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Heatherton vs Moorabbin

Name: Heatherton vs Moorabbin — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Heatherton profile · Moorabbin profile

Heatherton Moorabbin

Moorabbin and Heatherton are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different layouts. Moorabbin is much more connected, with far more public transport stops and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (93.3%) and health services (94.6%). In contrast, Heatherton has a higher proportion of larger homes, with 83.0% having three or more bedrooms compared to 69.9% in Moorabbin. Moorabbin also sees much higher typical personal incomes for First Nations residents, at $900 compared to $474 in Heatherton.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people living alone. They also share very similar typical weekly household incomes, both around $2,000. While Moorabbin has a higher share of people working from home, both areas are well above the national average for this trend. The two areas also remain similar in the proportion of people who have finished Year 12.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,461 larger in Moorabbin 3+ bedrooms: 13.1 pts higher in Heatherton Household size: 0.3 larger in Heatherton Needs assistance: 1.9 pts higher in Moorabbin Living alone: 5.6 pts higher in Moorabbin

Demographics & Identity

Population in Heatherton in Moorabbin +3,461 larger in Moorabbin gap widening

2,826 83rd pct 6,287 86th pct

Median age in Heatherton in Moorabbin +2 yrs older in Heatherton gap steady

41 yrs 33rd pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

23.4% Young adults (25–44) +6.7 pts ▸ 30.1%

29.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.8 pts 24.9%

20.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 18.6%

14.6% Seniors (65+) +2.2 pts ▸ 16.8%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 9.7%

Marital status

52.9% Married ◂ +4.9 pts 48.0%

31.9% Never married +3.3 pts ▸ 35.2%

8.3% Divorced even 8.4%

4.5% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.6% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Heatherton Moorabbin

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

60.0% Australia +2.0 pts ▸ 62.0%

2.4% India +1.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.8% South Africa ◂ +2.9 pts 1.0%

3.6% China ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

3.4% England ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

1.5% New Zealand even 1.5%

1.5% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

23.7% English +3.9 pts ▸ 27.7%

24.2% Australian +0.9 pts ▸ 25.1%

8.2% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.5% Chinese ◂ +3.0 pts 6.5%

6.6% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.7% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

4.2% Greek +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.7% Indian +1.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.0% German +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

64.6% English only +2.9 pts ▸ 67.5%

4.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

3.0% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.7% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

1.5% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.2% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Arabic even 0.7%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.3% Christianity ◂ +2.4 pts 41.9%

38.4% No religion +2.4 pts ▸ 40.8%

6.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 6.1%

3.4% Judaism +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.8% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

2.0% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

0.6% Other religions +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Heatherton in Moorabbin +2.56 more in Moorabbin

1.72 23rd pct 4.28 54th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Heatherton in Moorabbin +2 more in Moorabbin

38 90th pct 40 90th pct

Avg size in Heatherton in Moorabbin +43 larger in Moorabbin

526 75th pct 570 80th pct

ICSEA in Heatherton in Moorabbin +27 higher in Moorabbin

1,094 90th pct 1,121 96th pct

Highest year of school

70.1% Year 12 +0.8 pts ▸ 71.0%

8.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 8.5%

8.2% Year 10 ◂ +0.2 pts 8.0%

6.2% Year 9 or below +1.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

31.8% Bachelor degree +3.4 pts ▸ 35.1%

17.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.8 pts 16.9%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

12.3% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

25.2% Management & commerce ◂ +2.8 pts 22.4%

11.7% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 11.7%

10.0% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.2% Education +1.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.0% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.8%

4.5% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Heatherton in Moorabbin +$48 higher in Moorabbin gap narrowing

$891 72nd pct $939 76th pct

Household income in Heatherton in Moorabbin +$57 higher in Heatherton gap narrowing

$2,088 79th pct $2,031 76th pct

Family income in Heatherton in Moorabbin +$28 higher in Heatherton gap narrowing

$2,531 83rd pct $2,503 82nd pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 28.5%

22.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 21.6%

16.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 16.2%

12.7% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.3% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 13.3%

Personal income distribution

37.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 36.2%

29.0% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 29.1%

19.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

6.5% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.4% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.5% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%

7.4% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 7.3%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

3.1% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.8% Cancer even 2.8%

1.1% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.4% Dementia even 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.4% None ◂ +2.6 pts 66.7%

17.7% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

4.6% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.8% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Heatherton in Moorabbin +18 larger in Moorabbin

8 57th pct 26 72nd pct

Median age in Heatherton in Moorabbin +1 yrs older in Heatherton

29 yrs 60th pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Heatherton in Moorabbin +$426 higher in Moorabbin

$474 29th pct $900 73rd pct

Household income in Heatherton in Moorabbin +$501 higher in Moorabbin

$1,374 35th pct $1,875 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Heatherton in Moorabbin +0.3 larger in Heatherton gap narrowing

2.8 76th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

69.0% Couples with children ◂ +6.3 pts 62.8%

18.2% Couples without children +5.5 pts ▸ 23.7%

11.8% One-parent families +0.7 pts ▸ 12.4%

0.9% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

27.8% 2 people +3.8 pts ▸ 31.6%

20.2% 1 person +5.6 pts ▸ 25.8%

23.5% 4 people ◂ +4.2 pts 19.3%

18.1% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 17.3%

8.5% 5 people ◂ +3.7 pts 4.8%

2.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Heatherton in Moorabbin +$40 higher in Heatherton gap narrowing

$471 90th pct $431 87th pct

Mortgage in Heatherton in Moorabbin +$76 higher in Moorabbin gap widening

$2,224 82nd pct $2,300 86th pct

People / bedroom in Heatherton in Moorabbin even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.5 pts 38.4%

29.2% Owned outright +0.4 pts ▸ 29.6%

26.9% Rented +1.8 pts ▸ 28.7%

1.7% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.9% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

81.7% Separate house ◂ +5.0 pts 76.7%

7.2% Flat or apartment +7.1 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.9 pts 8.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

46.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.8 pts 45.4%

33.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.1 pts 19.8%

11.8% 2 bedrooms +10.9 pts ▸ 22.7%

4.8% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.9% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

27.3% $350–$549 +19.7 pts ▸ 47.0%

35.4% $550–$749 ◂ +19.7 pts 15.7%

21.2% $200–$349 ◂ +4.6 pts 16.6%

3.8% Under $200 +7.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

1.5% $750 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 31.0%

27.2% $3,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 32.5%

22.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.8 pts 17.7%

10.6% Under $1,000 +2.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Heatherton in Moorabbin +30 more in Moorabbin

30 86th pct 60 88th pct

Stops/1k in Heatherton in Moorabbin +1.07 more in Heatherton

10.62 88th pct 9.54 87th pct

Departures/1k in Heatherton in Moorabbin +570.8 more in Heatherton

2,982.0 97th pct 2,411.2 94th pct

PT routes in Heatherton in Moorabbin +12 more in Moorabbin

10 86th pct 22 86th pct

Stop walk in Heatherton in Moorabbin +3 longer in Moorabbin

2 14th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Heatherton in Moorabbin +3 longer in Heatherton

23 20th pct 20 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Heatherton in Moorabbin +30,698 more in Heatherton

44,755 86th pct 14,057 66th pct

Reach 45 min in Heatherton in Moorabbin +10,357 more in Moorabbin

70,004 72nd pct 80,361 74th pct

Transit to city in Heatherton in Moorabbin +5 longer in Heatherton

79 87th pct 74 80th pct

How people get to work

48.3% Car (driver) ◂ +5.2 pts 43.1%

29.7% Worked at home +4.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

3.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%

1.5% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.0% Walked even 2.0%

0.5% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

48.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.2 pts 39.7%

31.2% 1 vehicle +8.3 pts ▸ 39.5%

11.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.4 pts 10.2%

3.3% No vehicle +4.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 14.5%

11.5% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 9.4%

10.1% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.8% Education & training +2.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.6% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 5.3%

5.5% Accommodation & food even 5.6%

5.1% Finance & insurance +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.8% Wholesale trade even 3.8%

3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

2.7% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

25.8% Professionals +4.0 pts ▸ 29.8%

18.5% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 16.6%

12.5% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.8% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.6 pts 9.3%

9.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.9 pts 7.9%

6.3% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Heatherton in Moorabbin +1.7 higher in Moorabbin

6.3 89th pct 8.0 97th pct

Types ≤15 min in Heatherton in Moorabbin +1.5 more in Moorabbin

6.1 89th pct 7.6 98th pct

15-min city in Heatherton in Moorabbin +18.4 pts higher in Moorabbin

81.6% 90th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Heatherton in Moorabbin +8.6 pts higher in Moorabbin

91.3% 95th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Heatherton in Moorabbin +7.9 pts higher in Moorabbin

92.0% 85th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Heatherton in Moorabbin +46.6 pts higher in Moorabbin

46.7% 74th pct 93.3% 95th pct

Walk to a park in Heatherton in Moorabbin +3.4 pts higher in Moorabbin

96.6% 84th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Heatherton in Moorabbin +27.8 pts higher in Moorabbin

66.8% 89th pct 94.6% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Heatherton in Moorabbin +4.6 more in Heatherton

25.1 68th pct 20.5 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Heatherton in Moorabbin +185 higher in Moorabbin

83 83rd pct 268 94th pct

Mean slope in Heatherton in Moorabbin even

3.3% 17th pct 3.3% 17th pct

Compare Heatherton with nearby areas

Clarinda Moorabbin Airport Cheltenham Oakleigh South Clayton South Parkdale Moorabbin Dingley Village

Compare Moorabbin with nearby areas

Highett Bentleigh East Cheltenham Bentleigh Hampton East Heatherton McKinnon Oakleigh South

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Heatherton vs Moorabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21163/heatherton/vs/SAL21746/moorabbin