Morrisons vs Mount Wallace

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Wallace, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Morrisons tends to suit people living alone, while Mount Wallace 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

Morrisons

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Morrisons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Morrisons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mount Wallace

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 86 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (98.8 km vs 110.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morrisons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Mount Wallace

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.5% vs -7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Morrisons Mount Wallace
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.

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Walkability 0 / 0
Morrisons — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Wallace — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 20
Morrisons — Safety: 48/100 Mount Wallace — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 37 / 46
Morrisons — Low fire risk: 37/100 Mount Wallace — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 88 / 80
Morrisons — Low flood risk: 88/100 Mount Wallace — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Mount Wallace has higher household incomes ($83,200 vs $74,724); Mount Wallace rents higher ($275/wk vs $250/wk).

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Population 118 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.8% +3.5%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $74,724/yr $83,200/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $275/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morrisons Mount Wallace
0-4 4.2% / 5.1%
Morrisons — 0-4: 4.2% Mount Wallace — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.7% / 10.3%
Morrisons — 5-14: 12.7% Mount Wallace — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 12.7% / 5.1%
Morrisons — 15-19: 12.7% Mount Wallace — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.9% / 4.3%
Morrisons — 20-24: 5.9% Mount Wallace — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 6.8% / 8.5%
Morrisons — 25-34: 6.8% Mount Wallace — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 3.4% / 15.4%
Morrisons — 35-44: 3.4% Mount Wallace — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 16.9% / 16.2%
Morrisons — 45-54: 16.9% Mount Wallace — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 18.6% / 16.2%
Morrisons — 55-64: 18.6% Mount Wallace — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 20.3% / 11.1%
Morrisons — 65-74: 20.3% Mount Wallace — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 — / 10.3%
Morrisons — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Wallace — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / —
Morrisons — 85+: not among its largest Mount Wallace — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morrisons 30.0% couple families
Morrisons — Couple Families: 30.0% Morrisons — Lone Person: 43.3% Morrisons — Group Household: 0.0% Morrisons — One Parent Families: 26.7%
Mount Wallace 47.8% couple families
Mount Wallace — Couple Families: 47.8% Mount Wallace — Lone Person: 17.4% Mount Wallace — Group Household: 34.8% Mount Wallace — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Morrisons 0.0% renting
Morrisons — Owned Outright: 52.6% Morrisons — Mortgage: 47.4% Morrisons — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Wallace 16.2% renting
Mount Wallace — Owned Outright: 51.4% Mount Wallace — Mortgage: 32.4% Mount Wallace — Renting: 16.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morrisons 100.0% houses
Morrisons — Houses: 100.0% Morrisons — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Wallace 95.3% houses
Mount Wallace — Houses: 95.3% Mount Wallace — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 25.6%
Morrisons — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Mount Wallace — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 6.8%
Morrisons — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Mount Wallace — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.8%
Morrisons — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Mount Wallace — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Morrisons — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Wallace — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Property market

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Median house price — $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount Wallace has more rural and farming land (99% vs 88%).

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Rural and farming 88% 99%
Parks and recreation 12% 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

Morrisons Mount Wallace
New dwellings approved 338
across Moorabool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Morrisons Mount Wallace
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mount Wallace carries more crime risk (80 vs 52).

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
80/100
Flood Low
12/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Morrisons sits further from the CBD (110.6 km vs 98.8 km).

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 110.6 km
+11% vs other
 98.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3334
 0.8%
postcode 3342
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3334
 48
postcode 3342

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.

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Car (driver) 58.8% / 63.8%
Morrisons — Car (driver): 58.8% Mount Wallace — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 27.7%
Morrisons — Worked from Home: 29.4% Mount Wallace — Worked from Home: 27.7%
Walked Only 11.8% / —
Morrisons — Walked Only: 11.8% Mount Wallace — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 8.5%
Morrisons — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Wallace — Car (passenger): 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.8%).

Setting

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Elevation 371 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 419 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.5 km 41.0 km

NBN connectivity

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Connectivity score 26/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
56 premises

Climate

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Annual rainfall 578 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Average residential rate $1,979/yr
same for both
Council Moorabool
same for both

Federal electorate

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Division Ballarat Hawke
Member Catherine King Sam Rae
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morrisons Mount Wallace
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morrisons

Rural

Mount Wallace

Rural

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