[3] The new sale yards were serviced by Newmarket railway station after the rail line was extended from Mayne Junction in 1899.

[citation needed] In 1900, local residents were agitating to have the Kelvin Grove tramway extended along Enoggera Road to the Newmarket Hotel.

[7] On 20 April 1901, Bishop William Webber laid the foundation stone of St James' Anglican Church.

The church was designed by architects John H. Buckeridge and Hall & Dods and built by G. Marshall and could seat 120 people.

[13][14] The following Monday 24 August 1914, it was published in The Telegraph newspaper, that 16 allotments of the Ruby Estate, Kelvin Grove (Newmarket) were sold during the auction.

[21][22][23] The sale of the McCook Estate, at the time part of the suburb Kelvin Grove, now Newmarket, by Auctioneers, Martin Snelling & Co, occurred on 3 March 1928 at 3 pm on the grounds.

The advertisement stressed the convenience of location on the tram-line, within 15 minutes ride to the GPO and close to the shopping centre, picture theatre, churches and state schools.

A former tramway electrical substation still stands on the corner of Kate Street and Enoggera Road and has been transformed into a contemporary dwelling.

76% of people living in Newmarket were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, India 1.9%, China 1.2%, Korea, Republic of 0.7%.

The Brisbane City Council operates a public swimming pool in Sedgeley Park, on Alderson Street.

The shopping centre contains a Coles supermarket, post office, Commonwealth Bank of Australia branch, newsagent and several specialty stores.

The historic Newmarket Hotel, established 1897, has been completely renovated and is now a buzzing hive of activity most nights of the week.

In 2018, the southern end of the centre was refurbished in order to create space for the recently built Newmarket cinemas and nearby restaurants.

[citation needed] Via Bus, Newmarket is serviced by Transport for Brisbane buses to Chermside, Mitchelton and to The City.