Mornington vs Moorooduc
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorooduc, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moorooduc: a median of $2.4 million, against $1.1 million in Mornington, though rent is higher in Mornington. On these figures, Mornington tends to suit people living alone, older residents, 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
Mornington
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (56 vs 1)
- has more childcare (19 vs 3)
- has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 2)
- But Moorooduc is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mornington
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,105,000 vs $2,400,000)
- has cheaper land ($1,402,500 vs $2,690,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Moorooduc
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($351/wk vs $400/wk)
- But Mornington has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 12%)
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 62 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (66.3 km vs 71 km)
- But Mornington is more walkable (76/100 vs 13/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mornington
ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 2%)
- has more GPs (11 vs 0)
- is more walkable (76/100 vs 13/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mornington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.4% vs -8.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mornington 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.
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.
Demographics
Mornington has more residents (25,759 vs 1,004); Moorooduc has higher household incomes ($117,312 vs $75,452).
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 25,759 +96% vs other | 1,004 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.4% | -8.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 |
| Median household income | $75,452/yr | $117,312/yr +55% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +12% vs other | $351/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,105,000 | $2,400,000 |
| Median unit price | $725,000 | — |
| Median land price | $1,402,500 | $2,690,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 24 days from 238 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Moorooduc has more rural and farming land (96% vs 20%).
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 20% | 96% |
| Residential | 55% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 10% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 2% |
| Industrial | 5% | 0% |
| Commercial | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 791 across Mornington Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.2% $770/wk on $1.25M | — |
| Units | 3.9% $595/wk on $789K | — |
Ranking within VIC
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 72% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 42% of VIC | Higher than 90% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 18% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 92% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 13% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of VIC | Higher than 72% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 23% of VIC | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 9% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Mornington is more walkable (76 vs 13); Moorooduc scores higher overall (70 vs 56).
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 56/100 | 70/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Mornington carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Moorooduc carries more crime risk (76 vs 63).
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | High 76/100 |
| Flood | Low 18/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Low 25/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 9 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 3 | 0 |
Schools in Mornington
- Benton Junior College Government · Primary at peers
- Mornington Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Mornington Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
- Mornington Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Padua College Catholic · Secondary below peers
- St Macartan's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Moorooduc
- Moorooduc Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Woodleigh School - Penbank Campus Independent · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 7 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 63 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 56 | 1 |
| Childcare | 19 | 3 |
| GPs | 11 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 9 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 3 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 7 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 8 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Beaches | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 4 |
Mobility
Mornington sits further from the CBD (71 km vs 66.3 km).
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 76/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 71 km +7% vs other | 66.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 62 min | 54 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus | 29/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 198.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 25.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 3931 | 1.0% postcode 3933 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 3931 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.6%).
Setting
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.3 km 2.3 km to a named beach | 7.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 34/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 45% 14,301 premises | 6% 437 premises |
Climate
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 700 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.98 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,659/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mornington Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flinders same for both | |
| Member | Zoe Mckenzie same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mornington | Moorooduc | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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