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Glen Eira vs Mornington Peninsula
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Glen Eira profile · Mornington Peninsula profile
Glen Eira Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula and Glen Eira are two distinct Victorian areas with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Mornington Peninsula, where the typical age is 48 and 27.2% are aged 65 and over. In contrast, Glen Eira is much younger with a typical age of 38. Glen Eira is also far more diverse, with 37.0% of people born overseas and 30.9% using another language at home, compared to 17.7% and 5.4% in Mornington Peninsula. Housing also differs sharply; Mornington Peninsula is dominated by separate houses (85.4%), while 47.5% of Glen Eira homes are separate houses.
Both areas are almost identical in their levels of access to money and resources, as well as their rates of volunteering and unemployment. However, many of the gaps between them have widened since 2011. This is seen in the increasing difference in educational attainment and the growing divide in home ownership, with homes far more likely to be owned outright in Mornington Peninsula. The gap in working from home has also shifted, with Glen Eira now seeing a much higher share of people working from home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 131,013
- First area, 2016: 140,875
- First area, 2021: 148,908
- Second area, 2011: 144,608
- Second area, 2016: 154,999
- Second area, 2021: 168,948
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Glen Eira: 0.9% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Mornington Peninsula: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in Glen Eira: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Mornington Peninsula: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 75–79 in Glen Eira: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 70–74 in Glen Eira: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.4% males, 3.8% females
- 65–69 in Glen Eira: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Glen Eira: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Glen Eira: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Glen Eira: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.2% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Glen Eira: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Glen Eira: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Glen Eira: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Glen Eira: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 25–29 in Glen Eira: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 25–29 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 20–24 in Glen Eira: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Glen Eira: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Glen Eira: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Glen Eira: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Glen Eira: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $679
- First area, 2016: $780
- First area, 2021: $1,021
- Second area, 2011: $538
- Second area, 2016: $630
- Second area, 2021: $761
- First area, 2011: $1,445
- First area, 2016: $1,741
- First area, 2021: $2,133
- Second area, 2011: $1,054
- Second area, 2016: $1,276
- Second area, 2021: $1,555
- First area, 2011: $1,925
- First area, 2016: $2,248
- First area, 2021: $2,806
- Second area, 2011: $1,351
- Second area, 2016: $1,621
- Second area, 2021: $2,054
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $335
- First area, 2016: $390
- First area, 2021: $436
- Second area, 2011: $260
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $2,147
- First area, 2016: $2,143
- First area, 2021: $2,400
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,989
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glen Eira vs Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA22310/glen-eira/vs/LGA25340/mornington-peninsula