Morwell

VIC

Morwell is a stable region in VIC with 14,487 residents.

SA2 code: 205041096
State: VIC

Population

14,487

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.4%

3yr: +0.6% · 10yr: +3.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$215/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$942/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Morwell (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.6%5yr: +1.4%10yr: +3.1%Total: +1.0%

Population grew from 14,345 to 14,487 over 24 years, averaging 0.0% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 4.7%

Almost entirely detached houses (86.4%), mixed tenure (62.0% own or mortgage), built for families (54% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 86.4%

5,011 houses366 townhouses425 apartments

Tenure

Owned 37.1%

Mortgage 24.9%

Renting 33.7%

Owned 37.1%Mortgage 24.9%Renting 33.7%Other / NS 4.2%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

232 (4.1%)

2 bed

1,267 (22.4%)

3 bed

3,059 (54.2%)

4 bed

946 (16.8%)

5 bed

122 (2.2%)

6+ bed

18 (0.3%)