Suburb Overview
Moorabbin Airport is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with a population of approximately 26, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 22 km from the Melbourne CBD, Moorabbin Airport is a outer metro area in Victoria. The median household income is $60,000 per year.
Location
Key Indicators
Postcode
3194
Postcode for Moorabbin Airport, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
26
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$486/wk
Median weekly rent recorded at the 2021 Census — market rents have risen since, so treat this as a dated baseline, not a current figure.
Median household income
$60,000
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Distance to CBD
22 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
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Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
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Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Investment Insight
Moorabbin Airport is a smaller community of 26 — about 0% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Moorabbin Airport's median household income of $60,000/year is 37% below the Victoria suburb median ($95,160) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. At the 2021 Census the median weekly rent was $486 (≈ $25,272/year gross at the time). Market rents have moved substantially since 2021, so benchmark against current listings before running yield numbers. 22 km from Melbourne places Moorabbin Airport in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
Moorabbin Airport vs Victoria Median
How Moorabbin Airport stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Moorabbin Airport sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Moorabbin Airport | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 26 | 7,416 | -100% |
| Median household income | $60,000/yr | $95,160/yr | -37% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $486 | $380 | +28% |
| Distance to CBD | 22 km | 32 km | -31% |
Investor Checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Moorabbin Airport — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 26 residents — 0% of the VIC suburb median (7,416).
- Purchasing power: median household income $60,000/year (-37% vs Victoria suburb median of $95,160).
- Gross rental income: $486/week (2021 Census), ~$25,272/year.
- CBD access: 22 km straight-line from Melbourne (state suburb median 32 km).
- Home mix: the housing-type split was not captured — verify on the ground.
- Rate stress-test: model your cash flow with rates 1–2 percentage points above current to ensure the investment survives a tightening cycle.
- Tenant rent burden: 42% of the median household income is spent on rent — above the 30% stress threshold.
Investment Strategy
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 26 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $486/week (~$25,272/year, 2021 Census) sets an indicative yield ceiling. Cross-check against current listings and your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With a population of 26, the resale market in Moorabbin Airport may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
Risk Factors
- Interest-rate movements are the dominant macro risk for Moorabbin Airport — model cash flow with a 1–2 percentage-point buffer above current rates to ensure the investment survives a tightening cycle.
- Income vulnerability: household incomes in Moorabbin Airport are 37% below the Victoria median ($60,000 vs $95,160), which tends to compress rent growth and increases exposure to local unemployment shocks.
- Liquidity risk: with 26 residents, Moorabbin Airport has a thinner pool of buyers and tenants than larger suburbs. Expect longer days-on-market on resale and budget for potential vacancy gaps between tenancies.
- Moorabbin Airport is 22 km from the CBD — not close enough to benefit from the inner-ring pricing halo, so growth depends more heavily on local infrastructure decisions and the wider Victoria market cycle.
- Rental stress (2021 Census): a median rent of $486/week consumed about 42% of the $60,000/year median household income at the Census — past the 30% stress threshold — signalling tenants may resist further rises and vacancy risk lifts in downturns. Both figures have moved since 2021; confirm with current data.
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Capital-growth expectations for Moorabbin Airport are modest for 2026 — incomes 37% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 26 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $486/week (2021 Census), a baseline gross rental income of roughly $25,272/year — refine against current listings before running your numbers. Overall investor sentiment for Moorabbin Airport is cautious heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Victoria median.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Moorabbin Airport a good suburb for investment?
Whether Moorabbin Airport suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 26, a median household income of $60,000/year and median weekly rent of $486. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Moorabbin Airport?
The main demand drivers in Moorabbin Airport are proximity to Melbourne (22 km), a median household income of $60,000/year. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Moorabbin Airport?
Moorabbin Airport has a usual resident population of approximately 26, 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 Moorabbin Airport from the Melbourne CBD?
Moorabbin Airport sits 22 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
What is the median rent in Moorabbin Airport?
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $486 in Moorabbin Airport, equating to approximately $25,272/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 Moorabbin Airport?
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Moorabbin Airport. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Is Moorabbin Airport cash-flow positive for investors?
Census data was not complete enough in Moorabbin Airport to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
What are the main risks of investing in Moorabbin Airport?
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (26 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($60,000 vs $95,160 state median), 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 Moorabbin Airport profile
The population, postcode, median household income, and dwelling mix on this page are real figures from the ABS 2021 Census (income is the ABS median weekly household income annualised) and Australia Post. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage repayment are 2021 figures and are clearly labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.