19,110

People

est. as @ 17 Jul 2026

2021 Census | 18,734 people

23.21 km²

Land area

823.4 /km²

Density

1.1%

Unemployment

51 /yr

Resi approvals

Mount Eliza is a coastal locality situated 43 kilometers south-southeast from the Melbourne CBD. The suburb of Mount Eliza has an estimated resident population of approximately 19,110 as of the latest May 2026 figures, showing a small increase from the 18,734 individuals counted at the 2021 Census. This community is predominantly composed of family households, particularly couples with children, alongside a high proportion of middle-aged and older residents. The population exhibits steady, low-expansion growth patterns, supported by excellent local school performance and a highly qualified, well-educated resident base. Local economic conditions are characterized by high average taxpayer incomes of $105,186, exceptionally low unemployment rates, and positive future industry employment projections. In contrast to these strong economic indicators, the suburb of Mount Eliza experiences relatively low levels of new property development, which limits housing supply but supports the established residential market. The area is highly regarded for its natural appeal, featuring scenic beaches, parks, and nature reserves, complemented by a local shopping and dining district that supports its family-oriented lifestyle.

Estimated residents are up from 18,734 at the 2021 Census — a change of 376 people, or 2.0%.

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Metrici

Mount Eliza

Latest FY Approvals

46,344

185,138

Current FY-to-Date Approvals

39,880

184,871

–Detached House Approvals

45/87.4%

19,891/55.0%

89,436/61.9%

–Attached/Other Approvals

6/12.6%

16,302/45.0%

55,043/38.1%

Average Annual Approvals

46,055

188,882

Total 5-Year Approvals

256

230,275

944,410

Approvals per 1,000 People (2yr)

2.3

8.2

6.5

Approvals per 1,000 People (5yr)

2.7

7.2

Pop Growth per Approval (2yr)

2.7

2.6

2.8

Pop Growth per Approval (5yr)

-0.1

1.6

2.1

Persons per Approval

442

125

158

Residential Value per Unit

1,219

367

342

Commercial Development Value

45,360

17,870,380

105,080,908

Development Drivers Ranking

100

Address	Price	Sold	Type	Beds	Baths	Cars	Land	$/m² land
32 moondah beach, mount eliza, VIC, 3930	—	1 June 2026	Studio	1	1	0	—	—
30 koetong pde, mount eliza, VIC, 3930	$1.85M	21 Apr 2026	House	3	2	2	645m²	$2,868
1A koornalla cres, mount eliza, VIC, 3930	—	17 Mar 2026	House	5	4	3	910m²	—

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Latest Population Est.	19,110	5,467,717	27,798,796
Growth Since Census	2.0%	11.2%	9.3%
Population 2021 Census	18,734	4,917,750	25,422,788
Natural Increase	0.0%	20.0%	20.0%
Overseas Migration	100.0%	80.0%	80.0%
Interstate Migration	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Population Forecast Growth (2041)	9.6%	27.3%	19.8%
Persons per Square Kilometer	823	547	3

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Total Employment	9,752	2,999,459	14,651,372
–Health Care & Social Assistance	14.6%	14.2%	15.2%
–Construction	11.7%	9.7%	9.3%
–Education & Training	11.3%	9.2%	9.2%
Labour Force	9,864	3,149,663	15,298,546
Participation Rate	63.6%	70.2%	67.2%
Working from Home	39.6%	32.6%	23.9%
Unemployment	1.1%	4.8%	4.2%
1Yr Emp. Growth	0.4%	2.1%	1.5%
5Yr Emp. Growth Forecast	6.8%	6.6%	6.5%
Employment Drivers Ranking	92	67	100

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Median Annual Income Est.	67,011	63,238	62,634
Average Annual Income Est.	115,305	82,395	80,499
ATO Median Taxable Income	61,130	57,688	57,137
ATO Average Taxable Income	105,186	75,164	73,435
Median Household Income	2,547	1,901	1,746
–$0 to 399	275 (4.3%)	124,775 (6.3%)	638,312 (6.3%)
–$400 to 799	761 (11.9%)	273,317 (13.8%)	1,671,771 (16.5%)
–$800 to 1,499	1,037 (16.2%)	398,092 (20.1%)	2,158,104 (21.3%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	1,599 (25.0%)	649,623 (32.8%)	3,201,695 (31.6%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	857 (13.4%)	235,687 (11.9%)	1,114,514 (11.0%)
–$4,000+	1,868 (29.2%)	299,065 (15.1%)	1,357,681 (13.4%)
Median Family Income	2,956	2,243	2,120
–$0 to 399	131 (2.5%)	51,956 (3.7%)	236,192 (3.3%)
–$400 to 799	300 (5.7%)	126,379 (9.0%)	758,676 (10.6%)
–$800 to 1,499	768 (14.6%)	263,993 (18.8%)	1,474,408 (20.6%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	1,477 (28.1%)	504,114 (35.9%)	2,562,321 (35.8%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	826 (15.7%)	203,611 (14.5%)	973,396 (13.6%)
–$4,000+	1,756 (33.4%)	254,163 (18.1%)	1,145,171 (16.0%)
Median Personal Income	966	841	805
–$0 to 399	4,797 (25.1%)	1,470,816 (26.9%)	7,303,780 (26.3%)
–$400 to 799	3,688 (19.3%)	1,170,091 (21.4%)	6,526,191 (23.5%)
–$800 to 1,499	3,975 (20.8%)	1,399,736 (25.6%)	7,137,153 (25.7%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	4,242 (22.2%)	1,099,011 (20.1%)	5,359,808 (19.3%)
–$3,000 to 3,499	669 (3.5%)	114,822 (2.1%)	527,649 (1.9%)
–$3,500+	1,739 (9.1%)	213,241 (3.9%)	944,215 (3.4%)
–Low Income (<$800/wk)	16.2%	20.1%	22.8%
–High Income (>$3,000/wk)	42.6%	27.0%	24.4%
Largest Income Group	$4000+	$1,500 - 2,999	$1,500 - 2,999
Household Disposable Income	9,671	6,948	6,376
SEIFA Score	9.1	6.3	5.6

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Total Dwellings (Census)	6,280	1,781,344	9,275,218
–Owned Outright	46.2%	30.7%	32.1%
–Owned with Mortgage	45.2%	38.2%	36.2%
–Rented	8.6%	31.1%	31.7%
–Detached Houses	91.8%	67.9%	72.5%
–Semi-Detached	3.8%	16.2%	12.6%
–Apartments	4.4%	15.6%	14.3%
–Other Dwellings	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
–Median Monthly Mortgage	2,600	2,000	1,863
–Median Weekly Rent	512	390	375
–$0-149/wk	1.6%	4.6%	7.3%
–$150-349/wk	15.6%	27.4%	33.4%
–$350-649/wk	47.5%	59.7%	50.9%
–$650-949/wk	24.7%	6.4%	6.6%
–>$950/wk	10.5%	1.9%	1.8%
–Aggregate Housing Cost	1,366	1,289	1,189
–Mortgage / Income	23.6%	24.3%	24.6%
–Rent / Income	20.1%	20.5%	21.5%
–Persons per Bedroom	0.8	0.9	0.8

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1.Mount Eliza: Emil Madsen Reserve - East Pavilion

2.Mount Eliza Landfill Capping Rehabilitation Works

3.Mount Eliza: Canadian Bay Carpark

4.Moondah Mansion Retirement Village

5.Mount Eliza: Blackspot Program - Mount Eliza Way

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Suburb	Distance	People	Median	Growth	Sales
Mount Eliza	—	19,110	—	—	—
Frankston South	3.6 km	19,250	—	—	—
Baxter	5.5 km	2,318	—	—	—
Mornington (Vic.)	5.9 km	26,003	—	—	—
Frankston	6.4 km	38,962	—	—	—
Somerville (Vic.)	8.2 km	12,636	—	—	—
Frankston North	9.5 km	5,856	—	—	—
Langwarrin	9.8 km	24,407	—	—	—
Seaford (Vic.)	9.9 km	18,332	—	—	—
Mount Martha	10.8 km	20,303	—	—	—
Tyabb	10.9 km	3,704	—	—	—
Pearcedale	12.6 km	4,055	—	—	—
Carrum Downs	12.6 km	23,631	—	—	—
Skye (Vic.)	12.8 km	8,335	—	—	—
Carrum	13.1 km	4,512	—	—	—
Patterson Lakes	14.1 km	7,966	—	—	—
Cranbourne South	14.2 km	4,013	—	—	—
Bonbeach	14.5 km	7,072	—	—	—
Hastings (Vic.)	14.9 km	10,715	—	—	—

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Current Household Est.	6,397	1,980,559	10,142,077
Median Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Total Households (Census)	6,271	1,781,346	9,275,217
–Lone Person Households	16.9%	24.8%	25.6%
–Group Households	1.0%	4.3%	3.9%
–Other Households	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
–Family Households	82.2%	70.9%	70.5%
–Couple with Children	44.0%	34.5%	31.4%
–Couple No Children	30.2%	24.5%	26.8%
–One Parent Family	7.7%	10.6%	11.1%
–Avg Children per Family	1.8	1.4	1.6
Currently Married	59.8%	47.0%	46.5%
Never Married	25.9%	38.0%	36.5%

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
University Qualifications	37.9%	37.0%	30.4%
–Bachelor Degree	25.3%	23.7%	20.0%
–Postgraduate Degree	8.0%	9.9%	7.6%
–Advanced Diploma	13.6%	11.2%	10.8%
–Certificate	16.9%	16.7%	22.0%
No Tertiary Qualifications	31.6%	35.2%	36.8%
Number of Schools	7	1,767	11,054
Total School Attendance	4,974	805,274	4,176,099
ICSEA Score	1,109	1,056	1,001
Education Drivers Ranking	97	97	100

#	School name	Type	Places	ICSEA	Distance (km)
1	Mount Eliza Secondary College	Secondary	810	1058	0.16
2	Mount Eliza Primary School	Primary	441	1095	0.47
3	Mount Eliza North Primary School	Primary	523	1113	0.66
4	Peninsula Grammar	Combined	1,268	1121	0.79
5	St Thomas More's School	Primary	289	1115	0.92
6	Kunyung Primary School	Primary	783	1115	1.63
7	Toorak College	Combined	860	1147	2.04

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Transport Stops	31	21,358	171,981
Routes	5	670	12,966
Weekly Trips	771	317,563	1,140,068
Avg Dist. Between Stops (m)	110	90	235
Avg Dist. to Local Pop. (m)	669	267	7,586
Population per Stop	614	256	161
Population per Trip	24.7	17.2	24.3
Population per Route	3,807	8,156	2,136
Public Transport Access Ranking	26	91	100
Vehicles per Dwelling	1.9	1.3	1.4
Work from Home	39.6%	32.6%	23.9%
Single Mode Commute	59.6%	64.8%	73.8%
Two Mode	0.8%	2.1%	1.9%
Three+ Mode	0.0%	0.5%	0.3%
–Car	94.2%	81.9%	84.1%
–Train	1.7%	7.7%	4.9%
–Bus	0.8%	2.4%	3.6%
–Walk	1.9%	3.2%	3.7%
–Cycle	0.3%	1.2%	1.0%
–Ferry	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
–Tram/Light Rail	0.0%	1.9%	0.5%
–Other	0.7%	0.9%	1.1%

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Private Health Cover Rate	68.2%	56.7%	55.7%
Need for Assistance	4.3%	5.5%	5.8%
Zero L/T Health Conditions	71.5%	72.6%	69.8%
One Long Term Condition	20.1%	19.3%	20.5%
Two Long Term Conditions	5.6%	5.5%	6.4%
3+ Long Term Conditions	2.8%	2.6%	3.3%
–Arthritis	7.8%	6.4%	7.7%
–Asthma	7.0%	7.3%	7.4%
–Cancer	3.8%	2.3%	2.6%
–Dementia / Alzheimers	0.8%	0.6%	0.7%
–Diabetes	2.7%	4.1%	4.3%
–Heart Disease	4.2%	3.1%	3.6%
–Kidney Disease	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
–Lung Condition	1.2%	1.1%	1.6%
–Mental Health Issue	6.5%	7.5%	8.0%
–Stroke	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%
–Other Condition	6.7%	7.2%	7.3%

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Born Overseas	23.0%	37.3%	29.3%
Born in Australia	77.0%	62.7%	70.7%
Australian Citizens	90.9%	81.1%	83.8%
Speak English Only	93.5%	64.1%	76.4%
Speak Other Language	6.5%	35.9%	23.6%
Indigenous Population	0.3%	0.5%	2.2%
Largest Ethnic Group	English	English	English
Main Religion	Christianity	Christianity	Christianity
–Buddhism	0.7%	4.2%	2.6%
–Christianity	46.6%	43.0%	47.5%
–Hinduism	0.5%	4.4%	2.9%
–Islam	0.1%	5.6%	3.5%
–Judaism	0.3%	1.0%	0.4%
–Other	0.3%	2.3%	1.4%
–No Religion	51.5%	39.5%	41.6%

Metrici	Mount Eliza	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Median Age	45	37	38
Largest Age Group	5 to 14	25 to 34	25 to 34
Children (0-14)	19.4%	17.5%	17.5%
Working Age (15-64)	56.9%	67.5%	64.7%
Seniors (65+)	24.3%	15.0%	17.8%
Age Distribution Variance	23.0%	22.0%	16.0%
Dependency Ratio	77.0%	48.0%	55.0%
Fastest Growing Age Group	85+	85+	85+