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Mooroolbark, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Mooroolbark (VIC 3138): population 23,059, median age 37, median household income $1,994/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 6. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Mooroolbark is a suburb in Yarra Ranges, Victoria (postcode 3138), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 23,059 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
23,059
Median age
37
Household income
$1,994/wk
Weekly rent
$400
Unemployment
4%
SEIFA IRSD decile
6 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
6.7%
5-14
13.1%
15-19
5.9%
20-24
6.3%
25-34
14.6%
35-44
14.5%
45-54
12.6%
55-64
10.9%
65-74
9.0%
75-84
4.9%
85+
1.5%

Housing tenure

Owned
31.8%
Mortgage
46.2%
Rented
20.4%
Other
0.9%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3138
Population (2021)23,059
Males11,433 (49.6%)
Females11,621 (50.4%)
Median age37 years
Average household size2.8
Median weekly household income$1,994
Median weekly family income$2,246
Median weekly rent$400
Median monthly mortgage$2,000
Labour force12,455
Unemployment rate4%
Participation rate69.6%
Born overseas21.5%
Separate houses91.3%
Worked at home22.2%
SEIFA IRSD decile6 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher38.2%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent59.0%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.9%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.4%
Households with 2+ vehicles67.9%
Distance from Melbourne CBD32.1 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 37 years. Residents under 15: 19.8%. Residents aged 65 and over: 15.4%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,5516.7%
5-143,02213.1%
15-191,3525.9%
20-241,4476.3%
25-343,35814.6%
35-443,35114.5%
45-542,89712.6%
55-642,52010.9%
65-742,0749.0%
75-841,1414.9%
85 and over3461.5%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households8,040
Average household size2.8
One person1,54919.3%
Two persons2,62832.7%
Three persons1,43517.8%
Four persons1,49818.6%
Five persons6177.7%
Six or more persons3143.9%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families6,475
Couples with children2774.3%
Couples without children2,20034.0%
One-parent families1,04616.2%
Other families791.2%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.63
Women with no children31.1%
Women with three or more children25.6%

Of the 3,149 couple families with children in Mooroolbark, 11.4% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Mooroolbark.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)49.4%
Married (de facto)11.4%
Not married39.2%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings8,407
Occupied8,04095.6%
Unoccupied3654.3%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house7,67391.3%
Semi-detached or townhouse3484.1%
Flat or apartment160.2%
Other dwelling50.1%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright2,55531.8%
Owned with a mortgage3,71846.2%
Rented1,63820.4%
Other tenure710.9%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week25.2%
$350 to $549 per week68.6%
$550 or more per week6.3%

6.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00013.0%
$1,000 to $1,79925.8%
$1,800 to $2,99946.3%
$3,000 or more14.9%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom1.6%
Two bedrooms9.4%
Three bedrooms50.1%
Four or more bedrooms38.9%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force12,455
Employed11,95596.0%
Unemployed4964.0%
Not in the labour force5,450
Unemployment rate4%
Participation rate69.6%

35.8% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Mooroolbark are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65012.7%
$650 to $1,49925.9%
$1,500 to $2,99936.1%
$3,000 or more25.4%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50032.7%
$500 to $99925.2%
$1,000 to $1,99930.6%
$2,000 or more11.5%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver6,72256.2%
Car passenger4293.6%
Train1221.0%
Bus230.2%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle180.2%
Walked only660.6%
Worked at home2,65522.2%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity10,14644.0%
No religion10,83547.0%
Islam1240.5%
Hinduism2751.2%
Buddhism2501.1%
Judaism250.1%
Other or not stated1,4046.1%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1031660
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10097
IER (economic resources)10457
IEO (education and occupation)9926

Where residents were born

77.9% of residents were born in Australia and 22.1% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Mooroolbark are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
England8823.9%
Myanmar7633.4%
India3591.6%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)3541.6%
New Zealand2481.1%
Malaysia1650.7%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 20219.7%
2011 to 201513.8%
2001 to 201022.6%
Before 200153.9%

Languages spoken at home

84.2% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Mooroolbark are listed below. Across all households, 3.2% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Chinese: Mandarin4502.0%
Italian1730.8%
Persian (excluding Dari)1560.7%
Chinese: Cantonese1370.6%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi1290.6%
German840.4%

Ancestry

Residents of Mooroolbark most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English8,98928.4%
Australian8,66727.4%
Irish2,2567.1%
Scottish2,2527.1%
Italian1,1713.7%
German9863.1%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Mooroolbark residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Construction1,65414.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance1,61814.3%
Retail Trade1,18610.5%
Education and Training1,14610.1%
Manufacturing1,0499.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services7846.9%

The most common occupations among Mooroolbark residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals2,43520.8%
Technicians and Trades Workers2,13218.2%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,57513.4%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,46712.5%
Managers1,38011.8%
Labourers1,0899.3%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Mooroolbark, 13.4% are at university or higher education, 10.0% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 72.9% are at school.

59.0% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Mooroolbark residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,95519.0%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,75717.0%
Society and Culture1,41813.7%
Health1,16811.3%
Education1,12510.9%
Architecture and Building1,0069.8%

Long-term health conditions

53.1% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Mooroolbark are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)2,3739.2%
Asthma2,2328.7%
Arthritis1,9487.6%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,0684.1%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)7873.1%
Cancer (including remission)6842.7%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)3301.3%
Stroke1850.7%
Kidney disease1820.7%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1520.6%

22.1% of residents report one condition, 6.8% report two, and 2.9% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Mooroolbark contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group13.0%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition14.2%
Provides unpaid child care62.5%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work21.3%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force2.1%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago89.4%
Moved within Victoria in the last year8.0%
Moved interstate in the last year0.3%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.2%
Same address 5 years ago64.6%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years25.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.1%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years3.0%

Photo: Mooroolbark, Victoria. Credit: Phenix1888 / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,054 offences in Mooroolbark in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person258
B Property and deception offences501
C Drug offences48
D Public order and security offences33
E Justice procedures offences213
F Other offences1

That is a calculated rate of 45.7 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Yarra Ranges local government area recorded 5,096 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
1,010
2023
946
2024
889
2025
1,145
2026
1,054

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 23059
Median Age 37
Average Household Size 2.8
Median Weekly Household Income $1994
Median Weekly Rent $400
Median Monthly Mortgage $2000
Unemployment Rate 4%
Participation Rate 69.6%
Born Overseas 21.5%
Separate House 91.3%
Worked at Home 22.2%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 6
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 60
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7
Median Weekly Family Income $2246
Postcode 3138

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