Newlands Arm vs Paynesville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Paynesville, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Newlands Arm: a median of $610,000, against $550,000 in Paynesville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Paynesville tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Newlands Arm

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 36%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Paynesville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($209,000 vs $420,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $610,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Paynesville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $335/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Paynesville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Paynesville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 0%)
  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 41%)
  • But Newlands Arm carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Newlands Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.0% vs 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Newlands Arm and Paynesville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Walkability 10 / 31
Newlands Arm — Walkability: 10/100 Paynesville — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 80 / 49
Newlands Arm — Safety: 80/100 Paynesville — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 11 / 100
Newlands Arm — Low fire risk: 11/100 Paynesville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 55 / 15
Newlands Arm — Low flood risk: 55/100 Paynesville — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Paynesville has more residents (3,636 vs 866); Newlands Arm has higher household incomes ($59,436 vs $51,324).

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Population 866 3,636
+320% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.0% +4.5%
Median age 60 62
Median household income $59,436/yr
+14% vs other
 $51,324/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+7% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Newlands Arm Paynesville
0-4 3.1% / 2.6%
Newlands Arm — 0-4: 3.1% Paynesville — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 8.2% / 7.3%
Newlands Arm — 5-14: 8.2% Paynesville — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 3.8% / 3.1%
Newlands Arm — 15-19: 3.8% Paynesville — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 1.5% / 2.6%
Newlands Arm — 20-24: 1.5% Paynesville — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 4.7% / 6.0%
Newlands Arm — 25-34: 4.7% Paynesville — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 6.7% / 6.0%
Newlands Arm — 35-44: 6.7% Paynesville — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 12.2% / 9.7%
Newlands Arm — 45-54: 12.2% Paynesville — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 19.1% / 16.7%
Newlands Arm — 55-64: 19.1% Paynesville — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 26.3% / 24.5%
Newlands Arm — 65-74: 26.3% Paynesville — 65-74: 24.5%
75-84 12.1% / 15.9%
Newlands Arm — 75-84: 12.1% Paynesville — 75-84: 15.9%
85+ 2.3% / 5.3%
Newlands Arm — 85+: 2.3% Paynesville — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Newlands Arm 41.8% lone person
Newlands Arm — Lone Person: 41.8% Newlands Arm — Couple Families: 38.6% Newlands Arm — One Parent Families: 12.0% Newlands Arm — Group Household: 5.4% Newlands Arm — Other Families: 2.2%
Paynesville 58.4% lone person
Paynesville — Lone Person: 58.4% Paynesville — Couple Families: 22.9% Paynesville — One Parent Families: 13.4% Paynesville — Group Household: 4.2% Paynesville — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Newlands Arm 6.8% renting
Newlands Arm — Owned Outright: 66.4% Newlands Arm — Mortgage: 26.8% Newlands Arm — Renting: 6.8%
Paynesville 21.7% renting
Paynesville — Owned Outright: 58.4% Paynesville — Mortgage: 19.9% Paynesville — Renting: 21.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 18.9%
Newlands Arm — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Paynesville — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 10.4%
Newlands Arm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Paynesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 8.7%
Newlands Arm — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Paynesville — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.3%
Newlands Arm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Paynesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.3%
Newlands Arm — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Paynesville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Newlands Arm Paynesville
England 8.5% / 7.0%
Newlands Arm — England: 8.5% Paynesville — England: 7.0%
Germany 1.8% / 0.8%
Newlands Arm — Germany: 1.8% Paynesville — Germany: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.3% / 1.6%
Newlands Arm — New Zealand: 0.3% Paynesville — New Zealand: 1.6%
Netherlands 0.5% / 1.1%
Newlands Arm — Netherlands: 0.5% Paynesville — Netherlands: 1.1%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.3%
Newlands Arm — South Africa: 0.9% Paynesville — South Africa: 0.3%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Newlands Arm — Scotland: not among its largest Paynesville — Scotland: 1.0%
Italy 0.7% / —
Newlands Arm — Italy: 0.7% Paynesville — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Newlands Arm 99.5% houses
Newlands Arm — Houses: 99.5% Newlands Arm — Townhouses: 0.0% Newlands Arm — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Paynesville 85.9% houses
Paynesville — Houses: 85.9% Paynesville — Townhouses: 11.3% Paynesville — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Median house price $610,000 $550,000
Median unit price — $423,750
Median land price $420,000 $209,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 10 sales
 44 days
from 72 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Newlands Arm Paynesville
3 bed $555K / $548K
Newlands Arm — 3 bed: $555K (15 sales) Paynesville — 3 bed: $548K (118 sales)

15 vs 118 sales

4 bed $790K / $649K
Newlands Arm — 4 bed: $790K (11 sales) Paynesville — 4 bed: $649K (55 sales)

11 vs 55 sales

Zoning mix

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Residential 84% 56%
Parks and recreation 10% 40%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
Commercial 0% 1%
Industrial 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Newlands Arm Paynesville
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Houses — 3.8%
$535/wk on $728K
Units — 4.5%
$418/wk on $485K

Ranking within VIC

Newlands Arm Paynesville
House price Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Income Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 41% of VIC
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 56% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Paynesville is more walkable (31 vs 10); Paynesville scores higher overall (33 vs 24).

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Grade D C
Score 24/100 33/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Newlands Arm carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 0); Paynesville carries more crime risk (51 vs 20).

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Bushfire High
89/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Newlands Arm

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Paynesville

  • Paynesville Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Walkability score 10/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 295 km 293.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 215 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3875
 0.4%
postcode 3880
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3875
 45
postcode 3880

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Car (driver) 81.0% / 77.3%
Newlands Arm — Car (driver): 81.0% Paynesville — Car (driver): 77.3%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 16.2%
Newlands Arm — Worked from Home: 14.1% Paynesville — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.8%
Newlands Arm — Car (passenger): 4.8% Paynesville — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 2.4%
Newlands Arm — Walked Only: not among its largest Paynesville — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Newlands Arm — Bicycle: not among its largest Paynesville — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.2 km
1.9 km to a named beach
 7.8 km
4.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Connectivity score 67/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
479 premises
 50%
2,626 premises

Climate

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Newlands Arm Paynesville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Newlands Arm

Acreage Retirees

Paynesville

Affordable Large Blocks Retirees

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