Executive summary
The development of a council plan and the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHWP) is informed by the profile on the community that the plans aim to serve.
Moyne Shire spans an area of 5,478km2, with a population of 17,610, a median age of 45, and gross regional product of almost $1.5 billion. Moyne’s
Moyne Shire’s largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing, generating 34% of its revenue and employing 37% of the population. This supports a reasonably low unemployment rate of 1.3% (June 2024 quarter).
This profile report provides an overview of the shire’s profile relative data related to its people, the natural environment, the shire’s economic profile, and indicators of place and place-making.
To support the development of the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan, an analysis of key health and wellbeing determinants has been undertaken, exploring lifestyle and behavioural factors, environmental factors including social, cultural, economic, and natural factors that all have impact upon the public health of our community.
Self-reporting on levels of overall health, and of psychological distress demonstrate Moyne’s need for complex and allied health solutions, ensuring that collaborative approaches to outcomes are realised.
It explores Moyne Shire inhabitants’ engagement with public health, particularly related to support for the challenges of mental health, how family violence impacts community public health outcomes, and the impact of our built and natural environment as some key determinants.
Moyne Shire – statistics at a glance
Community profile
Population - 17,610
Median age - 45
Australian citizens - 90.5%
Indigenous population – 1.62%
Need help with core activities – 5%
Same sex couples – 0.88%
Families with two children or more – 72.4%
Unemployment rate – 1.3%
People
Report fair to poor health – 17.3% (Victorian 20.5%)
One or more long term health conditions – 37.81% (Victorian 34.98%)
Low to medium life satisfaction – 18.8% (Victorian 21.9%)
Self-report having a disability – 21.9%
Natural environment
Drive to work in vehicle – 60%
Dwellings with solar installation – 27%
People that rate environmental sustainability as extremely or very important – 63%
Emissions attributable to agriculture activities – 76%
Economic indicators
Median weekly income - $1,530 (13% less than Victorian median weekly income)
Labour force participation rate – 62.7% (Victoria – 62.6%)
Employed in agriculture, forestry or fishing – 33.71% (Victoria – 2.2%)
Revenue generated by agriculture, forestry and fishing – 34.1%
Place and place-making
Report high level of civic trust (in public institutions and government) – 52%
Report high level of social trust (in acquaintances and strangers in community) – 29.5%
Planning for population growth as extremely or very important – 59%
Believe there is “good community spirit” – 79.1%