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Mornington VIC 3931

16,901 addresses · 442 streets

Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Mornington · 47 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A bayside town on the Mornington Peninsula, Mornington has an older, relaxed coastal profile, with a median age of 50, popular with retirees and weekenders. Households average 2.3 people. Median household income is $1,451 a week, with rent around $400.

Mornington is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 25,759 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,451 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,100,000.

25,759Population
50Median age
$1,451Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Baxter, 10.6 km east · Railway halt: Tanti, 1.8 km east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 28.2 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

17 facilities recorded in Mornington, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs7/10

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

$1,100,000House · 2024
$780,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mornington

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

Tree cover measures, Mornington VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 53%

Population by age in Mornington
Population by age, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,170
5-142,691
15-191,354
20-241,124
25-342,101
35-442,702
45-543,409
55-643,148
65-743,704
75-843,001
85+1,341
Dwelling types in Mornington
Dwelling types, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House8,064
Townhouse1,175
Apartment1,107
Other128
Households by weekly income in Mornington
Households by weekly income, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6502,027
$650-1,4993,016
$1,500-2,9992,740
$3,000+1,995
Top ancestries in Mornington
Top ancestries, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English11,788
Australian9,323
Irish3,361
Scottish3,261
Other1,641
Ancestry NS1,221
Housing tenure in Mornington
Housing tenure, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned4,328
Mortgage3,356
Rented2,227
Other410
Cars per household in Mornington
Cars per household, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0550
14,093
24,081
31,066
4+558
Commute to work in Mornington
Commute to work, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,522
Train28
Bus64
Tram/ferry0
Walked211
Bicycle40
Home2,503
Top countries of birth in Mornington
Top countries of birth, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England2,300
New Zealand381
Scotland340
Ireland182
South Africa162
Netherlands159
Languages used at home in Mornington
Languages used at home, Mornington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian177
Greek150
Spanish101
German88
Mandarin77
Cantonese55

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

47,668 bird observations recorded near Mornington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mornington

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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