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Moorabbin - Heatherton vs Clayton South

Name: Moorabbin - Heatherton vs Clayton South — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Moorabbin - Heatherton profile · Clayton South profile

Moorabbin - Heatherton Clayton South

Clayton South and Moorabbin - Heatherton are neighbouring areas with very different social profiles. Clayton South is a multicultural hub where 62.8% of people were born overseas and 67.1% use a language other than English at home. In contrast, Moorabbin - Heatherton has a higher proportion of separate houses at 77.9% and a more affluent population, with typical weekly family incomes reaching $2,513, compared to $1,743 in Clayton South. This difference is also seen in housing, with renting far higher in Clayton South at 39.4%.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several ways. The gap in typical weekly household income has widened to $416, and the difference in the share of detached houses has grown to 21.9%. Despite these diverging trends, they remain alike in some fundamentals: both have about 34% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, similar average temperatures, and nearly identical commute times of 23 minutes to the city.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 27.7 pts higher in Clayton South Other language: 38.1 pts higher in Clayton South Separate houses: 21.9 pts higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton Unpaid child care: 9.3 pts higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton Recent arrivals: 14.4 pts higher in Clayton South

Demographics & Identity

Population in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +4,265 larger in Clayton South gap widening

9,116 47th pct 13,381 69th pct

Median age in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +6 yrs older in Moorabbin - Heatherton gap widening

40 yrs 52nd pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

27.9% Young adults (25–44) +9.5 pts ▸ 37.4%

26.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.7 pts 19.8%

19.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.0 pts 14.2%

16.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.6 pts 15.4%

10.4% Youth (15–24) +2.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

Marital status

49.5% Married ◂ +2.9 pts 46.6%

34.1% Never married +5.1 pts ▸ 39.3%

8.3% Divorced ◂ +2.0 pts 6.3%

4.8% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Moorabbin - Heatherton Clayton South

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

61.4% Australia ◂ +28.4 pts 33.0%

3.7% India +11.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

3.5% China +4.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

0.3% Vietnam +4.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.3% England ◂ +2.7 pts 0.6%

1.3% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% South Africa ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

1.0% Italy +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

Ancestry

26.5% English ◂ +16.4 pts 10.1%

24.7% Australian ◂ +16.3 pts 8.5%

7.4% Chinese +12.8 pts ▸ 20.1%

4.8% Indian +7.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.5% Greek +4.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.8% Irish ◂ +7.6 pts 2.2%

7.4% Scottish ◂ +5.5 pts 2.0%

6.5% Italian ◂ +2.6 pts 4.0%

0.4% Vietnamese +4.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.3% German ◂ +2.2 pts 1.2%

1.6% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

66.5% English only ◂ +38.2 pts 28.3%

4.1% Mandarin +6.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.6% Greek +5.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

0.4% Vietnamese +4.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.1% Cantonese +2.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.4% Punjabi +3.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.3% Hindi +2.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.8% Arabic +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.4% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.6% Christianity ◂ +6.1 pts 36.6%

40.0% No religion ◂ +13.8 pts 26.2%

3.1% Hinduism +9.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

2.1% Buddhism +7.8 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.1% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

1.1% Islam +3.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.9% Judaism ◂ +3.4 pts 0.5%

1.2% Other religions +2.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +2 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

6 71st pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +1.32 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

3.43 74th pct 2.11 51st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +27 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

59 91st pct 32 73rd pct

Students in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +721 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

1,910 60th pct 1,189 43rd pct

Avg size in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +85 larger in Moorabbin - Heatherton

382 44th pct 297 32nd pct

ICSEA in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +120 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

1,110 86th pct 990 38th pct

Highest year of school

70.8% Year 12 ◂ +2.2 pts 68.5%

7.2% Year 9 or below +6.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

8.6% Year 11 ◂ +3.6 pts 5.0%

8.1% Year 10 ◂ +1.4 pts 6.7%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.1 pts 34.1%

12.5% Postgraduate degree +6.9 pts ▸ 19.4%

17.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.1 pts 14.1%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 14.6%

4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 2.7%

1.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

23.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.1 pts 22.1%

12.0% Engineering & related +4.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

11.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.1 pts 8.7%

10.2% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 9.0%

5.4% Information technology +4.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.9% Education ◂ +2.5 pts 4.5%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +$239 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton gap widening

$924 70th pct $685 26th pct

Household income in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +$416 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton gap widening

$2,046 69th pct $1,630 43rd pct

Family income in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +$770 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton gap widening

$2,513 75th pct $1,743 28th pct

Household income distribution

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 32.4%

21.4% $650–$1,499 +6.1 pts ▸ 27.5%

16.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.7 pts 7.8%

14.5% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 16.4%

12.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 9.9%

Personal income distribution

36.6% Under $650 +8.7 pts ▸ 45.3%

29.1% $650–$1,499 +4.8 pts ▸ 33.8%

21.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.3 pts 13.4%

6.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.7% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 5.6%

7.3% Asthma ◂ +1.7 pts 5.6%

7.2% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

7.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.9 pts 6.1%

4.5% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.9% Stroke even 0.9%

0.4% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.5% None +5.0 pts ▸ 72.5%

18.9% One condition ◂ +4.2 pts 14.7%

4.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%

2.1% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +3 larger in Clayton South

31 10th pct 34 11th pct

Median age in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +6 yrs older in Moorabbin - Heatherton

28 yrs 76th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +$150 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

$725 66th pct $575 37th pct

Household income in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +$250 higher in Clayton South

$1,625 46th pct $1,875 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +0.1 larger in Clayton South gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

64.8% Couples with children ◂ +7.6 pts 57.2%

22.0% Couples without children +3.9 pts ▸ 25.9%

12.2% One-parent families +2.5 pts ▸ 14.6%

1.1% Other families +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Household size

30.5% 2 people +0.4 pts ▸ 30.9%

24.1% 1 person ◂ +2.2 pts 21.9%

17.8% 3 people +2.7 pts ▸ 20.5%

20.3% 4 people ◂ +4.1 pts 16.2%

5.9% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.6% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +$59 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton gap steady

$440 77th pct $381 54th pct

Mortgage in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +$303 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton gap narrowing

$2,300 80th pct $1,997 61st pct

People / bedroom in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.2% Rented +11.2 pts ▸ 39.4%

39.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.9 pts 26.3%

29.6% Owned outright +1.3 pts ▸ 30.9%

1.4% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

77.9% Separate house ◂ +21.9 pts 56.0%

9.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +23.7 pts ▸ 32.9%

12.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.4 pts 11.0%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.5% 3 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 51.0%

19.6% 2 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 24.0%

23.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.3 pts 16.5%

5.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.2 pts 3.1%

4.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

42.0% $350–$549 +14.4 pts ▸ 56.4%

18.0% $200–$349 +6.4 pts ▸ 24.4%

21.0% $550–$749 ◂ +14.4 pts 6.6%

9.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.3 pts 7.0%

5.6% $750 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.8% $1,800–$2,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 37.5%

30.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +16.0 pts 14.5%

19.2% $1,000–$1,799 +7.8 pts ▸ 27.0%

12.6% Under $1,000 +1.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +19 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

90 86th pct 71 74th pct

Stops/1k in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +4.57 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

9.87 87th pct 5.31 64th pct

Departures/1k in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +1,158.0 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

2,587.3 86th pct 1,429.3 72nd pct

PT routes in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +13 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

28 86th pct 15 78th pct

Stop walk in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +1 longer in Moorabbin - Heatherton

5 50th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South even

23 46th pct 23 46th pct

Reach 30 min in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +4,265 more in Clayton South

9,116 25th pct 13,381 42nd pct

Reach 45 min in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +50,029 more in Clayton South

44,755 50th pct 94,784 70th pct

Transit to city in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +16 longer in Moorabbin - Heatherton

85 95th pct 69 70th pct

How people get to work

44.5% Car (driver) +6.7 pts ▸ 51.3%

33.1% Worked at home ◂ +12.0 pts 21.1%

3.0% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.2% Train +2.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.1% Walked ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

0.6% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

37.1% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 42.5%

42.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.0 pts 33.4%

10.4% 3 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

6.2% No vehicle +2.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.9% 4 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.5 pts 14.4%

10.7% Professional & technical ◂ +2.9 pts 7.8%

10.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 9.2%

5.8% Manufacturing +4.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.6% Construction ◂ +1.9 pts 6.6%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +2.1 pts 6.4%

5.6% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.2% Transport & warehousing +2.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

5.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 3.1%

2.8% Administrative & support +2.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

Occupations people work in

28.5% Professionals ◂ +4.9 pts 23.6%

17.2% Managers ◂ +9.6 pts 7.5%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 12.3%

11.6% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

6.3% Labourers +7.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.5% Community & personal service +1.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +5.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 7.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +3 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +5 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +5 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +2 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +87 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

1,066 77th pct 979 42nd pct

ERP in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +5,523 higher in Clayton South

9,826 47th pct 15,349 72nd pct

Growth in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +6.3 pts higher in Clayton South

6.8% 67th pct 13.2% 86th pct

Businesses in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +541 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

2,593 86th pct 2,052 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +121 higher in Clayton South

640 25th pct 761 40th pct

Max temp in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South even

20.1 14th pct 20.1 14th pct

Min temp in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +0.2 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

11.1 39th pct 10.9 36th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +0.1 higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

7.6 82nd pct 7.5 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South even

7.3 81st pct 7.3 80th pct

15-min city in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +2.5 pts higher in Clayton South

96.4% 80th pct 98.9% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +0.8 pts higher in Clayton South

98.2% 85th pct 99.0% 91st pct

Walk to transit in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +1.5 pts higher in Clayton South

98.3% 68th pct 99.8% 82nd pct

Walk to school in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +8.3 pts higher in Clayton South

84.1% 60th pct 92.4% 71st pct

Walk to a park in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +0.6 pts higher in Clayton South

99.3% 57th pct 99.9% 70th pct

Walk to health in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +26.7 pts higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

89.1% 83rd pct 62.4% 63rd pct

Amenities/1k in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +9.5 more in Moorabbin - Heatherton

21.9 76th pct 12.5 40th pct

Intersections/km² in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +42 higher in Clayton South

155 62nd pct 197 70th pct

Mean slope in Moorabbin - Heatherton in Clayton South +0.7 pts higher in Moorabbin - Heatherton

3.3% 15th pct 2.6% 4th pct

Compare Moorabbin - Heatherton with nearby areas

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Compare Clayton South with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moorabbin - Heatherton vs Clayton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/208031191/moorabbin-heatherton/vs/212041310/clayton-south