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Moe - Newborough vs Morwell

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Moe - Newborough profile · Morwell profile

Moe - Newborough Morwell

Moe - Newborough and Morwell are two large residential areas located about 16km apart in Victoria. Moe - Newborough is more walkable, with 79.1% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 68.9% in Morwell. It also has far better street connectivity and more homes within a short walk of schools and groceries. Morwell is more diverse, with 10.7% of people using a language other than English at home, which is well higher than the 6.0% seen in Moe - Newborough.

The gap in language diversity has widened since 2011, as Morwell has seen a larger increase in people using other languages. Despite this, the two areas share many similarities, with nearly identical rates of home ownership and the same amount of people per bedroom. Both areas have typical weekly household incomes under the national figure, with Moe - Newborough slightly higher at $969 compared to $935 in Morwell.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 4.7 pts higher in Morwell Unpaid carers: 1.2 pts higher in Moe - Newborough Separate houses: 3.6 pts higher in Morwell Median age: 2 yrs older in Moe - Newborough Full-time: 2.6 pts higher in Moe - Newborough

Demographics & Identity

Population in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1,690 larger in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
15,758 86th pct 14,068 86th pct
Median age in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2 yrs older in Moe - Newborough gap widening
45 yrs 50th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.3 pts higher in Morwell gap steady
2.8% 33rd pct 3.1% 37th pct
Aged 65+ in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2.5 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap steady
25.2% 60th pct 22.6% 51st pct
Under 15 in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.5 pts higher in Morwell gap steady
15.9% 36th pct 17.4% 48th pct
De facto in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.1 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap steady
12.3% 41st pct 12.2% 39th pct

Age structure

25.4% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 25.8%
25.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.5 pts 22.6%
22.9% Young adults (25–44) even 22.9%
15.9% Children (0–14) +1.5 pts ▸ 17.4%
10.6% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

37.6% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 39.9%
35.8% Married ◂ +1.1 pts 34.7%
12.5% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 12.1%
9.0% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 8.3%
5.1% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

Age & sex structure

Moe - Newborough Morwell

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2.5 pts higher in Morwell gap widening
13.5% 68th pct 16.1% 80th pct

Country of birth

78.3% Australia ◂ +6.3 pts 72.0%
3.2% England ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%
0.3% Italy +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.0% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.2% India +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.9% New Zealand even 0.9%
0.3% China even 0.3%
0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

39.4% Australian ◂ +5.1 pts 34.3%
38.7% English ◂ +2.3 pts 36.4%
10.2% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 9.3%
9.3% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 8.0%
2.5% Italian +4.1 pts ▸ 6.6%
4.5% German ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%
4.1% Dutch ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%
1.3% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.3% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.7% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% Chinese even 0.8%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Other language in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +4.7 pts higher in Morwell gap widening
6.0% 73rd pct 10.7% 86th pct
Limited English in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.2 pts higher in Morwell gap steady
1.0% 79th pct 2.2% 87th pct

Language used at home

86.4% English only ◂ +8.2 pts 78.2%
0.3% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.4% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Mandarin even 0.4%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2.9 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
47.9% 70th pct 45.0% 59th pct

Religious affiliation

47.9% No religion ◂ +2.9 pts 45.0%
41.2% Christianity ◂ +2.6 pts 38.6%
9.3% Not stated +2.8 pts ▸ 12.1%
0.3% Islam +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.6% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.7 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
33.2% 32nd pct 32.4% 29th pct
Bachelor+ in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.6 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
8.2% 26th pct 7.5% 22nd pct

Highest year of school

33.2% Year 12 ◂ +0.7 pts 32.4%
22.2% Year 10 ◂ +2.4 pts 19.7%
18.6% Year 9 or below +0.2 pts ▸ 18.8%
16.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 15.1%

Highest qualification level

44.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.3 pts 39.6%
13.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.1 pts 11.5%
11.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.6 pts 10.4%
2.5% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%
2.1% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

18.7% Engineering & related ◂ +3.5 pts 15.2%
14.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 13.2%
11.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 10.8%
8.3% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 6.9%
6.7% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 5.5%
6.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%
6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%
1.4% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%
1.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +$46 higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
$566 30th pct $520 20th pct
Household income in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +$34 higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
$969 20th pct $935 17th pct
Family income in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +$125 higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
$1,382 33rd pct $1,257 22nd pct
High earners in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.2 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap steady
5.1% 38th pct 3.9% 25th pct
High-income homes in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.4 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
8.1% 35th pct 6.7% 26th pct

Household income distribution

33.7% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 35.5%
29.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 29.7%
20.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 19.5%
4.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%
3.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

Personal income distribution

50.0% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 51.1%
28.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 26.6%
9.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 7.4%
1.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.4 pts higher in Moe - Newborough
40.2% 85th pct 38.7% 79th pct
Mental health in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.2 pts higher in Morwell
14.4% 92nd pct 14.6% 93rd pct
Needs assistance in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.4 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
11.5% 91st pct 11.1% 90th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.4% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 14.6%
14.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 13.4%
12.2% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 11.6%
10.9% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 10.0%
8.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 7.6%
6.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 6.2%
4.0% Lung condition even 4.0%
3.9% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%
1.7% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%
1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.4% None ◂ +2.2 pts 47.2%
23.2% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 22.6%
10.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 9.5%
6.9% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.5 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
11.9% 17th pct 10.5% 12th pct
Unpaid carers in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.2 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap steady
14.8% 74th pct 13.6% 57th pct
Unpaid child care in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.8 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
21.5% 35th pct 20.8% 31st pct
Defence service in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.3 pts higher in Moe - Newborough
3.2% 40th pct 2.9% 32nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.7 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap steady
21.3% 27th pct 19.6% 17th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.1 larger in Morwell gap narrowing
2.1 29th pct 2.2 36th pct
One-parent in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2.0 pts higher in Morwell gap narrowing
23.5% 86th pct 25.5% 88th pct
Living alone in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2.0 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
40.0% 87th pct 38.0% 83rd pct

Family composition

44.8% Couples with children ◂ +1.5 pts 43.3%
30.3% Couples without children ◂ +0.7 pts 29.6%
23.5% One-parent families +2.0 pts ▸ 25.5%
1.3% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

40.0% 1 person ◂ +2.0 pts 38.0%
32.4% 2 people +1.4 pts ▸ 33.8%
12.5% 3 people even 12.4%
9.5% 4 people ◂ +0.4 pts 9.1%
3.7% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.0% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +$5 higher in Morwell gap steady
$210 26th pct $215 27th pct
Mortgage in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +$130 higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
$1,083 29th pct $953 20th pct
People / bedroom in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell even gap narrowing
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +3.0 pts higher in Morwell gap narrowing
31.1% 75th pct 34.1% 79th pct
Owned outright in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.3 pts higher in Morwell gap narrowing
36.5% 41st pct 36.8% 41st pct
Separate houses in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +3.6 pts higher in Morwell gap narrowing
82.4% 14th pct 85.9% 21st pct
3+ bedrooms in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.7 pts higher in Morwell gap narrowing
69.2% 23rd pct 70.9% 27th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.5% Owned outright +0.3 pts ▸ 36.8%
31.1% Rented +3.0 pts ▸ 34.1%
28.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.2 pts 24.9%
2.6% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

82.4% Separate house +3.6 pts ▸ 85.9%
13.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.0 pts 6.4%
3.6% Flat or apartment +3.8 pts ▸ 7.4%
0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

50.9% 3 bedrooms +1.9 pts ▸ 52.8%
21.3% 2 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 21.9%
16.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 15.9%
6.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.7 pts 3.9%
2.1% 5 or more even 2.2%
0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

51.0% $200–$349 +4.8 pts ▸ 55.7%
39.7% Under $200 ◂ +4.4 pts 35.3%
5.6% $350–$549 ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%
0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.3% Under $1,000 +7.1 pts ▸ 49.4%
41.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.2 pts 33.3%
8.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%
1.9% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.7 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
11.2% 86th pct 10.5% 86th pct
Work from home in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.5 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
9.0% 57th pct 8.5% 54th pct
PT commute in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.1 pts higher in Morwell gap steady
1.2% 79th pct 1.3% 80th pct

How people get to work

67.9% Car (driver) ◂ +1.1 pts 66.8%
9.0% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 8.5%
5.4% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 5.8%
1.8% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.5% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.5% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

41.5% 1 vehicle +3.1 pts ▸ 44.5%
30.5% 2 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 31.9%
11.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%
11.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 10.5%
5.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.3 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap steady
33.6% 44th pct 32.3% 38th pct
Recent arrivals in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2.5 pts higher in Morwell gap narrowing
6.0% 56th pct 8.4% 65th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2.1 pts higher in Morwell gap widening
9.1% 86th pct 11.2% 88th pct
Participation in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +3.2 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap narrowing
47.4% 34th pct 44.2% 25th pct
Full-time in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +2.6 pts higher in Moe - Newborough gap steady
54.3% 40th pct 51.7% 27th pct

Industries people work in

17.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 16.6%
10.8% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 12.0%
10.1% Construction ◂ +2.8 pts 7.3%
6.4% Accommodation & food +1.9 pts ▸ 8.3%
7.6% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 6.5%
6.8% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 7.2%
7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 7.1%
5.1% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +1.3 pts 3.8%
3.7% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.4% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%
3.4% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

18.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.0 pts 15.1%
15.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.0 pts 14.9%
13.9% Labourers +1.8 pts ▸ 15.7%
13.0% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 13.5%
11.9% Professionals ◂ +0.7 pts 11.2%
9.9% Sales workers +1.4 pts ▸ 11.2%
7.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.7% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 7.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.3 higher in Moe - Newborough
6.2 88th pct 6.0 84th pct
Types ≤15 min in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.1 more in Moe - Newborough
6.1 77th pct 5.9 74th pct
15-min city in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +10.2 pts higher in Moe - Newborough
79.1% 69th pct 68.9% 58th pct
Walk to shops in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +6.2 pts higher in Moe - Newborough
73.3% 63rd pct 67.1% 57th pct
Walk to transit in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.2 pts higher in Morwell
94.8% 91st pct 96.0% 93rd pct
Walk to school in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +4.7 pts higher in Moe - Newborough
85.8% 72nd pct 81.1% 64th pct
Walk to a park in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.4 pts higher in Moe - Newborough
97.9% 71st pct 96.5% 64th pct
Walk to health in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +7.4 pts higher in Morwell
51.4% 63rd pct 58.8% 67th pct
Amenities/1k in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +1.7 more in Moe - Newborough
16.4 44th pct 14.7 39th pct
Intersections/km² in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +38 higher in Moe - Newborough
117 94th pct 79 87th pct
Mean slope in Moe - Newboroughin Morwell +0.1 pts higher in Moe - Newborough
4.3% 45th pct 4.2% 44th pct

Compare Moe - Newborough with nearby areas

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Compare Morwell with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moe - Newborough vs Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL213010/moe-newborough/vs/UCL213011/morwell