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Greater Geelong vs Moorabool

Name: Greater Geelong vs Moorabool — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 40 km apart · Greater Geelong profile · Moorabool profile

Greater Geelong Moorabool

Greater Geelong and Moorabool are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Greater Geelong is a more urban hub where 65.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, while the figure is 41.9% in Moorabool. This urban nature is seen in the transport and housing: Greater Geelong has far more public transport departures per 1,000 people (1,079.2 compared to 485.2) and a far higher share of renters at 28.0%, whereas Moorabool's rental rate is much lower at 17.2%.

The gap in rental rates has widened since 2011, but the two areas share several core traits. Residents in both places have a typical age of 39 and earn similar typical weekly personal incomes, around $770 to $800. They also have very similar rates of long-term health conditions and a nearly identical share of the population identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

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Where they differ most

Population: 233,425 larger in Greater Geelong Renting: 10.8 pts higher in Greater Geelong Household size: 0.2 larger in Moorabool No car: 2.2 pts higher in Greater Geelong Full-time: 5.1 pts higher in Moorabool

Demographics & Identity

Population in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +233,425 larger in Greater Geelong gap widening

271,057 88th pct 37,632 71st pct

Median age in Greater Geelong in Moorabool even gap steady

39 yrs 33rd pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

26.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.5 pts 26.3%

24.0% Older adults (45–64) +1.8 pts ▸ 25.8%

17.6% Children (0–14) +2.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

19.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.7 pts 17.0%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 10.8%

Marital status

45.4% Married +2.7 pts ▸ 48.1%

36.6% Never married ◂ +2.1 pts 34.5%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 9.0%

5.6% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 4.9%

3.3% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Greater Geelong Moorabool

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.6% Australia +2.8 pts ▸ 80.4%

3.2% England even 3.2%

1.9% India +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

35.7% Australian +3.6 pts ▸ 39.2%

38.4% English +0.4 pts ▸ 38.8%

12.9% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.6% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 11.4%

4.5% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%

4.4% German ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

2.7% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

1.8% Indian even 1.8%

1.6% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

83.1% English only +4.2 pts ▸ 87.3%

0.8% Punjabi +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.8% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Hindi even 0.4%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.4% No religion +1.5 pts ▸ 45.9%

44.0% Christianity ◂ +0.1 pts 43.8%

6.8% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

1.0% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.5% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +67 more in Greater Geelong

85 88th pct 18 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +0.60 more in Moorabool

1.78 15th pct 2.37 29th pct

Students in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +39,907 more in Greater Geelong

47,865 88th pct 7,958 73rd pct

Avg size in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +121 larger in Greater Geelong

563 88th pct 442 77th pct

ICSEA in Greater Geelong in Moorabool even

1,052 83rd pct 1,054 83rd pct

Highest year of school

55.2% Year 12 ◂ +5.6 pts 49.6%

14.5% Year 10 +3.4 pts ▸ 17.9%

13.6% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 15.0%

10.6% Year 9 or below +0.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

Highest qualification level

28.9% Certificate III / IV +7.2 pts ▸ 36.1%

25.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.3 pts 19.3%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 17.0%

8.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.3 pts 6.0%

4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

13.1% Engineering & related +3.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

15.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 15.2%

12.9% Health ◂ +4.0 pts 8.9%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 12.3%

9.8% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.2% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.6%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

1.9% Agriculture & environment +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

2.3% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Income

Personal income in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +$33 higher in Moorabool gap widening

$769 56th pct $802 64th pct

Household income in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +$193 higher in Moorabool gap widening

$1,592 65th pct $1,785 76th pct

Family income in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +$76 higher in Moorabool gap steady

$2,051 71st pct $2,127 74th pct

Household income distribution

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 32.2%

27.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 25.3%

16.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.3 pts 14.6%

10.0% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.4% $4,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

Personal income distribution

40.6% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 39.5%

31.8% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 32.2%

17.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 18.5%

3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 10.2%

9.8% Asthma even 9.8%

9.3% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.8% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.9% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 4.1%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

1.9% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.1% Stroke even 1.1%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.6% None +0.5 pts ▸ 61.1%

21.3% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 20.6%

6.9% Two conditions even 6.9%

3.6% Three or more even 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +3,004 larger in Greater Geelong

3,562 86th pct 558 50th pct

Median age in Greater Geelong in Moorabool even

24 yrs 43rd pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +$137 higher in Moorabool

$625 70th pct $762 86th pct

Household income in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +$206 higher in Moorabool

$1,603 69th pct $1,809 81st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +0.2 larger in Moorabool gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

55.6% Couples with children +3.9 pts ▸ 59.5%

28.7% Couples without children ◂ +2.7 pts 26.0%

14.6% One-parent families ◂ +0.9 pts 13.7%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.7% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 33.7%

27.7% 1 person ◂ +4.8 pts 22.9%

14.5% 4 people +2.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

15.2% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 16.2%

5.7% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.2% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +$16 higher in Greater Geelong gap steady

$346 75th pct $330 71st pct

Mortgage in Greater Geelong in Moorabool even gap steady

$1,733 71st pct $1,733 71st pct

People / bedroom in Greater Geelong in Moorabool even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.6% Owned with a mortgage +12.7 pts ▸ 47.3%

34.2% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 32.1%

28.0% Rented ◂ +10.8 pts 17.2%

1.8% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Not stated even 1.4%

Types of homes

86.4% Separate house +6.4 pts ▸ 92.7%

10.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.4 pts 6.1%

2.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

46.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.5 pts 43.4%

28.1% 4 bedrooms +8.7 pts ▸ 36.8%

15.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.9 pts 9.9%

4.3% 5 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

43.9% $350–$549 ◂ +4.5 pts 39.5%

36.8% $200–$349 +3.5 pts ▸ 40.3%

11.7% Under $200 +1.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

3.5% $550–$749 ◂ +2.3 pts 1.3%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $1,000–$1,799 +1.1 pts ▸ 36.2%

32.6% $1,800–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 33.6%

16.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.6 pts 14.7%

10.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 9.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +1,249 more in Greater Geelong

1,381 88th pct 132 65th pct

Stops/1k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +1.59 more in Greater Geelong

5.09 73rd pct 3.51 53rd pct

Departures/1k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +594.0 more in Greater Geelong

1,079.2 81st pct 485.2 72nd pct

PT routes in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +62 more in Greater Geelong

73 87th pct 11 58th pct

Stop walk in Greater Geelong in Moorabool

— 27 60th pct

Drive to city in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +8 longer in Greater Geelong

62 53rd pct 54 49th pct

How people get to work

58.6% Car (driver) +0.3 pts ▸ 58.9%

18.7% Worked at home +0.4 pts ▸ 19.1%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

1.9% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

0.5% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

40.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.4 pts 39.0%

36.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.9 pts 28.1%

11.8% 3 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

6.4% 4 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

5.3% No vehicle ◂ +2.2 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.1 pts 11.3%

11.2% Construction +3.7 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 7.9%

9.8% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%

6.4% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +3.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.8 pts 5.1%

6.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%

6.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%

3.5% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

22.7% Professionals ◂ +5.7 pts 17.0%

14.5% Technicians & trades +2.5 pts ▸ 17.0%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +2.4 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 11.8%

11.6% Managers +1.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.6% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 9.6%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 7.8%

6.1% Machinery operators & drivers +2.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Greater Geelong in Moorabool even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Greater Geelong in Moorabool even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +2 higher in Moorabool

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +1 higher in Greater Geelong

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +3 higher in Greater Geelong

990 73rd pct 987 73rd pct

ERP in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +254,580 higher in Greater Geelong

295,052 88th pct 40,472 70th pct

Growth in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +2.1 pts higher in Greater Geelong

8.9% 86th pct 6.8% 75th pct

Businesses in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +19,834 higher in Greater Geelong

23,558 87th pct 3,724 68th pct

Approvals in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +2,316 higher in Greater Geelong

2,595 90th pct 279 74th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +302 higher in Moorabool

521 35th pct 823 67th pct

Max temp in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +2.7 higher in Greater Geelong

20.1 15th pct 17.4 5th pct

Min temp in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +2.1 higher in Greater Geelong

10.1 33rd pct 8.0 10th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +453 higher in Greater Geelong

6,921 38th pct 6,468 33rd pct

Assault/100k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +37 higher in Moorabool

721 32nd pct 757 34th pct

Sexual/100k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +7 higher in Greater Geelong

169 27th pct 162 25th pct

Robbery/100k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +14 higher in Greater Geelong

28 57th pct 13 26th pct

Burglary/100k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +24 higher in Greater Geelong

545 54th pct 521 51st pct

Theft/100k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +203 higher in Greater Geelong

2,233 81st pct 2,030 76th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +53 higher in Moorabool

253 34th pct 306 44th pct

Property damage/100k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +111 higher in Greater Geelong

672 44th pct 561 33rd pct

Drugs/100k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +80 higher in Greater Geelong

247 28th pct 167 17th pct

5-yr change in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +5.9 pts higher in Moorabool

13.4% 58th pct 19.3% 65th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +1.9 higher in Greater Geelong

5.9 80th pct 4.0 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +1.8 more in Greater Geelong

5.6 78th pct 3.8 46th pct

15-min city in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +23.6 pts higher in Greater Geelong

65.5% 75th pct 41.9% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +12.6 pts higher in Greater Geelong

63.6% 74th pct 51.0% 56th pct

Walk to transit in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +25.3 pts higher in Greater Geelong

85.7% 79th pct 60.4% 61st pct

Walk to school in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +24.2 pts higher in Greater Geelong

68.5% 72nd pct 44.3% 32nd pct

Walk to a park in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +19.4 pts higher in Greater Geelong

95.7% 82nd pct 76.3% 60th pct

Walk to health in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +19.3 pts higher in Greater Geelong

56.4% 75th pct 37.0% 49th pct

Amenities/1k in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +2.9 more in Greater Geelong

18.6 49th pct 15.7 38th pct

Intersections/km² in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +34 higher in Greater Geelong

38 75th pct 4 63rd pct

Mean slope in Greater Geelong in Moorabool +1.8 pts higher in Moorabool

4.1% 40th pct 5.9% 68th pct

Compare Greater Geelong with nearby areas

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Compare Moorabool with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Greater Geelong vs Moorabool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA22750/greater-geelong/vs/LGA25150/moorabool