Morton Vale QLD 4343
68 addresses · 12 streets
Wright Electorate › Lockyer Valley LGA › Morton Vale · 63 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Morton Vale is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 114 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $850 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lockyer Valley - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Morton Vale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 47.2 km west.
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: 10.8% 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 | 10.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 20.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 41.6%
Population by age in Morton Vale
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 27 |
| 55-64 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 19 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Morton Vale
| House | 49 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Morton Vale
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 9 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Morton Vale
| Australian | 49 |
|---|---|
| English | 42 |
| Ancestry NS | 14 |
| German | 13 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Aboriginal | 10 |
Housing tenure in Morton Vale
| Owned | 21 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Morton Vale
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Morton Vale
| Car | 22 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Morton Vale
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
16,848 bird observations recorded near Morton Vale — most often seen:
- Magpie-lark (826)
- Black Swan (797)
- Pacific Black Duck (785)
- White-faced Heron (773)
- Nankeen Kestrel (756)
- Grey Teal (753)
- Straw-necked Ibis (734)
- Whistling Kite (696)
- Torresian Crow (676)
- Australasian Grebe (640)
- Australian Magpie (633)
- Australian Wood Duck (608)
- Masked Lapwing (600)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Morton Vale
- Great Egret (597)
- Australian Pelican (592)
- Willie Wagtail (531)
- Welcome Swallow (492)
- Royal Spoonbill (491)
- Australian White Ibis (476)
- Golden-headed Cisticola (437)
- Glossy Ibis (428)
- Little Black Cormorant (428)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (422)
- Crested Pigeon (401)
- Intermediate Egret (397)
- Australasian Shoveler (390)
- Hardhead (385)
- Common Myna (375)
- Whiskered Tern (369)
- Galah (360)
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 Vale:
- Kentville (3 km)
- Lockyer Waters (3 km)
- Spring Creek (5.1 km)
- Lynford (6.1 km)
- Churchable (6.3 km)
- Glenore Grove (7 km)
- Lockrose (7.1 km)
- Lake Clarendon (7.3 km)
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Streets
- Banksia Court (9)
- Green Swamp East Road (3)
- Greenswamp Road E (10)
- Kelly Road (1)
- Kentville Road (1)
- Lake Clarendon Way (2)
- Lester Road (3)
- Lyne Road (2)
- Main Green Swamp Road (6)
- Morton Vale School Road (7)
- Nangara Road (9)
- Waratah Drive (15)
