VIC · Wellington Council

Moornapa, 3862

Est. population · Jun 2025

4

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

69

Median income

$474/wk

Employment rate

50%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

    What Moornapa is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Wellington Council, Moornapa keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.

    Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

    Reported crime has been rising recently. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

    At a glance

    Moornapa snapshot

    A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    $450/wk

    Population (ERP)

    4

    0.0% annual growth

    Dwelling vacancy

    0.0%

    Census unoccupied dwellings

    How it compares

    Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

    Safety

    98th

    percentile in state (higher = safer)

    Pop. growth

    27th

    percentile in VIC

    Population growth

    Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

    Housing mix

    Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Housing

    All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
    $450

    Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

    Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

    Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

    Data sources & freshness

    Population

    Estimated resident population

    4(June 2025)

    0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 27th percentile in VIC

    Growth figures & methodology
    Annual growth
    0.0%
    5-year growth
    0.0%
    Change in 1 year
    0
    Change in 5 years
    0
    Growth rank in VIC
    27th percentile

    ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

    Methodology

    Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

    The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at -1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    5
    Median age
    69
    Median household income / week
    $474
    Dwelling vacancy
    0%
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 4
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    50%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    4 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

    Community & culture

    No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Crime & safety

    Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

    Offence counts & rates
    Total offences (2023)
    2
    Against the person
    2
    Against property
    0
    Rate per 1,000 residents
    500
    Person-crime prevalence
    About 1 in 2 residents
    State safety percentile
    97.5th (lower crime is better)
    Increase (daily rate)
    +100%

    Most common offence types

    • A731 Fv Threatening Behaviour2

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Crime rate and year-on-year trend

    Data sources & freshness

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Mafra District Hospital (33.4 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    Data sources & freshness

    Weather

    Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

    Summer (Dec–Feb)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 13°
    Rainfall
    149 mm · ~19 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    21° / 9°
    Rainfall
    153 mm · ~19 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    15° / 4°
    Rainfall
    133 mm · ~17 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    20° / 8°
    Rainfall
    177 mm · ~22 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    Overlay applies

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Bushfire hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Gippsland
    Member of Parliament
    Darren CHESTER (The Nationals)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    118,075
    Turnout (2025)
    92.0%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +1.2 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 69.4%Labor 30.6%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 41.5 km away).

    Coalition 74.8%Labor 25.2%

    5.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: -0.6 pp toward Coalition

    Nearest polling places

    • BriagolongLabor 34.4% · Coalition 65.6% TPP (2025)17.9 km away
    • BoisdaleLabor 19.0% · Coalition 81.0% TPP (2025)25.2 km away
    • LindenowLabor 16.7% · Coalition 83.3% TPP (2025)29.2 km away
    • StratfordLabor 26.7% · Coalition 73.3% TPP (2025)30.8 km away
    • MaffraLabor 23.9% · Coalition 76.1% TPP (2025)33.8 km away

    Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

    Data sources & freshness

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