Hastings vs Moorooduc

Hastings is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Moorooduc. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Moorooduc, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moorooduc: a median of $2.4 million, against $708,000 in Hastings, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hastings tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moorooduc suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hastings has more parks and reserves (21 vs 1)
  • Moorooduc is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 50%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Hastings

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($708,000 vs $2,400,000)
  • has cheaper land ($860,000 vs $2,690,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hastings

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $351/wk)
  • But Moorooduc leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Moorooduc

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 66 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (66.3 km vs 71.9 km)
  • But Hastings is more walkable (57/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hastings

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 13/100)
  • But Moorooduc carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 88/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Hastings

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.9% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hastings and Moorooduc drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Hastings Moorooduc
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Hastings Moorooduc
Walkability 57 / 13
Hastings — Walkability: 57/100 Moorooduc — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 12 / 24
Hastings — Safety: 12/100 Moorooduc — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 65 / 100
Hastings — Low fire risk: 65/100 Moorooduc — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 42 / 100
Hastings — Low flood risk: 42/100 Moorooduc — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hastings has more residents (10,369 vs 1,004); Moorooduc has higher household incomes ($117,312 vs $62,244).

Hastings Moorooduc
Population 10,369
+90% vs other
 1,004
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.9% -8.6%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $62,244/yr $117,312/yr
+88% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $351/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hastings Moorooduc
0-4 5.8% / 3.4%
Hastings — 0-4: 5.8% Moorooduc — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.5% / 10.0%
Hastings — 5-14: 12.5% Moorooduc — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 5.5% / 9.5%
Hastings — 15-19: 5.5% Moorooduc — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 4.7% / 5.2%
Hastings — 20-24: 4.7% Moorooduc — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 13.0% / 7.7%
Hastings — 25-34: 13.0% Moorooduc — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.7% / 9.3%
Hastings — 35-44: 11.7% Moorooduc — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 11.4% / 15.7%
Hastings — 45-54: 11.4% Moorooduc — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 11.6% / 16.0%
Hastings — 55-64: 11.6% Moorooduc — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 12.3% / 13.4%
Hastings — 65-74: 12.3% Moorooduc — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 8.6% / 6.3%
Hastings — 75-84: 8.6% Moorooduc — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 2.9% / 2.5%
Hastings — 85+: 2.9% Moorooduc — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hastings 29.8% couple families
Hastings — Couple Families: 29.8% Hastings — Lone Person: 44.5% Hastings — One Parent Families: 20.5% Hastings — Group Household: 3.7% Hastings — Other Families: 1.5%
Moorooduc 57.4% couple families
Moorooduc — Couple Families: 57.4% Moorooduc — Lone Person: 23.9% Moorooduc — One Parent Families: 14.8% Moorooduc — Group Household: 3.9% Moorooduc — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hastings 32.2% renting
Hastings — Owned Outright: 33.8% Hastings — Mortgage: 34.0% Hastings — Renting: 32.2%
Moorooduc 11.7% renting
Moorooduc — Owned Outright: 50.8% Moorooduc — Mortgage: 37.5% Moorooduc — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Hastings Moorooduc
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 16.2%
Hastings — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Moorooduc — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 14.3%
Hastings — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Moorooduc — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.9%
Hastings — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Moorooduc — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 4.0%
Hastings — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Moorooduc — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.5%
Hastings — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Moorooduc — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Hastings Moorooduc
England 6.4% / 4.4%
Hastings — England: 6.4% Moorooduc — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.8%
Hastings — New Zealand: 1.7% Moorooduc — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.5%
Hastings — Philippines: 1.1% Moorooduc — Philippines: 0.5%
Ireland 0.3% / 0.8%
Hastings — Ireland: 0.3% Moorooduc — Ireland: 0.8%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Hastings — Scotland: 0.9% Moorooduc — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.9%
Hastings — Italy: not among its largest Moorooduc — Italy: 0.9%
Indonesia — / 0.7%
Hastings — Indonesia: not among its largest Moorooduc — Indonesia: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Hastings — Netherlands: 0.6% Moorooduc — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hastings 72.8% houses
Hastings — Houses: 72.8% Hastings — Townhouses: 24.7% Hastings — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Moorooduc 98.3% houses
Moorooduc — Houses: 98.3% Moorooduc — Townhouses: 0.0% Moorooduc — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hastings Moorooduc
Median house price $708,000 $2,400,000
Median unit price $538,250 —
Median land price $860,000 $2,690,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 103 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Moorooduc has more rural and farming land (96% vs 24%).

Hastings Moorooduc
Rural and farming 24% 96%
Other and special use 31% 0%
Residential 27% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 2%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Industrial 3% 0%
Commercial 2% 0%
Planning zones cover 97% of Hastings and 100% of Moorooduc. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Hastings Moorooduc
New dwellings approved 791
across Mornington Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Hastings Moorooduc
Houses 4.1%
$580/wk on $740K
 —
Units 4.8%
$500/wk on $545K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Hastings Moorooduc
House price Higher than 53% of VIC —
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools Higher than 27% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 19% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of VIC —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 50% of VIC —

Liveability

Hastings is more walkable (57 vs 13); Moorooduc scores higher overall (70 vs 24).

Hastings Moorooduc
Grade D A
Score 24/100 70/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Hastings carries more flood risk (58 vs 0); Hastings carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).

Hastings Moorooduc
Bushfire Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
88/100
 High
76/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion Low
31/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Hastings Moorooduc
Inside the suburb 6 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Hastings

  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Western Port Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Hastings Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wallaroo Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Oakwood School-Hastings Campus Government · Secondary
  • Advance College of Education Incorporated - Hastings Hub Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Moorooduc

  • Moorooduc Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Woodleigh School - Penbank Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Hastings Moorooduc
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 2
Parks & reserves 21 1
Childcare 8 3
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 5 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Hastings sits further from the CBD (71.9 km vs 66.3 km).

Hastings Moorooduc
Walkability score 57/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 71.9 km
+8% vs other
 66.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 54 min
Public transport score 78/100
Rail · Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 25.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3915
 1.0%
postcode 3933
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3915
 55
postcode 3933

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Hastings Moorooduc
Car (driver) 77.4% / 60.2%
Hastings — Car (driver): 77.4% Moorooduc — Car (driver): 60.2%
Worked from Home 13.3% / 29.6%
Hastings — Worked from Home: 13.3% Moorooduc — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.5%
Hastings — Car (passenger): 5.4% Moorooduc — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 2.6% / 4.5%
Hastings — Walked Only: 2.6% Moorooduc — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bicycle 0.6% / 1.2%
Hastings — Bicycle: 0.6% Moorooduc — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Hastings Moorooduc
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km 7.1 km

NBN connectivity

Hastings Moorooduc
Connectivity score 70/100 34/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
5,700 premises
 6%
437 premises

Climate

Hastings Moorooduc
Annual rainfall 696 mm 700 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C —

Council rates

Hastings Moorooduc
Average residential rate $1,659/yr
same for both
Council Mornington Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Hastings Moorooduc
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hastings Moorooduc
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hastings

Coastal Parks Regional Centre Townhouses

Moorooduc

Acreage Luxury

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