34score

Mornington - West

Mornington Peninsula council · default-weight liveability

Also known as: Mornington (Vic.)

7/7 domains measured

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In brief

Mornington - West, in Mornington Peninsula, is an established middle-suburban area. Among Greater Melbourne areas it ranks strongly for health access. It rates lower for the local economy and affordability. Housing is mostly owner-occupied (about 26% of homes rented). This describes the wider area, not any single property, and is context - not advice.

Score breakdown · default weights

Rent burden14 · 30%

Transport50 · 18%

Safety24 · 14%

Health75 · 14%

Hazards50 · 8%

Education26 · 8%

Economy17 · 8%

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Key facts

Council

Mornington Peninsula

Area code (ABS SA2)

214021592

Domains measured

7/7

Strongest domain

Health (75)

Lowest domain

Rent burden (14)

Trends over time - context only, never in the score

Population trend

10,777people · 2023

+30%better2001 → 2023

Area-level · 23 points

20012023

Source: ABS ERP by SA2 — full annual series (2001–2023) · context only - not in the score.

How this trend is built (geography & boundary notes)

Affordability trend (medians)

Rent-to-income30%· 2021

-1.3%better2011 → 2021

Area-level · 3 points

Mortgage-to-income35%· 2021

-21%better2011 → 2021

Area-level · 3 points

Source: ABS Census 2021 Time Series Profile (C21_T02_SA2) · ratio of medians (cost / income), not a 30%-stress share · context only - not in the score.

How this trend is built (geography & boundary notes)

Sources & licences (11)

Rent-to-income ratio — ABS Census 2021 median weekly rent ÷ ABS Data by Region equivalised household income
Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2021Fetched: 2026-05-29
PTV GTFS Schedule — metropolitan train, tram, bus (DTP)
Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: rolling schedule exportFetched: 2026-06-11
VCSA Recorded offences — suburb (Table 03) + LGA fallback (Table 02)
Licence: CC BY 3.0 AUPeriod: 2025 (latest year in export)Fetched: 2026-06-11
Vicmap / MapShare — general hospitals (Emergency Services FOI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Victoria)Period: currentFetched: 2026-05-29
OpenStreetMap — GP/clinic points (Overpass; hospital fallback only)
Licence: ODbL — attribute OSMPeriod: currentFetched: 2026-06-11
Vicmap Planning — Bushfire Prone Area (regulatory overlay)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Victoria)Period: currentFetched: 2026-05-29
Vicplan — Land Subject to Inundation overlay (LSIO; SBO unavailable from API)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Victoria)Period: currentFetched: 2026-05-29
OpenStreetMap — schools within 2 km (Overpass)
Licence: ODbL — attribute OSMPeriod: currentFetched: 2026-06-11
ABS Census 2021 — children enrolled in preschool (SA2)
Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2021Fetched: 2026-06-01
ABS Data by Region — median equivalised household income (weekly)
Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2021Fetched: 2026-05-29
ABS Census 2016 — labour force (employed, participation) by SA2
Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2016Fetched: 2026-06-01

Areas like Mornington - West

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Not relocation or financial advice. The composite score is a percentile rank within Greater Melbourne presented as an optional lens - a data-access tool, not a definitive ranking of places. Context metrics are never folded into the locked seven-domain composite.