Moe - Newborough property market: the official numbers
Moe - Newborough, VIC, in official numbers: the people, the rents, the repayments, and the pay cheques behind them. Every figure below is ABS Census 2021 data, linked at the bottom so you can check it yourself.
The straight answer
Moe - Newborough rented at a median $215/wk in 2021 — 43% below the national median. The typical repayment was $1,127 a month against $932 in rent — a middling gap, neither bargain nor squeeze.
Moe - Newborough by the numbers
The typical repayment ran at about 23% of the median household income. These are point-in-time medians from August 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — repayments especially, after the 2022–24 rate rises — so compare places with them; don't price today with them.
Rent against the repayment
At the census, the typical monthly rent worked out to $932 against a typical mortgage repayment of $1,127:
What this gap does and doesn't tell you
The mortgage figure reflects loans and rates as at August 2021, before the 2022–24 rate rises — today's repayment on a new loan would be higher. The rent figure is what tenants were actually paying, not today's asking rents. The useful signal is the shape: where rent and repayments sit close together, buying has historically competed well with renting here; where repayments tower over rent, the market prices in growth. Run your own numbers with the mortgage vs invest tool or what can I afford?
The owner–renter split
Renters are 25.3% of Moe - Newborough households. If you're buying to let, that's the depth of your market — about the national norm.
Who calls Moe - Newborough home
What the age mix means for housing
A heavy 25–44 band usually means family housing demand (and pressure on 3–4 bedroom stock); a heavy 65+ band signals downsizer and retiree demand (units, single-level living, proximity to health care). Moe - Newborough's median age of 44 sits above the national median of 38.
Where the pay cheques come from
health care & social assistance employs 16.4% of Moe - Newborough's 8,776 workers (Census 2021). Local housing demand rises and falls with it.
Buying costs in VIC, exactly
Current sale prices live behind licensed feeds we won't republish. The costs of buying don't — they're public and exact:
- Stamp duty in Victoria — exact duty and first-home-buyer concessions.
- What can I afford? — borrowing power, price range and all-in upfront cash.
- The official VIC price trend — ABS state-level values since 2011, interactive.
Quick answers
What is the median rent in Moe - Newborough?
At the 2021 Census the median rent in Moe - Newborough was $215 a week — 43% below the national median ($375/wk). Rents have moved since 2021; check current listings for today's asking rents.
How many people live in Moe - Newborough?
21,997 people at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 44 (national median: 38). Moe - Newborough is one of Victoria's significant urban areas as defined by the ABS.
What do people in Moe - Newborough do for work?
The biggest employing industry is health care & social assistance, followed by construction (ABS Census 2021). The industry mix shapes how resilient local housing demand is.
The verdict
Your call
Rent covered roughly 83% of the typical repayment here — a middling shape. Owner-occupiers do fine in markets like this; an investor needs a sharper reason to pick it.
Whatever you do, check the things the census can't show: today's asking rents, vacancy and days on market in Moe - Newborough. Then run your own numbers: what can I afford? for borrowing power and upfront cash, and the Victoria stamp duty calculator for the tax bill.
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General information only — not financial or property advice. All figures are ABS Census 2021 ( official QuickStats for Moe - Newborough, CC-BY 4.0), which predates the 2022–24 rate rises; conditions have moved since. Last reviewed 10 July 2026.