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Morisset NSW 2264

4,208 addresses · 106 streets

Hunter Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Morisset · 88 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Morisset is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,078 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $959 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,078Population
53Median age
$959Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Morisset - Cooranbong statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Morisset itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Morisset, 350 m south-east · Bus interchange: Morisset Bus Interchange, 350 m east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 16 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 58.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Morisset

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Morisset NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202058.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202181.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.8% · Labour-force participation 38%

Population by age in Morisset
Population by age, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4213
5-14364
15-19175
20-24211
25-34408
35-44378
45-54352
55-64445
65-74546
75-84606
85+373
Dwelling types in Morisset
Dwelling types, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,261
Townhouse363
Apartment46
Other14
Households by weekly income in Morisset
Households by weekly income, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650495
$650-1,499583
$1,500-2,999360
$3,000+141
Top ancestries in Morisset
Top ancestries, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,818
Australian1,531
Irish458
Scottish431
Ancestry NS365
Aboriginal269
Housing tenure in Morisset
Housing tenure, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned690
Mortgage250
Rented534
Other169
Cars per household in Morisset
Cars per household, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0163
1857
2393
3145
4+93
Commute to work in Morisset
Commute to work, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car725
Train19
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked32
Bicycle0
Home218
Top countries of birth in Morisset
Top countries of birth, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England187
New Zealand80
Scotland21
India20
Netherlands20
Philippines19
Languages used at home in Morisset
Languages used at home, Morisset NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Samoan17
Bengali12
Spanish12
Afrikaans10
Tamil10
Tagalog9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

51,208 bird observations recorded near Morisset — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Morisset

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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