Morton NSW 2538
120 addresses · 10 streets
Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Morton · 189 km from Sydney
Living Here
Morton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 225 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,542 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ulladulla Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Morton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: HMAS Albatross, 55.7 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 90.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 90.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 94.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 58.1%
Population by age in Morton
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 32 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 26 |
| 45-54 | 29 |
| 55-64 | 47 |
| 65-74 | 37 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Morton
| House | 69 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Morton
| <$650 | 11 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 18 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 27 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Morton
| English | 89 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 86 |
| Scottish | 43 |
| Irish | 21 |
| Ancestry NS | 16 |
| Other | 13 |
Housing tenure in Morton
| Owned | 37 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 23 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Morton
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 26 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Morton
| Car | 66 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Morton
| England | 14 |
|---|---|
| United States | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,342 bird observations recorded near Morton — most often seen:
- Grey Fantail (131)
- Brown Thornbill (126)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (126)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (119)
- Eastern Whipbird (100)
- Laughing Kookaburra (99)
- Superb Fairy-wren (99)
- Crimson Rosella (96)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (88)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (85)
- Australian Magpie (84)
- Eastern Spinebill (84)
- Satin Bowerbird (82)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Morton
- Red Wattlebird (74)
- Wonga Pigeon (71)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (70)
- White-throated Treecreeper (66)
- Willie Wagtail (64)
- Pied Currawong (63)
- Red-browed Finch (63)
- Australian Raven (62)
- Welcome Swallow (62)
- Brown Gerygone (61)
- Superb Lyrebird (61)
- Grey Butcherbird (59)
- Galah (53)
- Black-faced Monarch (52)
- Silvereye (51)
- Australian King-parrot (46)
- Striated Thornbill (45)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Morton:
- Woodburn (5.2 km)
- Lake Tabourie (6.4 km)
- Termeil (7.2 km)
- Woodstock (9.1 km)
- Mount Kingiman (9.6 km)
- Dolphin Point (9.7 km)
- Burrill Lake (9.9 km)
- Kings Point (10.2 km)
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Streets
- Boyne Creek Road (2)
- Brooman Road (15)
- Carisbrook Road (1)
- Clyde Ridge Road (8)
- Mimosa Park Road (14)
- Monkey Mountain Road (8)
- Old Coach Road (1)
- Three Falls Road (1)
- Wheelbarrow Road (3)
- Woodburn Road (67)
