Average rent in Newcomb - Moolap, VIC — 2026

Newcomb - Moolap sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $300/week — 17% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 62% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 33% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (86%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 15,462, the median age is 45, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 14% of residents were born overseas. Newcomb - Moolap is 63km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.