Newlands Arm sits 295 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 3 hours 35 minutes by car. Census data records 866 residents with a median age of 60 and a median household income of $59,436 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The locality grew 19.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $335 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. Newlands Arm is characterised by high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.
Is Newlands Arm a good place to live?
Newlands Arm scores a D (24/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and safety.
Car-dependent
Walkability 10/100 · 295 km · 215 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $610K · Cheaper than 75% of VIC
High bushfire risk
Fire 89/100 · Crime 20/100 · Flood 45/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 60 · 866 residents
Liveability Rating
24 / 100 · Ranked #791 in VICEach bar is Newlands Arm's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
24 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataNewlands Arm's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $610,000, roughly 14% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$610,000
11% above its 3 neighbours (median $550,000)
Based on 28 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 46 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 15 sales $555K
- 4 bed 11 sales $790K
Land
$420,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Newlands Arm are currently listed at around $789,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$789K
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
3 of the suburb's 366 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025104 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3875.
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.
Is Newlands Arm safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Newlands Arm sits in the low band, with 8 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 11% on the prior year.
8 offences
11.1% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025No crash in Newlands Arm killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Walkability
Newlands Arm is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Newlands Arm.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 46%
- Premises covered
- 479
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
East Gippsland: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Newlands Arm is home to 866 residents, with a median age of 60 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $59,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
866
Median Age
60
Median Household Income
$59,436/yr
Census Median Rent
$335/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$28,132/yr
Unemployment Rate
8.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.5%
Total Dwellings
366
Owner-Occupier Rate
93.2%
Houses
99.5%
Rental Stress
29.3%
Mortgage Stress
26.2%
Work From Home
14.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 75.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.7%
- Employment Rate
- 37.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.7%
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.
3 residents (0.3%) 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.
14.3% of residents (120) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (108).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 839 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
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,807 a year through East Gippsland based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 84%
- Parks and recreation 10%
- Infrastructure and transport 5%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: East Gippsland
In the year to August 2026, 386 new dwellings were approved across East Gippsland. That mix is 362 houses and 24 units. Approvals are up 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.
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.
Climate & Setting
from Bairnsdale Airport, 12.0 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 24 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 7.2 km
- 1.9 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 620 mm
- 82 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.5°C
- 8 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.5°C
- 7 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality 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
1 facility within 5 km- 4.0 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3875, 95 of 19,447 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (298 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3875, 4,072 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,719 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 258 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.
16 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3875 in 2025-26, rank 59 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 191, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
6 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3875.
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 $610,000 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 Darren Chester The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Darren Chester | 30.6% | 69.4% | +1.2 |
| 2022 | Darren Chester | 29.4% | 70.6% | +3.9 |
| 2019 | Darren Chester | 33.3% | 66.7% | -1.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Tim Bull The Nationals
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tim Bull NP | 63.3% | 26.1% | 73.9% |
| 2018 | Tim Bull NP | 56.7% | 32.4% | 67.6% |
| 2014 | Tim Bull NP | 60.4% | 32.1% | 67.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Newlands Arm
Is Newlands Arm a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Newlands Arm is low (20/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Newlands Arm?
Newlands Arm has a high recorded bushfire history (89/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (45/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Newlands Arm a good place to live?
Newlands Arm has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (24/100), 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 Newlands Arm?
Newlands Arm, VIC had a population of 866 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Newlands Arm, VIC?
The postcode for Newlands Arm, VIC is 3875.
How far is Newlands Arm from Melbourne?
Newlands Arm is 295 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 215 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Newlands Arm?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Newlands Arm was $59,436 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 Newlands Arm?
There are too few current rental listings in Newlands Arm for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $335, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Newlands Arm?
The median age of residents in Newlands Arm was 60 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Newlands Arm at risk of bushfire?
Newlands Arm has a high recorded bushfire history (89/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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.
Is Newlands Arm walkable?
Newlands Arm scores 10/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Newlands Arm?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Newlands Arm, Bairnsdale Airport (12 km away), summer days average 25.5°C, winter nights 4.5°C, 620 mm of rain a year over 82 rainy days, and 8 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Newlands Arm?
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 Newlands Arm belong to?
Newlands Arm sits within the East Gippsland local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Newlands Arm?
The average residential rates bill through East Gippsland is $1,807 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Newlands Arm?
Across East Gippsland, 386 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 50.0% 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 Newlands Arm in?
Newlands Arm sits within the federal Division of Gippsland, currently held by Darren Chester (The Nationals).
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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
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- 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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