Mount Eliza vs Mornington

Mount Eliza is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Mornington. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Eliza, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Eliza: a median of $1.57 million, against $1.1 million in Mornington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Eliza tends to suit families with children and couples, while Mornington suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mount Eliza

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 63/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 52%)
  • But Mornington has more parks and reserves (56 vs 38)

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

First-home buyers

Mornington

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,105,000 vs $1,575,000)
  • has cheaper units ($725,000 vs $806,000)
  • But Mount Eliza leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mornington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $512/wk)
  • But Mount Eliza leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Eliza

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (62.1 km vs 71 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 62 min)
  • But Mornington is more walkable (76/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mornington

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 8%)
  • has more GPs (11 vs 4)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)
  • But Mount Eliza carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Eliza Mornington
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.

Mount Eliza Mornington
Walkability 62 / 76
Mount Eliza — Walkability: 62/100 Mornington — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 70 / 37
Mount Eliza — Safety: 70/100 Mornington — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Eliza — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mornington — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 82
Mount Eliza — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mornington — Low flood risk: 82/100

Demographics

Mount Eliza has higher household incomes ($132,444 vs $75,452); Mornington has more residents (25,759 vs 18,734).

Mount Eliza Mornington
Population 18,734 25,759
+37% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +7.4%
Median age 45 50
Median household income $132,444/yr
+43% vs other
 $75,452/yr
Median weekly rent $512/wk
+22% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Eliza Mornington
0-4 4.5% / 4.5%
Mount Eliza — 0-4: 4.5% Mornington — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 16.0% / 10.4%
Mount Eliza — 5-14: 16.0% Mornington — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 7.4% / 5.3%
Mount Eliza — 15-19: 7.4% Mornington — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.4% / 4.4%
Mount Eliza — 20-24: 4.4% Mornington — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 4.9% / 8.2%
Mount Eliza — 25-34: 4.9% Mornington — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 11.4% / 10.5%
Mount Eliza — 35-44: 11.4% Mornington — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 16.0% / 13.2%
Mount Eliza — 45-54: 16.0% Mornington — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 13.2% / 12.2%
Mount Eliza — 55-64: 13.2% Mornington — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 11.7% / 14.4%
Mount Eliza — 65-74: 11.7% Mornington — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 7.7% / 11.7%
Mount Eliza — 75-84: 7.7% Mornington — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ 2.8% / 5.2%
Mount Eliza — 85+: 2.8% Mornington — 85+: 5.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Eliza 62.7% couple families
Mount Eliza — Couple Families: 62.7% Mount Eliza — Lone Person: 24.0% Mount Eliza — One Parent Families: 11.4% Mount Eliza — Group Household: 1.5% Mount Eliza — Other Families: 0.5%
Mornington 35.7% couple families
Mornington — Couple Families: 35.7% Mornington — Lone Person: 44.8% Mornington — One Parent Families: 15.8% Mornington — Group Household: 2.6% Mornington — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Eliza 8.6% renting
Mount Eliza — Owned Outright: 46.2% Mount Eliza — Mortgage: 45.2% Mount Eliza — Renting: 8.6%
Mornington 22.5% renting
Mornington — Owned Outright: 43.7% Mornington — Mortgage: 33.9% Mornington — Renting: 22.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Eliza Mornington
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 12.5%
Mount Eliza — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Mornington — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 14.7%
Mount Eliza — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Mornington — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 9.9%
Mount Eliza — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Mornington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 3.2%
Mount Eliza — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Mornington — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.6%
Mount Eliza — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Mornington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Mount Eliza Mornington
England 9.3% / 8.9%
Mount Eliza — England: 9.3% Mornington — England: 8.9%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.5%
Mount Eliza — New Zealand: 1.4% Mornington — New Zealand: 1.5%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.3%
Mount Eliza — Scotland: 1.0% Mornington — Scotland: 1.3%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.6%
Mount Eliza — South Africa: 0.9% Mornington — South Africa: 0.6%
Ireland 0.6% / 0.7%
Mount Eliza — Ireland: 0.6% Mornington — Ireland: 0.7%
China 0.7% / —
Mount Eliza — China: 0.7% Mornington — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Eliza 91.9% houses
Mount Eliza — Houses: 91.9% Mount Eliza — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Mount Eliza — Townhouses: 3.8%
Mornington 77.0% houses
Mornington — Houses: 77.0% Mornington — Flats / Apartments: 11.8% Mornington — Townhouses: 11.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Eliza Mornington
Median house price $1,575,000 $1,105,000
Median unit price $806,000 $725,000
Median land price $1,454,000 $1,402,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 143 sales
 24 days
from 238 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mount Eliza Mornington
2 bed $695K / $690K
Mount Eliza — 2 bed: $695K (25 sales) Mornington — 2 bed: $690K (106 sales)

25 vs 106 sales

3 bed $888K / $818K
Mount Eliza — 3 bed: $888K (16 sales) Mornington — 3 bed: $818K (54 sales)

16 vs 54 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mount Eliza Mornington
2 bed $1.29M / $823K
Mount Eliza — 2 bed: $1.29M (10 sales) Mornington — 2 bed: $823K (25 sales)

10 vs 25 sales

3 bed $1.39M / $1M
Mount Eliza — 3 bed: $1.39M (88 sales) Mornington — 3 bed: $1M (257 sales)

88 vs 257 sales

4 bed $1.65M / $1.2M
Mount Eliza — 4 bed: $1.65M (125 sales) Mornington — 4 bed: $1.2M (143 sales)

125 vs 143 sales

5 bed $2.01M / $1.53M
Mount Eliza — 5 bed: $2.01M (36 sales) Mornington — 5 bed: $1.53M (28 sales)

36 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Eliza Mornington
Residential 64% 55%
Rural and farming 22% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 10%
Parks and recreation 8% 7%
Industrial 0% 5%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Mount Eliza Mornington
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.

Mount Eliza Mornington
Houses 3.0%
$1,200/wk on $2.08M
 3.2%
$770/wk on $1.25M
Units 4.1%
$610/wk on $765K
 3.9%
$595/wk on $789K

Ranking within VIC

Mount Eliza Mornington
House price Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 18% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 9% of VIC

Liveability

Mount Eliza scores higher overall (78 vs 56); Mornington is more walkable (76 vs 62).

Mount Eliza Mornington
Grade A B
Score 78/100 56/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mornington carries more flood risk (18 vs 0); Mornington carries more crime risk (63 vs 30).

Mount Eliza Mornington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Coastal erosion Low
25/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Eliza Mornington
Inside the suburb 7 9
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 5 3
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Mount Eliza

  • Kunyung Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Toorak College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Mount Eliza North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Eliza Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Eliza Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Peninsula Grammar Independent · Combined at peers

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Eliza Mornington
Supermarkets 2 7
Cafes & restaurants 25 63
Parks & reserves 38 56
Childcare 15 19
GPs 4 11
Pharmacies 5 9
Hospitals 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 5 7
Fuel stations 1 8
EV chargers 0 2
Beaches 8 3
Waterways 22 11

Mobility

Mornington sits further from the CBD (71 km vs 62.1 km).

Mount Eliza Mornington
Walkability score 62/100 76/100
Distance to Melbourne 62.1 km 71 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 62 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 117.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 198.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 3930
 1.4%
postcode 3931
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 3930
 32
postcode 3931

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.

Mount Eliza Mornington
Car (driver) 53.5% / 65.6%
Mount Eliza — Car (driver): 53.5% Mornington — Car (driver): 65.6%
Worked from Home 40.2% / 26.6%
Mount Eliza — Worked from Home: 40.2% Mornington — Worked from Home: 26.6%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.8%
Mount Eliza — Car (passenger): 3.7% Mornington — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.2%
Mount Eliza — Walked Only: 1.2% Mornington — Walked Only: 2.2%
Train 0.8% / 0.5%
Mount Eliza — Train: 0.8% Mornington — Train: 0.5%
Bus 0.4% / 0.8%
Mount Eliza — Bus: 0.4% Mornington — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.6%).

Setting

Mount Eliza Mornington
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
2.0 km to a named beach
 2.3 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Eliza Mornington
Connectivity score 97/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 87%
7,500 premises
 45%
14,301 premises

Climate

Mount Eliza Mornington
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Eliza Mornington
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

Mount Eliza Mornington
Average residential rate $1,659/yr
same for both
Council Mornington Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Eliza Mornington
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Eliza

Coastal Large Blocks Outer Parks Premium River

Mornington

Coastal Outer Parks Retirees

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