Side by sideSuburb comparison

Eastern Heights vs Newtown.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Newtown edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Newtown scores higher on walkability (34/100 vs 40/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household.

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Common questionsEastern Heights vs Newtown

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Eastern Heights or Newtown?

Newtown scores 40/100 on walkability vs 34/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Eastern Heights
Metric
Newtown

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$550/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$300/wk
$300/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$255/wk
67.0%
Owner occupied
29.0%
Renter occupied

Lifestyle & Demographics

34
Walk score
40
0
Transit score
0
100
Bike score
100
3,631
Population
64,356
45
Median age
37

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
983
Avg ICSEA
983

Climate

1068 mm
Annual rainfall
1068 mm
30.4°C
Mean max (Jan)
30.4°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).