Newborough VIC 3825
Located in Victoria, Newborough sits 140 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 45 minutes by car. The suburb has 6,886 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $60,580 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 1.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $230 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,118. The area shows high bushfire risk and high crime risk. 4 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Newborough a good suburb?
Newborough scores a D (18/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and prices, weaker on schools, safety, and community.
Below the state average
4 schools · Bottom 6% in VIC
Very walkable
Walkability 69/100 · 140.2 km · 103 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $498K · More affordable than 77% of VIC
High bushfire risk
Fire 99/100 · Crime 81/100 · Flood 76/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 43 · 6,886 residents
Liveability Rating
18 / 100 · Ranked #838 in VICEach bar is Newborough's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
How do you rate the liveability in Newborough?
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Our score
18 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataNewborough's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $498,000, roughly 17% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$498,000
Based on 115 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 40 days — median across 67 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 11 sales $370K
- 3 bed 62 sales $484K
- 4 bed 35 sales $575K
- 5 bed 6 sales $595K
Units
$333,500
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $334K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Newborough are currently listed at around $600,000 on average. Based on 71 houses listed in the past six months.
$600K
71 houses listed in the last 6 months.
73 of the suburb's 2,775 dwellings (2.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Newborough rent for around $470 a week on average, based on 65 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$470/wk
65 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$320/wk
7 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
72 rentals advertised against an estimated 730 rented homes (9.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025126 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3825.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$470/week ($24,000 a year) on a $600,000 median
Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Newborough safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Newborough sits in the high band, with 615 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 21% on the prior year.
615 offences
20.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202519 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 4 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Four schools serve Newborough, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 1,732 students across 4 schools (avg 433)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 928-1006, median 954 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Lowanna College (1,073 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Newborough is somewhat walkable on foot — at 69/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 23 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Newborough.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 99.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 68.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 69.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 14.1 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Newborough.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 41%
- Premises covered
- 3,601
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Latrobe (Vic.): council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 16 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Newborough is home to about 6,900 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $61,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,886
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$60,580/yr
Census Median Rent
$230/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,118/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$32,552/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
10.1%
Total Dwellings
2,775
Owner-Occupier Rate
73.7%
Houses
87.1%
Rental Stress
19.7%
Mortgage Stress
22.1%
Work From Home
10.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
149 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 27 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 704 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 81.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.7%
- Employment Rate
- 48.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 29.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
46 residents (0.7%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
5.1% of residents (334) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (320).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 6,501 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (27 of 2,798).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,746 a year through Latrobe (Vic.) based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 48%
- Rural and farming 28%
- Parks and recreation 17%
- Infrastructure and transport 7%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Latrobe (Vic.)
In the year to August 2026, 529 new dwellings were approved across Latrobe (Vic.). That mix is 509 houses and 20 units. Approvals are up 65.5% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 3,384 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 256 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 3,128 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 7.7 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 15.9 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.56 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Traralgon monitoring station, 20.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport), 16.3 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 83 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Near high-voltage lines
- 2.7% of addresses
- 110 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 700 mm
- 102 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.7°C
- 11 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.1°C
- 15 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
5 facilities within 5 km- 3.0 km
- 3.1 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Chlorine & compounds · Ammonia (total) · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.7 km
- 4.0 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Sulfur dioxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 4.5 kmMeat ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3825, 55 of 18,878 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (269 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3825, 3,731 rooftop-solar systems totalling 21.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 9,810 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 203 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
15 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3825 in 2025-26, rank 63 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 250, in 2000-01.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $498,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Mary Aldred Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mary Aldred | 45.9% | 54.1% | -1.2 |
| 2022 | Russell Broadbent | 47.1% | 52.9% | -4.0 |
| 2019 | Russell Broadbent | 42.6% | 57.4% | -0.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Martin Cameron The Nationals
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Martin Cameron NP | 54.4% | 45.6% | 54.4% |
| 2018 | Russell Northe IND | 51.8% | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| 2014 | Russell Northe NP | 51.8% | 48.2% | 51.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Newborough
Is Newborough a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Newborough is high (81/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Newborough?
Newborough has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (76/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Newborough a good place to live?
Newborough has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (18/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Newborough?
Newborough, VIC had a population of 6,886 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Newborough, VIC?
The postcode for Newborough, VIC is 3825.
How far is Newborough from Melbourne?
Newborough is 140 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 103 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Newborough?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Newborough was $60,580 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Newborough?
The median advertised rent in Newborough is $470 a week for houses (65 listings) and $320 a week for units (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Newborough?
The median age of residents in Newborough was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Newborough at risk of bushfire?
Newborough has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Newborough?
There are 4 schools inside the Newborough boundary: 2 at and 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Newborough walkable?
Newborough scores 69/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Newborough?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Newborough (Traralgon) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.7 µg/m³ and PM10 of 15.9 µg/m³. That puts Newborough below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Newborough?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Newborough, Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) (16.3 km away), summer days average 26.7°C, winter nights 4.1°C, 700 mm of rain a year over 102 rainy days, and 11 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Newborough?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Newborough belong to?
Newborough sits within the Latrobe (Vic.) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Newborough?
The average residential rates bill through Latrobe (Vic.) is $1,746 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Newborough?
Across Latrobe (Vic.), 529 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 65.5% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Newborough in?
Newborough sits within the federal Division of Monash, currently held by Mary Aldred (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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