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Moggs Creek, VIC 3231 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Moggs Creek is a coastal suburb in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 120, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 107 km from the Melbourne CBD, Moggs Creek is a coastal area in Victoria. The median household income is $107,224 per year.

Investment Score

51 / 100 Moderate

Above-average earnings in Moggs Creek support sustained property values. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.

Location

Melbourne
Moggs Creek
Victoria · 3231
107 km from Melbourne CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
3231

Official Australia Post postcode for Moggs Creek. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
120

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
$396/wk

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$107,224/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
107 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$2,186/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
27% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Moggs Creek is a smaller community of 120 — about 2% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Households here earn $107,224/year on average — 13% above the VIC suburb median of $95,160 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Rent of $396/week (78% coverage of the $2,186/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $470/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. Moggs Creek is 107 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 27% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.

Moggs Creek vs Victoria Median

How Moggs Creek stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Moggs Creek sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricMoggs CreekVIC medianΔ vs state
Population1207,416-98%
Median household income$107,224/yr$95,160/yr+13%
Median rent (weekly)$396$380+4%
Median mortgage (monthly)$2,186$1,950+12%
Distance to CBD107 km32 km+234%
Separate houses27%78%-51pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Moggs Creek — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 120 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Moderate rental coverage: rent of $396/week covers 78% of a $2,186/month mortgage, leaving a $470/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.

Renovation / Flip

Only 27% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% VIC median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Moderate

Capital-growth expectations for Moggs Creek are modest for 2026 — incomes 13% above the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 120 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~78% of the typical mortgage ($1,716/month rent vs $2,186/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 51/100 places Moggs Creek in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Moggs Creek a good suburb for investment?

Moggs Creek scores 51/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 120, median household income of $107,224/year and median weekly rent of $396. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.

What drives property demand in Moggs Creek?

The main demand drivers in Moggs Creek are an above-state-median household income of $107,224/year, a dwelling mix that is 27% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.

What is the population of Moggs Creek?

Moggs Creek has a usual resident population of approximately 120, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.

How far is Moggs Creek from the Melbourne CBD?

Moggs Creek sits 107 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.

What is the median rent in Moggs Creek?

The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $396 in Moggs Creek, equating to approximately $20,592/year in gross rental income (state median $380/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Moggs Creek?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Moggs Creek is $2,186, or approximately $26,232/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.

Is Moggs Creek cash-flow positive for investors?

A median weekly rent of $396 works out to $1,716/month, covering 78% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,186/month. That leaves a $470/month shortfall (around $5,640/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.

What are the main risks of investing in Moggs Creek?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (120 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,186 median mortgage, a unit-heavy dwelling mix (27% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.

How we built this Moggs Creek profile

Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.

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