Demographics

Newborough is approximately 19.5 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Newborough was 6763. The population is 48% male and 52% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Newborough are $1000 to $1399. The most common weekly income bracket is $300 to $399 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $150 to $199.

Description

Newborough is a town in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia which shares a border to its west, mostly along the Narracan Creek, with the town of Moe. It can be divided into three areas, Old Newborough, East Newborough and North Newborough. The latter two areas were developed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria in the 1950s as residential housing for workers at the nearby Yallourn coal mining, power generation and briquette making works. Newborough now has a higher than average proportion of retirees and aged residents, and it has been suggested that it owes its generally quiet character to this fact. At the 2011 census, Newborough had a population of 6,933. The town is also home to a vibrant artist community, perhaps drawn by the picturesque Gippsland area and the quiet country lifestyle the town offers. Many artists and crafts partisans have set up small businesses. Newborough is serviced by the Princes Freeway and is within a few kilometres of the Yallourn Power Station and the township of Yallourn North.