Mornington is a suburb in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria (postcode 3931), located in the Mornington Peninsula region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 25,759 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)

25,759

Median age

Household income

$1,451/wk

Weekly rent

$400

Unemployment

3.8%

SEIFA IRSD decile

6 / 10

Age distribution

0-4

4.5%

5-14

10.4%

15-19

5.3%

20-24

4.4%

25-34

8.2%

35-44

10.5%

45-54

13.2%

55-64

12.2%

65-74

14.4%

75-84

11.7%

85+

5.2%

Housing tenure

Owned

41.3%

Mortgage

32.0%

Rented

21.3%

Other

3.9%

Key statistics

Indicator	Value
Postcode	3931
Population (2021)	25,759
Males	11,959 (46.4%)
Females	13,798 (53.6%)
Median age	50 years
Average household size	2.3
Median weekly household income	$1,451
Median weekly family income	$2,001
Median weekly rent	$400
Median monthly mortgage	$2,000
Labour force	11,614
Unemployment rate	3.8%
Participation rate	56.1%
Born overseas	21.2%
Separate houses	69.7%
Worked at home	22.4%
SEIFA IRSD decile	6 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher	40.2%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent	57.2%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents	0.8%
Residents needing assistance with core activities	7.2%
Households with 2+ vehicles	55.1%
Distance from Melbourne CBD	46.9 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 50 years. Residents under 15: 15.0%. Residents aged 65 and over: 31.2%.

Age group	People	Share of population
0-4	1,170	4.5%
5-14	2,691	10.4%
15-19	1,354	5.3%
20-24	1,124	4.4%
25-34	2,101	8.2%
35-44	2,702	10.5%
45-54	3,409	13.2%
55-64	3,148	12.2%
65-74	3,704	14.4%
75-84	3,001	11.7%
85 and over	1,341	5.2%

Households and families

Household type	Count	Share of households
Total households	10,476
Average household size	2.3
One person	3,300	31.5%
Two persons	3,829	36.6%
Three persons	1,348	12.9%
Four persons	1,371	13.1%
Five persons	473	4.5%
Six or more persons	156	1.5%

Family type	Count	Share of families
Total families	7,088
Couples with children	263	3.7%
Couples without children	3,214	45.3%
One-parent families	1,166	16.5%
Other families	82	1.2%

Children ever born

Measure	Value
Average children per woman aged 15+	1.78
Women with no children	25.9%
Women with three or more children	28.5%

Of the 2,628 couple families with children in Mornington, 12.5% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Mornington.

Status	Share of adults
Married (registered marriage)	48.4%
Married (de facto)	10.5%
Not married	41.1%

Housing

Dwellings	Count	Share of dwellings
Total dwellings	11,566
Occupied	10,476	90.6%
Unoccupied	1,090	9.4%

Dwelling structure	Count	Share of dwellings
Separate house	8,064	69.7%
Semi-detached or townhouse	1,175	10.2%
Flat or apartment	1,107	9.6%
Other dwelling	128	1.1%

Tenure	Count	Share of households
Owned outright	4,328	41.3%
Owned with a mortgage	3,356	32.0%
Rented	2,227	21.3%
Other tenure	410	3.9%

Weekly rent

Rent band	Share of renting households
Under $350 per week	32.3%
$350 to $549 per week	50.2%
$550 or more per week	17.5%

13.7% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment band	Share of mortgaged households
Under $1,000	17.0%
$1,000 to $1,799	24.2%
$1,800 to $2,999	38.8%
$3,000 or more	19.9%

Bedrooms per dwelling

Bedrooms	Share of dwellings
None or one bedroom	2.3%
Two bedrooms	22.2%
Three bedrooms	48.1%
Four or more bedrooms	27.4%

Employment

Labour force status	Count	Share
Labour force	11,614
Employed	11,179	96.3%
Unemployed	439	3.8%
Not in the labour force	9,071
Unemployment rate	3.8%
Participation rate	56.1%

40.4% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

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

Weekly household income	Share of households
Under $650	20.7%
$650 to $1,499	30.8%
$1,500 to $2,999	28.0%
$3,000 or more	20.4%

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

Weekly personal income	Share of residents 15+
Under $500	35.3%
$500 to $999	26.1%
$1,000 to $1,999	26.3%
$2,000 or more	12.3%

Travel to work

Method	Count	Share of workers
Car driver	6,166	55.2%
Car passenger	356	3.2%
Train	28	0.3%
Bus	64	0.6%
Tram	0	0.0%
Bicycle	40	0.4%
Walked only	211	1.9%
Worked at home	2,503	22.4%

Religious affiliation

Religion	Count	Share of residents
Christianity	11,810	45.8%
No religion	11,697	45.4%
Islam	46	0.2%
Hinduism	65	0.3%
Buddhism	159	0.6%
Judaism	52	0.2%
Other or not stated	1,930	7.5%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

Index	Score	Decile	Percentile
IRSD (disadvantage)	1029	6	59
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)	1012	7
IER (economic resources)	1013	5
IEO (education and occupation)	1015	7

Where residents were born

77.8% of residents were born in Australia and 22.2% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Mornington are listed below.

Country of birth	People	Share of residents
England	2,300	9.4%
New Zealand	381	1.6%
Scotland	340	1.4%
Ireland	182	0.7%
South Africa	162	0.7%
Netherlands	159	0.6%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrival	Share of overseas-born residents
2016 to 2021	5.5%
2011 to 2015	10.1%
2001 to 2010	17.6%
Before 2001	66.8%

Languages spoken at home

94.2% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Mornington are listed below. Across all households, 0.6% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

Language	People	Share of residents
Italian	177	0.7%
Greek	150	0.6%
Spanish	101	0.4%
German	88	0.4%
Chinese: Mandarin	77	0.3%
Chinese: Cantonese	55	0.2%

Ancestry

Residents of Mornington most commonly report the following ancestries.

Ancestry	Responses	Share of responses
English	11,788	33.6%
Australian	9,323	26.6%
Irish	3,361	9.6%
Scottish	3,261	9.3%
Italian	1,192	3.4%
German	981	2.8%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Mornington residents are listed below.

Industry of employment	Workers	Share of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,805	16.8%
Construction	1,554	14.5%
Retail Trade	1,099	10.2%
Education and Training	1,084	10.1%
Accommodation and Food Services	792	7.4%
Manufacturing	728	6.8%

The most common occupations among Mornington residents are listed below.

Occupation	Workers	Share of workers
Professionals	2,435	22.1%
Technicians and Trades Workers	1,707	15.5%
Managers	1,674	15.2%
Community and Personal Service Workers	1,424	13.0%
Clerical and Administrative Workers	1,375	12.5%
Sales Workers	1,076	9.8%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Mornington, 13.9% are at university or higher education, 9.6% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 73.4% are at school.

57.2% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

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

Field of study	People	Share
Management and Commerce	2,381	20.2%
Engineering and Related Technologies	1,695	14.4%
Health	1,664	14.1%
Education	1,549	13.1%
Society and Culture	1,534	13.0%
Architecture and Building	1,032	8.7%

Long-term health conditions

45.3% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Mornington are listed below.

Health condition	People	Share of residents
Arthritis	3,326	11.0%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	2,573	8.5%
Asthma	2,374	7.9%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	1,601	5.3%
Cancer (including remission)	1,323	4.4%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	1,281	4.2%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	599	2.0%
Stroke	381	1.3%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	366	1.2%
Kidney disease	316	1.0%

24.4% of residents report one condition, 8.9% report two, and 5.0% report three or more.

Community and care

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

Community activity	Share
Volunteers for an organisation or group	13.8%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition	13.9%
Provides unpaid child care	50.1%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work	21.8%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force	3.4%

Moving and stability

Mobility	Share of residents
Same address 1 year ago	87.0%
Moved within Victoria in the last year	9.8%
Moved interstate in the last year	0.5%
Moved from overseas in the last year	0.5%
Same address 5 years ago	60.5%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years	29.7%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years	2.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years	1.9%

Photo: Mornington, Victoria. Credit: File:Oceanmornington2024.jpg : Celco85 derivative work: Georgfotoart / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,778 offences in Mornington in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence division	Recorded offences
A Crimes against the person	277
B Property and deception offences	1,022
C Drug offences	73
D Public order and security offences	64
E Justice procedures offences	332
F Other offences	10

That is a calculated rate of 69.0 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 Mornington Peninsula local government area recorded 6,718 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
1,609

2023
1,770

2024
1,987

2025
2,194

2026
1,778

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.

Location

Nearby suburbs

Mount Eliza (4.8 km)
Moorooduc (4.9 km)
Mount Martha (5.8 km)
Tuerong (7.9 km)
Frankston South (8.2 km)

Browse more suburbs in Mornington Peninsula, or explore the wider Mornington Peninsula region of Victoria.

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.

Mornington

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At a glance

Age distribution

Housing tenure

Key statistics

Age profile

Households and families

Children ever born

Marital status

Housing

Weekly rent

Monthly mortgage repayments

Bedrooms per dwelling

Employment

Household income

Travel to work

Religious affiliation

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

Where residents were born

When overseas-born residents arrived

Languages spoken at home

Ancestry

Work and industry

Education

Long-term health conditions

Community and care

Moving and stability

Crime and safety

Five-year trend

Location

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