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Suburb Insights · VIC 3174

Noble Park, VIC 3174 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Noble Park is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with a population of approximately 32,257, making it a sizeable community. Located approximately 26 km from the Melbourne CBD, Noble Park is a outer metro area in Victoria. The median household income is $71,864 per year.

Investment Score

60 / 100 Moderate

Lower income levels in Noble Park typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors.

Location

Melbourne
Noble Park
Victoria · 3174
26 km from Melbourne CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
3174

Official Australia Post postcode for Noble Park. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
32,257

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
$341/wk

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

Median household income
$71,864/yr

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

Distance to CBD
26 km

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

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
8

Estimated 8 schools within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
13

Estimated 13 parks and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$1,647/mo

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

Home type
60% houses

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

Why People Like Living in Noble Park

Who Noble Park Suits

👨‍👩‍👧Families8 schools nearby, 60% separate houses.
📊InvestorsRent covers a solid share of the median mortgage.
🏡First-home buyersEntry costs sit at or below the Victoria median.
💼ProfessionalsLonger commute to the CBD.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Rent sits within an affordable share of local incomes, supporting tenant demand.
  • Mortgage costs are lower than the Victoria median, improving cash-flow margins.
  • Access to several schools nearby (around 8).
  • Local parks and reserves (around 13) add to liveability.
  • Solid transport links into employment hubs.

Cons

  • Traffic can build during peak hours, especially on arterial roads.
  • Prices may rise further as demand continues.

Investment Insight

With 32,257 residents, Noble Park is one of Victoria's more populous suburbs — roughly 4.3× the state median of 7,416 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Noble Park's median household income of $71,864/year is 24% 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. Median weekly rent of $341 equates to $1,478/month — about 90% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,647/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 26 km from Melbourne, Noble Park is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Only 60% 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.

Investment Tip

Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 25% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.

Noble Park vs Victoria Median

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

MetricNoble ParkVIC medianΔ vs state
Population32,2577,416+335%
Median household income$71,864/yr$95,160/yr-24%
Median rent (weekly)$341$380-10%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,647$1,950-16%
Distance to CBD26 km32 km-19%
Separate houses60%78%-18pp

Investor Checklist

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

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 24% below the VIC median ($71,864 vs $95,160) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.

Rental Yield

Strong rental coverage: $341/week (~$1,478/month) covers 90% of the $1,647/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $169/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.

Renovation / Flip

Only 60% 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: Moderate Investor Sentiment: Moderate

Capital-growth expectations for Noble Park are modest for 2026 — incomes 24% below the VIC median of $95,160 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~90% of the typical mortgage ($1,478/month rent vs $1,647/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 60/100 places Noble Park 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 Noble Park a good suburb for investment?

Noble Park scores 60/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 32,257, median household income of $71,864/year and median weekly rent of $341. 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 Noble Park?

The main demand drivers in Noble Park are a median household income of $71,864/year, a dwelling mix that is 60% separate houses, roughly 8 schools and 13 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 Noble Park?

Noble Park has a usual resident population of approximately 32,257, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the upper 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 Noble Park from the Melbourne CBD?

Noble Park sits 26 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.

What is the median rent in Noble Park?

The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $341 in Noble Park, equating to approximately $17,732/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 Noble Park?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Noble Park is $1,647, or approximately $19,764/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 Noble Park cash-flow positive for investors?

A median weekly rent of $341 works out to $1,478/month, covering 90% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,647/month. That leaves a $169/month shortfall (around $2,028/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 Noble Park?

The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,647 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($71,864 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 Noble Park 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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