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Mount Eliza vs Rosebud - McCrae
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Mount Eliza profile · Rosebud - McCrae profile
Mount Eliza Rosebud - McCrae
Rosebud - McCrae and Mount Eliza are two nearby areas on the Mornington Peninsula with very different profiles. Mount Eliza is a high-earning area where the typical household income is $2,547 a week, compared to $1,155 in Rosebud - McCrae. Education levels also differ sharply; 34.4% of adults in Mount Eliza hold a bachelor degree or higher, while the figure is 14.3% in Rosebud - McCrae. Rosebud - McCrae has a much older population, with 33.4% aged 65 and over, and it is more likely to have people living alone (34.8%) or in one-parent families (18.2%).
Both areas sit near the national figure for unemployment, which is 3.9% in Rosebud - McCrae and 3.3% in Mount Eliza. They also share similar levels of language diversity and a similar number of recent overseas arrivals. While some gaps are closing, such as the difference in the proportion of seniors, others are widening. The gap in typical weekly incomes has grown since 2011, and more people in Mount Eliza are now working from home compared to Rosebud - McCrae.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 17,247
- First area, 2016: 17,888
- First area, 2021: 18,734
- Second area, 2011: 19,622
- Second area, 2016: 20,943
- Second area, 2021: 22,944
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 52 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 Mount Eliza: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.5% males, 3.5% females
- 80–84 in Mount Eliza: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 75–79 in Mount Eliza: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Rosebud - McCrae: 3.1% males, 3.8% females
- 70–74 in Mount Eliza: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Rosebud - McCrae: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 65–69 in Mount Eliza: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in Rosebud - McCrae: 3.6% males, 4.1% females
- 60–64 in Mount Eliza: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Rosebud - McCrae: 3.2% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Mount Eliza: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.7% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Mount Eliza: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Mount Eliza: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Mount Eliza: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.1% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Mount Eliza: 2.1% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Mount Eliza: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 30–34 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in Mount Eliza: 1.1% males, 1.0% females; 25–29 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 20–24 in Mount Eliza: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Rosebud - McCrae: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Mount Eliza: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 15–19 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Mount Eliza: 4.3% males, 4.2% females; 10–14 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Mount Eliza: 3.8% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Mount Eliza: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Rosebud - McCrae: 2.3% males, 1.9% 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: $661
- First area, 2016: $760
- First area, 2021: $966
- Second area, 2011: $422
- Second area, 2016: $511
- Second area, 2021: $621
- First area, 2011: $1,696
- First area, 2016: $2,030
- First area, 2021: $2,547
- Second area, 2011: $748
- Second area, 2016: $930
- Second area, 2021: $1,155
- First area, 2011: $1,986
- First area, 2016: $2,353
- First area, 2021: $2,956
- Second area, 2011: $970
- Second area, 2016: $1,242
- Second area, 2021: $1,513
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $428
- First area, 2021: $512
- Second area, 2011: $240
- Second area, 2016: $285
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,200
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Eliza vs Rosebud - McCrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/214021381/mount-eliza/vs/214021384/rosebud-mccrae