Morpeth NSW 2321

Living Here

Morpeth is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,686 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,122 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 15 schools

  • Morpeth Public School
  • Linuwel Steiner School
  • Tenambit Primary School
  • Hinton Public School
  • St Bede's Catholic College
  • St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
  • Maitland High School
  • Largs Public School
  • Maitland Grossmann High School
  • OneSchool Global Maitland Campus

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• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • Maize Street Roasters
  • Hock's Wok
• 1 supermarket

  • Tenambit Foodworks
• 14 parks

  • Illalaung Park
  • James Street Reserve
  • Queens Wharf Reserve
  • Morpeth Common
  • O'Hearn Street Park
  • Thursby Street Park
  • Stace Crescent Park
  • Tom Lantry Park
  • Bakers Brickyard
  • Hinton Park

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• 6 Catholic churches

  • Holy Family Catholic Church
  • Saint Joseph's Church
  • Saint John the Baptist Oratory
  • Sacred Heart
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Beresfield Church
  • Saint Paul's Catholic Church
• 1 pharmacy

  • Tenambit Pharmacy
• 1 physiotherapist

  • PhysioStudio
• 3 optometrists

  • Hunter Eye Surgeons
  • Bailey Nelson
  • J & J Optical
• 2 hospitals

  • New Maitland Hospital
  • Maitland Private Hospital
• 1 vet

  • East Maitland Veterinary Clinic
• 2 libraries

  • East Maitland Library
  • Thornton Library
• 2 post offices

  • Morpeth Post Office
  • Tenambit Post Office
• 7 gyms & sports centres

  • Raworth Tennis Centre
  • Hunter Tennis Resort
  • City of Maitland Pistol Club
  • East Maitland Aquatic Centre
  • Newcastle University Boat Club
  • Endeavour Rowing Club
  • Hunter Valley Grammar Rowing Club
• 2 golf clubs

  • Maitland Golf Club (NSW)
  • Beresfield Golf Course
• 1 bakery

  • Tenambit Bakery
• 1 butcher

  • Tenambit Butchery
• 6 places to stay

  • Morpeth Lodge Motel
  • The Old Victoria
  • Endeavour Motel
  • Molly Morgan Motor Inn
  • Maitland Caravan Park
  • Coach Stop Caravan Park

Getting around. Train station: Victoria Street, 4 km south-west · Railway halt: Mindaribba, 7.6 km north-west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 12.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 45.2%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,048 bird observations recorded near Morpeth — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (1,749)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,730)
• Common Myna (1,594)
• Magpie-lark (1,421)
• Chestnut Teal (1,328)
• Noisy Miner (1,254)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,228)
• Australian Wood Duck (1,183)
• Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (1,130)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,100)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (1,022)
• White-faced Heron (1,000)
• Common Starling (991)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Morpeth:

• Raworth (1.4 km)
• Phoenix Park (1.8 km)
• Tenambit (2 km)
• Chisholm (3.2 km)
• Hinton (3.2 km)
• Pitnacree (3.7 km)
• Berry Park (3.8 km)
• Largs (4 km)

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