Side by sideSuburb comparison

Newtown vs Eastern Heights.

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 (40/100 vs 34/100 ), 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 questionsNewtown vs Eastern Heights

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Newtown or Eastern Heights?

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

Newtown
Metric
Eastern Heights

Price & Market

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

Rental

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

Lifestyle & Demographics

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

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).