Moriac VIC 3240
384 addresses · 27 streets
Corangamite Electorate › Surf Coast LGA › Moriac · 84 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Moriac is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 852 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,486 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Winchelsea statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Moriac itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 park
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 childcare centre
1 playground
Getting around. Airport: Avalon Airport, 35.2 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Moriac.
- Newling Reserve BMX, Skating, Tennis (Outdoor)
Socio-economic Standing
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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 4.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 9.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.2% · Labour-force participation 75.9%
Population by age in Moriac
| 0-4 | 60 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 157 |
| 15-19 | 49 |
| 20-24 | 37 |
| 25-34 | 69 |
| 35-44 | 151 |
| 45-54 | 126 |
| 55-64 | 94 |
| 65-74 | 74 |
| 75-84 | 26 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Moriac
| House | 273 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Moriac
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 60 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 91 |
| $3,000+ | 101 |
Top ancestries in Moriac
| Australian | 401 |
|---|---|
| English | 372 |
| Irish | 118 |
| Scottish | 112 |
| Other | 47 |
| German | 46 |
Housing tenure in Moriac
| Owned | 106 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 146 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Moriac
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 126 |
| 3 | 56 |
| 4+ | 58 |
Commute to work in Moriac
| Car | 290 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 105 |
Top countries of birth in Moriac
| England | 29 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Italy | 3 |
| United States | 3 |
Languages used at home in Moriac
| German | 11 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
7,576 bird observations recorded near Moriac — most often seen:
- Little Raven (578)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (441)
- Australian Magpie (415)
- Eurasian Skylark (344)
- Red Wattlebird (343)
- Common Starling (331)
- Superb Fairy-wren (297)
- Magpie-lark (285)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (253)
- Common Myna (243)
- Willie Wagtail (241)
- Welcome Swallow (240)
- Australian Shelduck (239)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Moriac
- European Goldfinch (237)
- Brown Falcon (233)
- Galah (229)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (227)
- Eastern Rosella (217)
- Straw-necked Ibis (207)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (205)
- White-faced Heron (204)
- New Holland Honeyeater (190)
- Eurasian Blackbird (188)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (185)
- Masked Lapwing (176)
- Black Swan (171)
- Australian Wood Duck (169)
- Pacific Black Duck (169)
- House Sparrow (160)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (159)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Moriac:
- Mount Moriac (3.8 km)
- Modewarre (4.7 km)
- Paraparap (5.8 km)
- Freshwater Creek (7 km)
- Buckley (8.1 km)
- Gnarwarre (9 km)
- Barrabool (10.1 km)
- Gherang (10.2 km)
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Streets
- Abbi Court (3)
- Andrew Mews (3)
- Bluebell Close (7)
- Bolton Street (9)
- Buttercup Drive (21)
- Cape Otway Road (64)
- Clerke Court (9)
- Cooks Lane (7)
- Daniel Drive (17)
- Daniel Mews (9)
- Deppeler Avenue (15)
- Earl Court (5)
- Ervins Road (3)
- Farrer Drive (26)
- Greenfields Drive (37)
- Heidi Road (6)
- Hendy Main Road (65)
- Hunts Road (5)
- Kidman Street (13)
- Kim-marie Mews (6)
- Lavinia Court (5)
- Lloyd Mews (10)
- Macarthur Way (14)
- Purnell Court (3)
- Raven Court (5)
- Taylors Road (4)
- The Broadway (13)
