14,487

People

est. as @ 17 Jul 2026

2021 Census | 14,389 people

44.79 km²

Land area

323.4 /km²

Density

12.3%

Unemployment

46 /yr

Resi approvals

Situated 135 kilometers east-southeast from the Melbourne CBD, the suburb of Morwell is nested between the Strzelecki Ranges and the Latrobe Valley. The area is recognized for its natural surroundings, featuring local points of interest such as the Morwell River Falls and the Tarwin Lower to Morwell National Park. It also hosts a local creative community with several galleries, art centers, and the Morwell Centenary Rose Garden. The suburb provides access to various recreational amenities, including local golf courses, sports facilities, and reserves that serve residents and visitors alike, within an affordable living market. As of May 2026, the population of the suburb of Morwell is estimated at 14,487, representing a minor increase from the 14,389 residents counted during the 2021 Census. This population is characterized by a high proportion of single-person households, lower median household sizes, and above-average numbers of children per family. The local economy features a notable employment base in utilities and elevated retail trade jobs, alongside a workforce that averages lower education levels and lower-quartile incomes. Overall, the suburb of Morwell exhibits a standard age distribution, low relative construction activity, and steady population expansion patterns.

Estimated residents are up from 14,389 at the 2021 Census — a change of 98 people, or 0.7%.

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Metrici

Morwell

Latest FY Approvals

185,138

327

Current FY-to-Date Approvals

184,871

441

–Detached House Approvals

40/86.4%

89,436/61.9%

269/92.5%

–Attached/Other Approvals

6/13.6%

55,043/38.1%

22/7.5%

Average Annual Approvals

188,882

416

Total 5-Year Approvals

230

944,410

2,080

Approvals per 1,000 People (2yr)

1.6

6.5

4.1

Approvals per 1,000 People (5yr)

3.2

7.2

5.4

Pop Growth per Approval (2yr)

1.6

2.8

1.6

Pop Growth per Approval (5yr)

0.9

2.1

1.2

Persons per Approval

628

158

244

Residential Value per Unit

361

342

263

Commercial Development Value

83,492

105,080,908

127,731

Development Drivers Ranking

100

Address	Price	Sold	Type	Beds	Baths	Cars	Land	$/m² land
1 botany st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$549K	28 Aug 2026	House	5	2	2	—	—
10 donald st, morwell, VIC, 3840	—	27 Aug 2026	House	3	1	1	—	—
2 avondale rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	—	27 Aug 2026	House	5	3	1	633m²	—
1 ash st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$510K	26 Aug 2026	House	4	1	4	645m²	$791
16 rachel way, morwell, VIC, 3840	$536K	19 Aug 2026	House	3	1	1	534m²	$1,004
17 porter st, morwell, VIC, 3840	—	18 Aug 2026	House	3	1	1	633m²	—
178 maryvale rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$460K	17 Aug 2026	House	3	1	2	864m²	$532
4 stephenson st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$335K	14 Aug 2026	House	2	1	0	751m²	$446
12 budge st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$420K	14 Aug 2026	House	3	1	1	570m²	$737
11 winston ct, morwell, VIC, 3840	$457K	14 Aug 2026	House	3	1	2	535m²	$854
2 kerrie st, morwell, VIC, 3840	—	11 Aug 2026	House	3	1	0	498m²	—
26 latrobe rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$430K	10 Aug 2026	House	2	1	4	568m²	$757
37 wallace st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$515K	6 Aug 2026	House	3	1	1	668m²	$771
14 hannah st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$530K	6 Aug 2026	House	4	2	2	—	—
21 parkview blvd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$820K	6 Aug 2026	House	4	2	2	870m²	$943
13 bolger st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$470K	5 Aug 2026	House	3	1	0	538m²	$874
35 kurt st, morwell, VIC, 3840	—	4 Aug 2026	House	3	1	1	—	—
68 church st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$581K	29 July 2026	House	4	2	3	1,190m²	$488
153 mary st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$970K	28 July 2026	Block Of Units	7	3	4	799m²	$1,214
38 comans st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$420K	27 July 2026	House	3	1	0	886m²	$474
103 bridle rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$530K	24 July 2026	House	3	1	1	612m²	$866
33 hourigan rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$450K	23 July 2026	House	3	2	0	772m²	$583
5 fraser st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$512K	20 July 2026	House	3	1	2	546m²	$937
77 vary st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$242K	15 July 2026	House	3	1	0	—	—
36 robertson st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$455K	14 July 2026	House	3	1	0	702m²	$648
54 well st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$415K	14 July 2026	House	2	1	1	644m²	$644
29 hopetoun ave, morwell, VIC, 3840	$350K	11 July 2026	House	3	1	2	600m²	$583
36 gillie cres, morwell, VIC, 3840	$540K	9 July 2026	House	3	1	0	613m²	$881
431 princes dr, morwell, VIC, 3840	$370K	7 July 2026	House	3	1	2	—	—
10 o grady st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$485K	6 July 2026	House	3	2	1	616m²	$787
15 wedge st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$268K	3 July 2026	Land	0	0	0	648m²	$414
60 church st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$619K	3 July 2026	House	3	1	2	843m²	$734
36 hoyle st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$487K	2 July 2026	House	3	1	1	614m²	$793
91 church st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$472K	30 June 2026	House	3	1	3	—	—
43 spring ct, morwell, VIC, 3840	$175K	30 June 2026	Land	0	0	0	678m²	$258
5 lae ct, morwell, VIC, 3840	$423K	25 June 2026	House	2	1	1	685m²	$617
14 billingsley ct, morwell, VIC, 3840	$570K	25 June 2026	House	3	2	3	894m²	$638
14 josie pl, morwell, VIC, 3840	$740K	24 June 2026	House	4	2	2	875m²	$846
5 madden st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$415K	23 June 2026	House	3	1	3	—	—
104 airliebank rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$412K	23 June 2026	House	2	1	3	629m²	$655
18 haywood st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$250K	17 June 2026	House	1	1	0	—	—
7 doolan st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$360K	16 June 2026	House	4	1	1	—	—
60 english st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$640K	15 June 2026	House	4	2	2	685m²	$934
2 field ct, morwell, VIC, 3840	$560K	15 June 2026	House	3	1	1	815m²	$687
13 wedge st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$645K	13 June 2026	House	4	2	2	640m²	$1,008
7 parklands pl, morwell, VIC, 3840	$720K	12 June 2026	House	5	2	3	—	—
26 angus st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$449K	11 June 2026	House	3	1	0	—	—
22 gillie cres, morwell, VIC, 3840	$500K	11 June 2026	House	3	1	2	558m²	$896
13 dayble st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$410K	10 June 2026	House	3	1	1	605m²	$678
54 churchill rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$470K	9 June 2026	House	3	2	2	—	—
34 the ave, morwell, VIC, 3840	$449K	9 June 2026	House	3	1	3	613m²	$732
59 junier st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$390K	9 June 2026	House	3	1	2	438m²	$890
100 latrobe rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$1.02M	4 June 2026	House	3	1	3	20,234m²	$50
83 robertson st, morwell, VIC, 3840	—	1 June 2026	House	3	1	1	698m²	—
1 joy st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$570K	29 May 2026	House	3	1	1	600m²	$950
1 waratah dr, morwell, VIC, 3840	$593K	28 May 2026	House	3	2	2	604m²	$982
1 franklin st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$760K	28 May 2026	House	9	6	2	791m²	$961
103 vincent rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$575K	27 May 2026	House	3	2	2	—	—
85 crinigan rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$405K	25 May 2026	House	3	1	1	588m²	$689
49 crinigan rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$461K	22 May 2026	House	3	1	2	—	—
20 grant st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$580K	20 May 2026	House	4	2	4	912m²	$636
19 dunbar ave, morwell, VIC, 3840	$395K	19 May 2026	House	3	1	3	853m²	$463
16 kurt st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$479K	15 May 2026	House	3	2	1	602m²	$796
7 sydney st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$320K	9 May 2026	House	2	1	2	684m²	$468
25 burnside dr, morwell, VIC, 3840	$497K	8 May 2026	House	3	1	2	639m²	$778
60 elizabeth st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$400K	8 May 2026	House	2	1	1	604m²	$662
39 haywood st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$550K	7 May 2026	House	5	2	1	815m²	$675
180 maryvale rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$485K	6 May 2026	House	3	1	2	924m²	$525
28 parkview blvd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$650K	30 Apr 2026	House	4	2	2	—	—
28 winifred st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$393K	30 Apr 2026	House	2	1	1	698m²	$563
56 mcmillan st, morwell, VIC, 3840	—	30 Apr 2026	House	4	2	1	693m²	—
3 airlie bank rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$529K	29 Apr 2026	House	3	2	4	615m²	$860
82 comans st, morwell, VIC, 3840	—	29 Apr 2026	House	2	1	1	—	—
2 wingan way, morwell, VIC, 3840	$550K	28 Apr 2026	House	4	2	2	677m²	$812
42 wattletree cres, morwell, VIC, 3840	$579K	24 Apr 2026	House	4	2	1	559m²	$1,036
3 alamein st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$434K	23 Apr 2026	House	3	1	2	—	—
24 crinigan rd, morwell, VIC, 3840	$436K	23 Apr 2026	House	3	1	0	633m²	$689
1 charles ct, morwell, VIC, 3840	$560K	22 Apr 2026	House	4	1	4	703m²	$797
2 sydney st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$340K	22 Apr 2026	House	2	1	2	741m²	$459
7 kurt st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$445K	21 Apr 2026	House	3	1	1	582m²	$765
12 livingstone st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$450K	21 Apr 2026	House	3	1	3	—	—
74 wallace st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$598K	21 Apr 2026	House	4	2	2	—	—
36 winifred st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$435K	20 Apr 2026	House	3	2	2	642m²	$678
46 kurt st, morwell, VIC, 3840	$415K	20 Apr 2026	House	4	1	2	669m²	$620

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaRest of Vic.	Comparison areaAustralia
Latest Population Est.	14,487	1,643,738	27,798,796
Growth Since Census	0.7%	4.3%	9.3%
Population 2021 Census	14,389	1,576,613	25,422,788
Natural Increase	0.0%	15.0%	20.0%
Overseas Migration	100.0%	47.0%	80.0%
Interstate Migration	0.0%	38.0%	0.0%
Population Forecast Growth (2041)	14.9%	8.2%	19.8%
Persons per Square Kilometer	323	7	3

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Total Employment	5,337	14,651,372	36,479
–Health Care & Social Assistance	17.6%	15.2%	17.7%
–Retail Trade	12.7%	9.5%	10.7%
–Accommodation & Food	8.8%	6.8%	6.8%
Labour Force	6,084	15,298,546	38,743
Participation Rate	50.5%	67.2%	59.3%
Working from Home	9.9%	23.9%	12.5%
Unemployment	12.3%	4.2%	5.8%
1Yr Emp. Growth	7.6%	1.5%	5.0%
5Yr Emp. Growth Forecast	6.2%	6.5%	6.3%
Employment Drivers Ranking	14	100	28

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Median Annual Income Est.	48,585	62,634	56,564
Average Annual Income Est.	60,404	80,499	70,013
ATO Median Taxable Income	44,321	57,137	51,600
ATO Average Taxable Income	55,103	73,435	63,869
Median Household Income	942	1,746	1,259
–$0 to 399	662 (11.3%)	638,312 (6.3%)	2,705 (8.6%)
–$400 to 799	1,851 (31.6%)	1,671,771 (16.5%)	7,581 (24.1%)
–$800 to 1,499	1,634 (27.9%)	2,158,104 (21.3%)	7,864 (25.0%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	1,253 (21.4%)	3,201,695 (31.6%)	8,745 (27.8%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	269 (4.6%)	1,114,514 (11.0%)	2,359 (7.5%)
–$4,000+	187 (3.2%)	1,357,681 (13.4%)	2,171 (6.9%)
Median Family Income	1,263	2,120	1,677
–$0 to 399	162 (4.7%)	236,192 (3.3%)	714 (3.5%)
–$400 to 799	785 (22.7%)	758,676 (10.6%)	3,183 (15.6%)
–$800 to 1,499	1,134 (32.8%)	1,474,408 (20.6%)	5,387 (26.4%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	1,003 (29.0%)	2,562,321 (35.8%)	7,163 (35.1%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	235 (6.8%)	973,396 (13.6%)	2,122 (10.4%)
–$4,000+	142 (4.1%)	1,145,171 (16.0%)	1,857 (9.1%)
Median Personal Income	522	805	654
–$0 to 399	4,882 (33.7%)	7,303,780 (26.3%)	22,990 (29.0%)
–$400 to 799	4,882 (33.7%)	6,526,191 (23.5%)	23,148 (29.2%)
–$800 to 1,499	3,216 (22.2%)	7,137,153 (25.7%)	19,184 (24.2%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	1,275 (8.8%)	5,359,808 (19.3%)	11,653 (14.7%)
–$3,000 to 3,499	73 (0.5%)	527,649 (1.9%)	951 (1.2%)
–$3,500+	159 (1.1%)	944,215 (3.4%)	1,427 (1.8%)
–Low Income (<$800/wk)	42.9%	22.8%	32.7%
–High Income (>$3,000/wk)	7.8%	24.4%	14.4%
Largest Income Group	$400 - 799	$1,500 - 2,999	$1,500 - 2,999
Household Disposable Income	3,506	6,376	4,761
SEIFA Score	1.6	5.6	3.2

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Total Dwellings (Census)	5,815	9,275,218	30,559
–Owned Outright	38.7%	32.1%	38.7%
–Owned with Mortgage	26.2%	36.2%	35.0%
–Rented	35.0%	31.7%	26.3%
–Detached Houses	86.0%	72.5%	88.1%
–Semi-Detached	6.3%	12.6%	5.9%
–Apartments	7.3%	14.3%	5.6%
–Other Dwellings	0.4%	0.6%	0.4%
–Median Monthly Mortgage	953	1,863	1,213
–Median Weekly Rent	215	375	237
–$0-149/wk	14.5%	7.3%	14.5%
–$150-349/wk	80.2%	33.4%	71.9%
–$350-649/wk	4.7%	50.9%	13.1%
–$650-949/wk	0.3%	6.6%	0.2%
–>$950/wk	0.2%	1.8%	0.2%
–Aggregate Housing Cost	575	1,189	694
–Mortgage / Income	23.3%	24.6%	22.2%
–Rent / Income	22.8%	21.5%	18.8%
–Persons per Bedroom	0.7	0.8	0.7

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Suburb	Distance	People	Median	Growth	Sales
Morwell	—	14,487	—	—	—
Hazelwood North	7.8 km	1,612	—	—	—
Churchill (Vic.)	9.3 km	5,398	—	—	—
Yallourn North	9.4 km	1,671	—	—	—
Traralgon	11.0 km	29,723	—	—	—
Newborough	12.1 km	7,270	—	—	—
Traralgon East	14.5 km	1,880	—	—	—
Moe	14.8 km	9,926	—	—	—
Trafalgar (Vic.)	22.8 km	4,869	—	—	—
Mirboo North	28.8 km	2,388	—	—	—
Yarragon	30.8 km	2,062	—	—	—
Rosedale (Vic.)	33.9 km	1,804	—	—	—
Warragul	42.8 km	23,605	—	—	—
Heyfield	42.9 km	2,180	—	—	—
Yarram	43.6 km	2,188	—	—	—
Neerim South	45.6 km	1,638	—	—	—
Leongatha	49.1 km	6,106	—	—	—
Drouin	50.3 km	18,768	—	—	—
Foster	50.9 km	2,144	—	—	—

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Current Household Est.	5,856	10,142,077	31,425
Median Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.3
Total Households (Census)	5,816	9,275,217	30,560
–Lone Person Households	37.7%	25.6%	32.3%
–Group Households	3.3%	3.9%	2.7%
–Other Households	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
–Family Households	59.1%	70.5%	65.0%
–Couple with Children	18.5%	31.4%	24.2%
–Couple No Children	24.1%	26.8%	27.0%
–One Parent Family	15.1%	11.1%	12.9%
–Avg Children per Family	1.9	1.6	1.9
Currently Married	35.1%	46.5%	41.9%
Never Married	39.6%	36.5%	36.4%

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
University Qualifications	11.0%	30.4%	15.5%
–Bachelor Degree	7.7%	20.0%	10.7%
–Postgraduate Degree	1.8%	7.6%	2.7%
–Advanced Diploma	8.4%	10.8%	9.9%
–Certificate	32.8%	22.0%	31.8%
No Tertiary Qualifications	47.9%	36.8%	42.9%
Number of Schools	7	11,054	52
Total School Attendance	2,304	4,176,099	11,070
ICSEA Score	926	1,001	955
Education Drivers Ranking	13	100	27

#	School name	Type	Places	ICSEA	Distance (km)
1	St Vincent de Paul's School	Primary	208	993	0.17
2	Morwell Central Primary School	Primary	426	899	0.70
3	Morwell Park Primary School	Primary	339	878	0.86
4	Kurnai College - FLO Campus	Secondary	n.a	n.a	1.41
5	Sacred Heart School	Primary	105	952	1.49
6	Berry Street School - Morwell Campus	Secondary	n.a	n.a	2.78
7	Kurnai College	Secondary	1,226	911	4.07

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Transport Stops	107	171,981	423
Routes	21	12,966	77
Weekly Trips	1,835	1,140,068	3,823
Avg Dist. Between Stops (m)	77	235	187
Avg Dist. to Local Pop. (m)	202	7,586	287
Population per Stop	137	161	192
Population per Trip	8	24.3	21.3
Population per Route	699	2,136	1,057
Public Transport Access Ranking	54	100	33
Vehicles per Dwelling	1.1	1.4	1.4
Work from Home	9.9%	23.9%	12.5%
Single Mode Commute	88.6%	73.8%	86.6%
Two Mode	1.4%	1.9%	0.9%
Three+ Mode	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%
–Car	92.2%	84.1%	94.9%
–Train	1.2%	4.9%	0.8%
–Bus	2.2%	3.6%	1.1%
–Walk	2.7%	3.7%	2.1%
–Cycle	0.6%	1.0%	0.3%
–Ferry	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
–Tram/Light Rail	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
–Other	0.8%	1.1%	0.5%

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Private Health Cover Rate	48.7%	55.7%	50.9%
Need for Assistance	11.1%	5.8%	8.4%
Zero L/T Health Conditions	55.0%	69.8%	60.1%
One Long Term Condition	26.3%	20.5%	24.7%
Two Long Term Conditions	11.1%	6.4%	9.5%
3+ Long Term Conditions	7.6%	3.3%	5.7%
–Arthritis	11.3%	7.7%	10.5%
–Asthma	9.8%	7.4%	9.3%
–Cancer	2.8%	2.6%	2.9%
–Dementia / Alzheimers	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%
–Diabetes	6.4%	4.3%	5.5%
–Heart Disease	5.3%	3.6%	4.7%
–Kidney Disease	1.5%	0.8%	1.2%
–Lung Condition	3.4%	1.6%	2.7%
–Mental Health Issue	12.2%	8.0%	10.4%
–Stroke	1.4%	0.8%	1.1%
–Other Condition	8.5%	7.3%	8.2%

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Born Overseas	18.2%	29.3%	13.9%
Born in Australia	81.8%	70.7%	86.1%
Australian Citizens	83.3%	83.8%	88.1%
Speak English Only	88.0%	76.4%	92.8%
Speak Other Language	12.0%	23.6%	7.2%
Indigenous Population	2.2%	2.2%	1.5%
Largest Ethnic Group	English	English	Australian
Main Religion	Christianity	Christianity	Christianity
–Buddhism	1.1%	2.6%	0.8%
–Christianity	44.4%	47.5%	44.6%
–Hinduism	0.6%	2.9%	0.5%
–Islam	2.4%	3.5%	0.8%
–Judaism	0.1%	0.4%	0.1%
–Other	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%
–No Religion	50.6%	41.6%	52.6%

Metrici	Morwell	Comparison areaAustralia	Comparison areaSA3
Median Age	42	38	42
Largest Age Group	25 to 34	25 to 34	25 to 34
Children (0-14)	17.4%	17.5%	17.4%
Working Age (15-64)	60.3%	64.7%	61.2%
Seniors (65+)	23.0%	17.8%	21.5%
Age Distribution Variance	12.0%	16.0%	13.0%
Dependency Ratio	67.0%	55.0%	63.0%
Fastest Growing Age Group	85+	85+	85+