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Moorabbin VIC 3189

6,452 addresses · 127 streets

Isaacs Electorate › Kingston (Vic.) LGA › Moorabbin · 16 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Moorabbin is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,287 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,031 a week, with median rent near $431 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,286,500.

6,287Population
39Median age
$2,031Median household income / wk
$431Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Moorabbin - Heatherton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Moorabbin itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Highett, 1.4 km south-west · Tram stop: Stop 68: Nepean Highway, 4.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: Southland Shopping Centre/Karen Street, 1.9 km south · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 5.8 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Moorabbin.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,286,500House · 2024
$747,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Moorabbin

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Moorabbin VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 65.6%

Population by age in Moorabbin
Population by age, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4419
5-14753
15-19311
20-24301
25-34832
35-441,061
45-54876
55-64695
65-74530
75-84358
85+161
Dwelling types in Moorabbin
Dwelling types, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,852
Townhouse209
Apartment345
Other5
Households by weekly income in Moorabbin
Households by weekly income, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650379
$650-1,499521
$1,500-2,999689
$3,000+712
Top ancestries in Moorabbin
Top ancestries, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,741
Australian1,579
Other985
Irish656
Scottish490
Chinese407
Housing tenure in Moorabbin
Housing tenure, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned716
Mortgage927
Rented694
Other43
Cars per household in Moorabbin
Cars per household, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0175
1940
2944
3242
4+79
Commute to work in Moorabbin
Commute to work, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,477
Train74
Bus26
Tram/ferry0
Walked63
Bicycle16
Home1,113
Top countries of birth in Moorabbin
Top countries of birth, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India259
China216
England199
Greece113
New Zealand93
Philippines67
Languages used at home in Moorabbin
Languages used at home, Moorabbin VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin258
Greek240
Russian177
Italian86
Hindi83
Gujarati77

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

182,673 bird observations recorded near Moorabbin — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Moorabbin

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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