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Morningside QLD 4170

7,473 addresses · 120 streets

Griffith Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Morningside · 5 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Morningside is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 11,755 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,280 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 52% of households own their home and 47% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

11,755Population
34Median age
$2,280Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Morningside, 600 m south-west · Bus interchange: Cannon Hill interchange, 2.3 km east · Ferry wharf: Hawthorne Ferry Terminal, 2.1 km west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 10.8 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 15.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Morningside

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

Tree cover measures, Morningside QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 77.5%

Population by age in Morningside
Population by age, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4757
5-141,202
15-19502
20-241,051
25-342,609
35-442,164
45-541,498
55-64996
65-74580
75-84254
85+132
Dwelling types in Morningside
Dwelling types, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,965
Townhouse1,520
Apartment1,317
Other6
Households by weekly income in Morningside
Households by weekly income, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650533
$650-1,499903
$1,500-2,9991,507
$3,000+1,603
Top ancestries in Morningside
Top ancestries, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English4,739
Australian3,702
Irish1,828
Other1,441
Scottish1,346
German691
Housing tenure in Morningside
Housing tenure, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned771
Mortgage1,704
Rented2,261
Other33
Cars per household in Morningside
Cars per household, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0310
12,123
21,723
3418
4+185
Commute to work in Morningside
Commute to work, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,717
Train328
Bus174
Tram/ferry67
Walked103
Bicycle82
Home1,754
Top countries of birth in Morningside
Top countries of birth, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England483
New Zealand441
India198
South Africa164
Ireland110
Philippines91
Languages used at home in Morningside
Languages used at home, Morningside QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish155
Mandarin110
Hindi77
Portuguese70
Japanese67
French61

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

176,941 bird observations recorded near Morningside — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Morningside

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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