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Mornington Peninsula vs Queenscliffe
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 41 km apart · Mornington Peninsula profile · Queenscliffe profile
Mornington Peninsula Queenscliffe
Mornington Peninsula and Queenscliffe are nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Queenscliffe, where the typical age is 62 compared to 48 in Mornington Peninsula. This is reflected in the age structure, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 45.3% of the Queenscliffe population, which is 18.1 percentage points higher than in Mornington Peninsula. Education and home ownership also differ sharply; a far higher share of adults in Queenscliffe hold a bachelor degree or higher (38.3% versus 21.5%), and homes are far more likely to be owned outright there (62.2% compared to 42.0%).
Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,500. They are also alike in their low share of people who speak little or no English. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are widening. The difference in age and the share of people with university degrees have both increased since 2011. Similarly, the gap in outright home ownership has grown over the last decade.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 144,608
- First area, 2016: 154,999
- First area, 2021: 168,948
- Second area, 2011: 3,000
- Second area, 2016: 2,853
- Second area, 2021: 3,276
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 55 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 60 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 62 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 Mornington Peninsula: 1.5% males, 2.1% females; 85+ in Queenscliffe: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 80–84 in Mornington Peninsula: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in Queenscliffe: 2.9% males, 3.7% females
- 75–79 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 75–79 in Queenscliffe: 4.1% males, 4.9% females
- 70–74 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 70–74 in Queenscliffe: 5.7% males, 5.7% females
- 65–69 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 65–69 in Queenscliffe: 6.5% males, 6.7% females
- 60–64 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 60–64 in Queenscliffe: 4.4% males, 5.3% females
- 55–59 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Queenscliffe: 3.2% males, 4.5% females
- 50–54 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Queenscliffe: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Queenscliffe: 1.9% males, 2.4% females
- 40–44 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Queenscliffe: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 35–39 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Queenscliffe: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 30–34 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Queenscliffe: 1.5% males, 1.1% females
- 25–29 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Queenscliffe: 1.0% males, 1.1% females
- 20–24 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Queenscliffe: 1.6% males, 1.3% females
- 15–19 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Queenscliffe: 2.5% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in Mornington Peninsula: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Queenscliffe: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 5–9 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Queenscliffe: 1.6% males, 1.6% females
- 0–4 in Mornington Peninsula: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Queenscliffe: 1.2% males, 1.4% 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: $538
- First area, 2016: $630
- First area, 2021: $761
- Second area, 2011: $576
- Second area, 2016: $671
- Second area, 2021: $834
- First area, 2011: $1,054
- First area, 2016: $1,276
- First area, 2021: $1,555
- Second area, 2011: $1,022
- Second area, 2016: $1,173
- Second area, 2021: $1,509
- First area, 2011: $1,351
- First area, 2016: $1,621
- First area, 2021: $2,054
- Second area, 2011: $1,422
- Second area, 2016: $1,571
- Second area, 2021: $1,960
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $310
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2011: $220
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $370
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,989
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,623
- Second area, 2021: $2,025
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
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). Mornington Peninsula vs Queenscliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA25340/mornington-peninsula/vs/LGA26080/queenscliffe