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Moorooduc vs Tuerong

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.1 km apart · Moorooduc profile · Tuerong profile

Moorooduc Tuerong

Moorooduc and Tuerong are neighbouring rural areas in the Mornington Peninsula with high-income residents. Tuerong has a larger share of very high earners, with 42.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 31.9% in Moorooduc. Tuerong also has larger homes, with 100% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms and a noticeably older typical resident at 52 years. Moorooduc provides better local access to amenities; it has far more schools within 3 km and a larger share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park (41.5%) and school (20.6%).

The two areas are almost identical in their typical weekly household incomes, which are $2,256 in Moorooduc and $2,291 in Tuerong. They also share very similar patterns in home size, with both averaging 2.8 or 2.7 people per home. While Tuerong has a higher share of residents who work from home and a higher percentage of homeowners who own their property outright, Moorooduc has a higher share of people employed full-time.

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Where they differ most

Limited English: 0.4 pts higher in Moorooduc Population: 647 larger in Moorooduc 3+ bedrooms: 13.9 pts higher in Tuerong Unemployment: 3.6 pts higher in Moorooduc First Nations: 1.5 pts higher in Moorooduc

Demographics & Identity

Population in Moorooducin Tuerong +647 larger in Moorooduc gap steady
1,004 73rd pct 357 61st pct
Median age in Moorooducin Tuerong +4 yrs older in Tuerong gap widening
48 yrs 62nd pct 52 yrs 77th pct
First Nations in Moorooducin Tuerong +1.5 pts higher in Moorooduc gap steady
1.5% 45th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Aged 65+ in Moorooducin Tuerong +1.5 pts higher in Moorooduc gap narrowing
23.1% 69th pct 21.6% 62nd pct
Under 15 in Moorooducin Tuerong +4.2 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
13.1% 27th pct 17.4% 52nd pct
De facto in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.3 pts higher in Tuerong gap steady
10.5% 37th pct 10.8% 39th pct

Age structure

31.9% Older adults (45–64) +6.2 pts ▸ 38.1%
23.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.5 pts 21.6%
17.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.1 pts 11.5%
13.1% Children (0–14) +4.2 pts ▸ 17.4%
14.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 12.6%

Marital status

53.2% Married +2.8 pts ▸ 56.0%
32.6% Never married ◂ +2.3 pts 30.3%
7.3% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 7.7%
4.1% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 3.0%
3.8% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Moorooduc Tuerong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.9 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
14.1% 61st pct 17.1% 71st pct

Country of birth

82.3% Australia ◂ +6.1 pts 76.2%
4.4% England +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%
1.8% New Zealand ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
0.4% India +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.9% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.5% English +2.3 pts ▸ 49.9%
37.5% Australian ◂ +8.1 pts 29.4%
10.5% Scottish +4.4 pts ▸ 14.8%
10.9% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 12.3%
5.3% Italian ◂ +2.5 pts 2.8%
3.9% German +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.9% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.7% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% Indian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.5 pts higher in Moorooduc gap narrowing
3.0% 46th pct 2.5% 43rd pct
Limited English in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.4 pts higher in Moorooduc gap steady
0.4% 67th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.6% English only ◂ +1.9 pts 90.8%
0.9% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.1 pts higher in Moorooduc gap widening
52.2% 84th pct 50.1% 79th pct

Religious affiliation

52.2% No religion ◂ +2.1 pts 50.1%
40.8% Christianity ◂ +2.5 pts 38.4%
5.2% Not stated +5.2 pts ▸ 10.4%
0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Moorooducin Tuerong +3.8 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
57.9% 76th pct 61.6% 82nd pct
Bachelor+ in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.9 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
23.1% 74th pct 26.0% 79th pct
Schools/1k kids in Moorooducin Tuerong
7.58 69th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Moorooducin Tuerong +14 more in Moorooduc
20 87th pct 6 74th pct
Avg size in Moorooducin Tuerong +91 larger in Moorooduc
605 85th pct 515 74th pct
ICSEA in Moorooducin Tuerong +30 higher in Moorooduc
1,068 84th pct 1,038 74th pct

Highest year of school

57.9% Year 12 +3.8 pts ▸ 61.6%
15.8% Year 10 ◂ +2.5 pts 13.4%
14.0% Year 11 ◂ +3.4 pts 10.6%
8.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.4 pts 6.3%

Highest qualification level

31.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.0 pts 27.2%
27.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 27.2%
15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 15.9%
7.7% Postgraduate degree +3.1 pts ▸ 10.8%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.1%
1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

16.5% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 15.9%
12.8% Engineering & related +1.0 pts ▸ 13.8%
12.3% Health ◂ +3.0 pts 9.2%
7.1% Architecture & building +2.1 pts ▸ 9.2%
9.0% Society & culture ◂ +5.4 pts 3.6%
8.8% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 6.7%
8.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 7.2%
5.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%
4.0% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%
1.7% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

Income

Personal income in Moorooducin Tuerong +$18 higher in Tuerong gap steady
$837 64th pct $855 67th pct
Household income in Moorooducin Tuerong +$35 higher in Tuerong gap narrowing
$2,256 86th pct $2,291 86th pct
Family income in Moorooducin Tuerong +$103 higher in Moorooduc gap narrowing
$2,430 79th pct $2,327 75th pct
High earners in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.5 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
17.2% 86th pct 19.7% 89th pct
High-income homes in Moorooducin Tuerong +10.6 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
31.9% 86th pct 42.5% 95th pct

Household income distribution

22.0% $4,000 or more +6.3 pts ▸ 28.3%
25.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 23.0%
18.8% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 22.1%
9.9% $3,000–$3,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 14.2%
8.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.5 pts 6.2%

Personal income distribution

37.2% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 37.7%
31.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.1 pts 23.3%
16.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 19.7%
9.0% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.7 pts higher in Moorooduc
27.3% 42nd pct 26.6% 39th pct
Mental health in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.9 pts higher in Tuerong
6.7% 36th pct 7.6% 44th pct
Needs assistance in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.7 pts higher in Moorooduc gap widening
4.7% 51st pct 2.0% 24th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.8% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 7.6%
7.4% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
6.7% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.6% Other condition ◂ +1.5 pts 5.0%
4.1% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.3% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 2.2%
3.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%
1.9% Lung condition ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%
1.1% Stroke ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.7% None ◂ +6.9 pts 58.8%
18.8% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 19.6%
6.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 5.3%
2.1% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Moorooducin Tuerong +3.3 pts higher in Tuerong gap narrowing
17.4% 47th pct 20.7% 62nd pct
Unpaid carers in Moorooducin Tuerong +1.0 pts higher in Moorooduc gap narrowing
15.3% 75th pct 14.3% 67th pct
Unpaid child care in Moorooducin Tuerong +1.3 pts higher in Tuerong gap narrowing
26.3% 56th pct 27.7% 62nd pct
Defence service in Moorooducin Tuerong +1.3 pts higher in Tuerong
1.6% 38th pct 3.0% 55th pct
Housework 15h+ in Moorooducin Tuerong +4.9 pts higher in Tuerong gap steady
25.8% 59th pct 30.7% 81st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Moorooducin Tuerong +15 larger in Moorooduc
15 63rd pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Moorooducin Tuerong
14 yrs 10th pct —
Median income in Moorooducin Tuerong
$824 67th pct —
Household income in Moorooducin Tuerong
$1,749 52nd pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.1 larger in Moorooduc gap widening
2.8 76th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Moorooducin Tuerong +3.3 pts higher in Moorooduc gap widening
9.3% 40th pct 6.0% 25th pct
Living alone in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.7 pts higher in Moorooduc gap widening
15.9% 22nd pct 13.3% 14th pct

Family composition

61.0% Couples with children +0.4 pts ▸ 61.3%
29.7% Couples without children +1.5 pts ▸ 31.2%
9.3% One-parent families ◂ +3.3 pts 6.0%
0.5% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Household size

36.8% 2 people ◂ +0.5 pts 36.3%
17.1% 3 people +9.4 pts ▸ 26.5%
15.9% 4 people +2.6 pts ▸ 18.6%
15.9% 1 person ◂ +2.7 pts 13.3%
8.1% 5 people ◂ +1.9 pts 6.2%
5.2% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Moorooducin Tuerong +$56 higher in Moorooduc gap narrowing
$351 72nd pct $295 55th pct
Mortgage in Moorooducin Tuerong +$477 higher in Moorooduc gap widening
$3,033 92nd pct $2,556 88th pct
People / bedroom in Moorooducin Tuerong even gap narrowing
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Moorooducin Tuerong +3.1 pts higher in Tuerong gap narrowing
11.0% 30th pct 14.2% 42nd pct
Owned outright in Moorooducin Tuerong +4.4 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
47.8% 70th pct 52.2% 79th pct
Separate houses in Moorooducin Tuerong +1.7 pts higher in Tuerong gap narrowing
98.3% 58th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Moorooducin Tuerong +13.9 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
86.1% 68th pct 100.0% 100th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.8% Owned outright +4.4 pts ▸ 52.2%
35.4% Owned with a mortgage +2.7 pts ▸ 38.1%
11.0% Rented +3.1 pts ▸ 14.2%
4.6% Other tenure ◂ +4.6 pts 0.0%
1.4% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

98.3% Separate house +1.7 pts ▸ 100.0%
1.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

37.1% 4 bedrooms +10.7 pts ▸ 47.8%
29.6% 3 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 34.5%
19.4% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 20.4%
9.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.3 pts 5.3%
3.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

42.1% $350–$549 ◂ +23.4 pts 18.8%
7.9% $200–$349 +17.1 pts ▸ 25.0%
10.5% Under $200 ◂ +10.5 pts 0.0%
10.5% $550–$749 ◂ +10.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +15.8 pts 32.6%
17.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.9 pts 16.3%
14.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 14.0%
9.0% Under $1,000 +4.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.9 pts higher in Tuerong gap narrowing
1.8% 54th pct 2.6% 60th pct
Work from home in Moorooducin Tuerong +5.2 pts higher in Tuerong gap widening
25.2% 72nd pct 30.3% 81st pct
PT commute in Moorooducin Tuerong even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Moorooducin Tuerong even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Moorooducin Tuerong even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Moorooducin Tuerong even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Moorooducin Tuerong even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Moorooducin Tuerong +17 longer in Tuerong
57 83rd pct 74 93rd pct
Drive to city in Moorooducin Tuerong +7 longer in Tuerong
44 35th pct 51 39th pct
Reach 30 min in Moorooducin Tuerong even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Moorooducin Tuerong even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

51.2% Car (driver) ◂ +8.5 pts 42.7%
25.2% Worked at home +5.2 pts ▸ 30.3%
3.8% Car (passenger) +2.9 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.8% Walked +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.0% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

32.4% 2 vehicles +12.4 pts ▸ 44.7%
28.5% 4 or more ◂ +8.4 pts 20.2%
22.1% 3 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 22.8%
15.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.2 pts 9.6%
1.8% No vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.1 pts higher in Tuerong gap narrowing
25.6% 30th pct 27.7% 38th pct
Recent arrivals in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.1 pts higher in Moorooduc gap narrowing
2.1% 32nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Moorooducin Tuerong +3.6 pts higher in Moorooduc gap widening
3.6% 50th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Moorooducin Tuerong +8.3 pts higher in Moorooduc gap widening
68.3% 76th pct 60.0% 47th pct
Full-time in Moorooducin Tuerong +6.7 pts higher in Moorooduc gap steady
57.9% 49th pct 51.1% 19th pct

Industries people work in

9.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +9.5 pts ▸ 19.1%
17.3% Construction ◂ +6.6 pts 10.7%
9.4% Health care & social assistance +0.7 pts ▸ 10.1%
8.7% Professional & technical ◂ +2.0 pts 6.7%
7.9% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%
5.8% Education & training +2.7 pts ▸ 8.4%
3.5% Other services +3.8 pts ▸ 7.3%
6.6% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.7 pts 2.2%
4.7% Arts & recreation +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.3% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.4% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.1 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

23.1% Managers +8.4 pts ▸ 31.5%
19.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.4 pts 12.4%
19.1% Professionals ◂ +3.3 pts 15.7%
11.7% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 11.8%
8.7% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%
7.2% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 7.9%
6.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 6.2%
2.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.6 higher in Moorooduc
0.9 58th pct 0.3 46th pct
Types ≤15 min in Moorooducin Tuerong +0.6 more in Moorooduc
0.8 58th pct 0.2 45th pct
15-min city in Moorooducin Tuerong even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Moorooducin Tuerong +8.7 pts higher in Moorooduc
8.7% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Moorooducin Tuerong +2.3 pts higher in Moorooduc
2.3% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Moorooducin Tuerong +20.6 pts higher in Moorooduc
20.6% 65th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Moorooducin Tuerong +22.9 pts higher in Moorooduc
41.5% 61st pct 18.7% 52nd pct
Walk to health in Moorooducin Tuerong even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Moorooducin Tuerong +6.7 more in Tuerong
12.9 49th pct 19.6 61st pct
Intersections/km² in Moorooducin Tuerong +2 higher in Moorooduc
5 67th pct 3 63rd pct
Mean slope in Moorooducin Tuerong +1.2 pts higher in Tuerong
4.2% 31st pct 5.3% 46th pct

Compare Moorooduc with nearby areas

Tuerong Mount Eliza Tyabb Mornington Baxter Frankston South Hastings Somerville

Compare Tuerong with nearby areas

Merricks North Moorooduc Balnarring Hastings Bittern Tyabb Mount Martha Mornington

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moorooduc vs Tuerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21754/moorooduc/vs/SAL22584/tuerong