Whittington vs Moolap

Whittington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 59 in Moolap. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Whittington, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Moolap, the large majority of households own their home. Houses cost more in Moolap: a median of $975,000, against $596,000 in Whittington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Whittington tends to suit renters and buyers on a tighter budget, while Moolap suits older residents.

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

Whittington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Whittington

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($596,000 vs $975,000)
  • has cheaper units ($416,000 vs $514,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Whittington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Whittington

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 25/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (79 km vs 81.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Whittington is more walkable (89/100 vs 25/100)
  • Moolap has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 21%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Whittington returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 2.2%)
  • Moolap is growing faster (32.9% vs 2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Whittington Moolap
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.

Whittington Moolap
Walkability 89 / 25
Whittington — Walkability: 89/100 Moolap — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 16 / 19
Whittington — Safety: 16/100 Moolap — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Whittington — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moolap — Low fire risk: 61/100
Low flood risk 32 / 6
Whittington — Low flood risk: 32/100 Moolap — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Whittington has more residents (3,990 vs 1,825); Moolap skews older (59 vs 42).

Whittington Moolap
Population 3,990
+54% vs other
 1,825
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.9% +32.9%
Median age 42 59
Median household income $49,868/yr $66,508/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $290/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Whittington Moolap
0-4 4.6% / 3.5%
Whittington — 0-4: 4.6% Moolap — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.3% / 8.5%
Whittington — 5-14: 11.3% Moolap — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 5.6% / 4.3%
Whittington — 15-19: 5.6% Moolap — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 6.3% / 2.9%
Whittington — 20-24: 6.3% Moolap — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 14.1% / 7.9%
Whittington — 25-34: 14.1% Moolap — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 11.0% / 7.6%
Whittington — 35-44: 11.0% Moolap — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 12.7% / 10.1%
Whittington — 45-54: 12.7% Moolap — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 12.8% / 11.1%
Whittington — 55-64: 12.8% Moolap — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 12.1% / 21.0%
Whittington — 65-74: 12.1% Moolap — 65-74: 21.0%
75-84 6.4% / 17.0%
Whittington — 75-84: 6.4% Moolap — 75-84: 17.0%
85+ 2.9% / 6.4%
Whittington — 85+: 2.9% Moolap — 85+: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Whittington 46.9% lone person
Whittington — Lone Person: 46.9% Whittington — Couple Families: 19.6% Whittington — One Parent Families: 26.5% Whittington — Group Household: 4.6% Whittington — Other Families: 2.4%
Moolap 43.0% lone person
Moolap — Lone Person: 43.0% Moolap — Couple Families: 38.7% Moolap — One Parent Families: 14.9% Moolap — Group Household: 3.3% Moolap — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Whittington 45.5% renting
Whittington — Owned Outright: 29.7% Whittington — Mortgage: 24.8% Whittington — Renting: 45.5%
Moolap 14.0% renting
Moolap — Owned Outright: 53.5% Moolap — Mortgage: 32.5% Moolap — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Whittington Moolap
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 17.9%
Whittington — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Moolap — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 8.7%
Whittington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Moolap — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 8.1%
Whittington — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Moolap — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.3%
Whittington — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Moolap — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.8%
Whittington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Moolap — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Whittington Moolap
England 2.9% / 4.0%
Whittington — England: 2.9% Moolap — England: 4.0%
India 2.2% / 0.4%
Whittington — India: 2.2% Moolap — India: 0.4%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.4%
Whittington — New Zealand: 0.8% Moolap — New Zealand: 1.4%
Italy 0.5% / 1.1%
Whittington — Italy: 0.5% Moolap — Italy: 1.1%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.9%
Whittington — Scotland: 0.6% Moolap — Scotland: 0.9%
Germany 0.6% / 0.9%
Whittington — Germany: 0.6% Moolap — Germany: 0.9%
Philippines 1.1% / —
Whittington — Philippines: 1.1% Moolap — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Whittington 90.5% houses
Whittington — Houses: 90.5% Whittington — Townhouses: 7.1% Whittington — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Moolap 90.1% houses
Moolap — Houses: 90.1% Moolap — Townhouses: 4.0% Moolap — Flats / Apartments: 5.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Whittington Moolap
Median house price $596,000 $975,000
Median unit price $416,000 $514,000
Median land price — $810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 14 sales
 90 days
from 8 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.

Whittington Moolap
3 bed $582K / $570K
Whittington — 3 bed: $582K (66 sales) Moolap — 3 bed: $570K (11 sales)

66 vs 11 sales

4 bed $655K / $1.05M
Whittington — 4 bed: $655K (17 sales) Moolap — 4 bed: $1.05M (6 sales)

17 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Moolap has more rural and farming land (44% vs 0%); Moolap has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Whittington Moolap
Residential 89% 3%
Rural and farming 0% 44%
Parks and recreation 8% 28%
Industrial 0% 12%
Other and special use 0% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Whittington Moolap
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
same for both
Approvals change year on year +56%
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.

Whittington Moolap
Houses 4.3%
$500/wk on $600K
 2.2%
$600/wk on $1.41M
Units 4.7%
$420/wk on $470K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Whittington Moolap
House price Higher than 20% of VIC —
Income — Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 43% of VIC —

Liveability

Whittington is more walkable (89 vs 25); Whittington scores higher overall (35 vs 26).

Whittington Moolap
Grade C D
Score 35/100 26/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Moolap carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Moolap carries more flood risk (94 vs 68).

Whittington Moolap
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
81/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 High
94/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Whittington Moolap
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 4.0 km
 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0% 0.5%

Schools in Whittington

  • Whittington Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington Catholic · Combined · Special school

Schools in Moolap

  • Moolap Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Whittington Moolap
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 3 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Moolap sits further from the CBD (81.2 km vs 79 km).

Whittington Moolap
Walkability score 89/100 25/100
Distance to Melbourne 79 km 81.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 72 min
Public transport score 76/100 75/100
Peak arrivals per hour 62.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 58.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3219
 0.6%
postcode 3224
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3219
 40
postcode 3224

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.

Whittington Moolap
Car (driver) 75.0% / 70.2%
Whittington — Car (driver): 75.0% Moolap — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 18.9%
Whittington — Worked from Home: 12.0% Moolap — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 6.3%
Whittington — Car (passenger): 7.4% Moolap — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 1.7% / 3.4%
Whittington — Walked Only: 1.7% Moolap — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus 2.6% / —
Whittington — Bus: 2.6% Moolap — Bus: not among its largest
Train 0.2% / 0.6%
Whittington — Train: 0.2% Moolap — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Whittington Moolap
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km
3.8 km to a named beach
 2.8 km

NBN connectivity

Whittington Moolap
Connectivity score 77/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
2,031 premises
 36%
1,327 premises

Climate

Whittington Moolap
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Whittington Moolap
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Whittington Moolap
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

Whittington Moolap
Division Corio Corangamite
Member Richard Marles Libby Coker
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Whittington Moolap
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Whittington

Coastal Parks

Moolap

Acreage Coastal Retirees

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