY X-RAY
Newstead · 4006 · Brisbane

Newstead, X‑rayed.

What the suburb is, and what it is becoming. The prices, what is being approved, the crime mix, the schools. By the numbers, then check any address on the street.

Each pin is a real development application near these streets, 63 in the last 12 months. More pins, more change.
Supply & demand · right now

The market reads soft, worth caution.

Buyer signal: caution
For sale now100 vs 90d
142
Active listings
Listings climbing. More properties chasing the same buyers.
of land parcels
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Stock on market
Too few parcels on record to read stock pressure here.
to go under offer
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Median days on market · houses
Not enough recorded house sales yet to time the market here.
last 90 days13 more
13
Asking-price cuts
Vendors discounting to shift stock. A classic softening signal.
Source: PXR listings & council parcel records · as at 12 Oct 2026
The counts (listings, stock, cuts) include every property type: houses, townhouses, units, land. Days on market is houses only, because a median across different property types describes none of them. The buyer signal reads both. Active = listed and not yet delisted. Stock on market = active listings divided by all land parcels in the suburb (parcels are lots, not dwellings, so read it as a proxy). Days on market and cuts cover the trailing window noted on each.
Buyer-favourableCaution: softening / oversupply
Newstead in four numbers

What is the median house price in Newstead? By our own numbers.

Three years of house sales, the development pipeline, and the rent it returns.

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House median
2023 to 2025
PXR sales
As at Dec 2025
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Median pace
2025 (3 sales)
PXR sales
As at Dec 2025
3
Lots being subdivided
last 12 months
DA register
As at Oct 2026
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Gross yield
3BR house
RTA bonds
As at Oct 2026
What it is becoming · the development register

What is being built in Newstead? You can inspect the house, not the street's future.

Every buyer judges Newstead as it is today. The council register shows what is already approved on these streets. 63 applications in the last 12 months, 0 refused.

Leaflet Imagery © Esri
Lot subdivision 3Townhouse / multi-dwelling 3Shops, services & community 14Site works & minor 40
Each dot is a real approved application at its actual spot · 3 lots being subdivided · 3 townhouse / multi‑dwelling · hover a dot for the type.

This is the suburb, not your lot. The map shows that change is approved, and roughly where. Which one sits next to the house you are buying, and what it actually means, is in the per‑address report.

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The use fingerprint

What kind of change is being approved (last 12 months).
DensityIndustrialAmenity
A densifying suburb.

What's arriving

Recent applications near these streets.
12Retail / shopfront
8Earthworks / site prep
3Townhouse / multi-dwelling
3Lot subdivision
1Food & nightlife
1Park / recreation
42 of 63 applications approved, 100% approval rate.
Approved or proposed, not yet built. From the council development register. Checked daily; latest application 8 Oct 2026.

What's coming: the approved projects

The actual developments approved on these streets, with the read on each.
  • Apartments / use40 unitsApartmentsmixedA 12-storey, 40-apartment owner-occupier building replacing single-storey stock on an amalgamated Maud Street holding lifts the wider Newstead north precinct, but the four-storey walk-up on the eastern boundary wears the trade: a tall western wall with less screening on it than the last approval promised.
  • Apartments / use25-storeyApartments (mixed-use residential tower with podium retail/commercial)neutralA cosmetic, internally-installed balcony-shutter retrofit on four units of an already-built, fully-occupied Newstead tower — no measurable effect on the desirability of surrounding property.
  • Apartments / use9-storeyCommercial office toweraccretiveReplacing a fenced surface car park on an EMR-listed former servo corner with a 9-storey Hutchinson-built office tower, a shopfront-activated lobby and widened footpaths is a clear win for this pocket of the Valley Gateway.
  • Apartments / use15-storeyApartments (residential tower / multiple dwelling)accretiveA premium rooftop wellness upgrade to an already-approved 15-storey Newstead tower — reinforces the precinct's high-end trajectory without adding bulk, traffic or overshadowing for neighbours.
  • New lots3 lots8 & 14 Maud St
  • Apartments / use103 unitsApartments (high-rise residential tower with ground-floor retail/commercial)accretiveA high-quality 15-storey residential-led tower replacing tired trade-supply and warehouse uses is exactly the renewal Newstead's Mixed Use Transition Precinct was zoned for - a clear net positive for surrounding amenity and values.
  • Apartments / use65 unitsApartmentsaccretiveQuality residential renewal of a cleared industrial allotment in a corridor already approved for 25-33 storey towers — directionally supportive of surrounding values, with the live-music venue next door the one genuine friction point.
  • New lots2 lots57 Skyring Tce, Newstead QLD 4006
  • Apartments / use124 unitsApartmentsaccretiveA premium riverfront tower already locked into a proven master-planned precinct; this particular change tweaks it slightly downward in density and is immaterial to neighbours.
  • Apartments / use19-storeyOffice tower (commercial; high-impact-industry component + dedicated generator rooms + air-quality assessment strongly suggest a data-centre / digital-infrastructure use behind the office envelope)accretiveA premium 19-storey office tower with an activated F&B ground plane on a prominent Valley corner - net positive for the surrounding precinct, though the high-impact-industry/generator component is the one thing to watch.
From approved council records. Owner and contact details are deliberately not shown.
Flood

Does Newstead flood? It's a street-by-street question.

A suburb-wide flood figure hides the only answer that matters: whether the specific lot you are looking at sits inside a mapped overlay.

Where we're straight with you
We hold the parcel-level flood overlay here.

Flood overlays for Brisbane are in our map. The per-lot answer (in or out of the overlay) is on the address report, not a suburb average.

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Crime · the full mix

Is Newstead safe? The crime numbers, plainly.

631 recorded offences across the area. Here is the breakdown. We show it and let you weigh it.

Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)
301
Unlawful Entry
84
Drug Offences
55
Traffic and Related Offences
48
Fraud
30
Good Order Offences
25
Other Property Damage
21
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle
18
Assault
13
Handling Stolen Goods
12
Trespassing and Vagrancy
9
Other Offences Against the Person
8
Weapons Act Offences
4
Miscellaneous Offences
1
Liquor (excl. Drunkenness)
1
Robbery
1
For context, not a verdict

These are recorded offences for the area, grouped by type. We don't grade the suburb. You read the numbers and decide what matters for your street.

QPS crime data current to 21 Sept 2026.

Schools & value

What are the schools like in Newstead? And what it rents for.

Both pictures side by side, from the latest data we hold.

Schools in Newstead

ICSEA index (2025). The line is the national average of 1000. Enrolments 2025.

Value & yield

House sales in Newstead, and the rent it returns.
2025 median house onlyAs at Dec 2025
Not enough house sales in 2025 to publish a median. 3 sold.
3BR house rent (RTA bonds (postcode))As at Oct 2026
$800/wk
Is Newstead a good suburb? · answered by the data

The questions buyers ask about Newstead.

Straight answers, built from the numbers on this page. We show the data and let you decide. Information only, not advice.

Is Newstead a good suburb?

Right now Newstead is a suburb being actively reshaped: 63 development applications landed in the last twelve months. It is about 3 km north-east of the Brisbane CBD. Flood is a per-lot question here and we hold the parcel overlay, so check the exact address rather than a suburb average. None of this is a rating. Every street tells its own story, so run the specific address before you commit.

Does Newstead flood?

Flood risk in Newstead is a street-by-street question. We hold the parcel-level flood overlay for this council, so the honest answer is at the exact address, not a suburb average. Run an address to see whether a specific lot sits inside a mapped overlay.

Is Newstead a safe suburb?

Over the past year there were roughly 631 recorded offences in Newstead, most commonly other theft. We show the full breakdown and do not grade the suburb; you read it and decide what matters for your street.

What is being built in Newstead?

In the last twelve months the council logged 63 applications around Newstead, 42 of them approved. That includes 3 lot subdivisions and 3 townhouse or multi-dwelling projects, a clue to how the streetscape is slowly changing. These are approved or proposed plans from the register, not finished buildings.

Now make it about your street

Check any Newstead address.

Free, no signup, about 10 seconds. Crime, DAs, zoning and the data we hold for the exact lot, not the suburb average.

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