Scarborough - Newport, QLD 4020 — 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
Scarborough - Newport gained 2,080 residents from internal migration and 230 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,616 people moved away — a net addition of 694 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
Scarborough - Newport against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Scarborough - Newport population grew from 12,351 in 2016 to 18,187 in 2025, a change of 47.3% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Scarborough - Newport | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,351 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 12,679 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 13,093 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 13,784 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 14,631 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 15,468 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 16,137 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 16,755 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 17,539 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 18,187 | 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 Scarborough - Newport SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 2 GP or clinic locations, 1 supermarket and 52 parks. For families: 15 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 11 restaurants. Staying active: 9 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Kippa-Ring, is about 2,550 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 68 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Southern Cross Catholic College (Scarborough Secondary Campus)
- Southern Cross Catholic College (Scarborough Primary Campus)
- Australian Trade College North Brisbane
- Scarborough State School
- Green Leaves Early Learning Newport
- Newport Marketplace
- Newport Family Doctors
- 4Cyte Pathology
- IGA
- Endeavour Park
- Tom Wallace Park
- Newport Park
- Thurecht Park
- Flinders Parade Lookout
- Central Park
- Scarborough Beach Park
- Scarborough Pier & BBQ Shelter
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.