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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id3,259 people were estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2022.
Residential non-private dwellings include aged care facilities as well as defence force facilities, hospitals, prisons, staff quarters and boarding houses. As a general rule, an increase in people aged 18 to 24 living in non-private dwellings indicates a growth in student accommodation, defence force facilities or prisons. Similarly an increase in people aged over 75 living in non-private dwellings indicates growth in aged care facilities.
| Persons in non-private dwellings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mornington Peninsula Shire | Year | Change between 2016 and 2036 | |||
| Area | 2016 | 2036 | Total change | Aged 18 to 24 years | Aged 75+ years |
| Mornington Peninsula Shire | 3,086 | 3,586 | +500 | 0 | +500 |
| Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baxter - Pearcedale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bittern - Crib Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dromana - Safety Beach | 195 | 328 | +133 | 0 | +133 |
| Flinders - Shoreham - Point Leo | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hastings | 111 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMAS Cerberus | 815 | 815 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moorooduc - Tuerong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mornington | 464 | 571 | +107 | 0 | +107 |
| Mount Eliza | 364 | 400 | +36 | 0 | +35 |
| Mount Martha | 308 | 425 | +117 | 0 | +116 |
| Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck | 567 | 674 | +107 | 0 | +106 |
| Rye - Tootgarook - St Andrews Beach | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somerville | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyabb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key findings
There were 3,086 people estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2016. The number of persons in non-private dwellings in Mornington Peninsula Shire is expected to increase to 3,444 persons in 2026 and to 3,586 persons in 2036.
The age structure of the population is an indicator of Mornington Peninsula Shire's residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future. The age structure of Mornington Peninsula Shire is indicative of the area’s era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for aged based services and facilities.
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