Morphetts Flat SA 5320

Living Here

Morphetts Flat is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 9 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. 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 Waikerie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Morphetts Flat itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Morgan Primary School
• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • Ampol Morgan
  • Marr's Bakery
• 1 park

  • Morgan Lions Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • Saint Ursulas Catholic Church
• 1 pharmacy

  • Morgan Centre Pharmacy
• 1 childcare centre

  • Morgan Early Years Centre
• 1 library

  • Morgan Public Library
• 1 post office

  • Morgan LPO
• 1 service station

  • Ampol Morgan Roadhouse
• 1 gym

  • Morgan MCC
• 1 playground

  • Morgan Rail to River Adventure Park
• 1 bakery

  • Marr's Bakery
• 2 hardware stores

  • Morgan Friendly Grocer & Hardware
  • Home Timber & Hardware
• 1 mechanic

  • Merv Horne Automotive Engineer
• 4 places to stay

  • Morgan Riverside Caravan Park
  • Terminus Hotel Motel
  • Commercial Hotel
  • Morgan Colonial Motel

Getting around. Ferry wharf: North West Bend, 1.7 km north.

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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: 32.7% 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.

Demographics

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,663 bird observations recorded near Morphetts Flat — most often seen:

• Whistling Kite (630)
• Australian Pelican (482)
• Australian Wood Duck (403)
• Noisy Miner (389)
• Galah (382)
• Pacific Black Duck (363)
• Grey Teal (343)
• Australasian Darter (336)
• Australian Magpie (302)
• Welcome Swallow (294)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (290)
• White-plumed Honeyeater (283)
• Magpie-lark (281)

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 Morphetts Flat:

• Beaumonts (0.9 km)
• Morgan (1.5 km)
• North West Bend (1.7 km)
• Brenda Park (2.2 km)
• Cadell Lagoon (7.1 km)
• Wombats Rest (7.2 km)
• Cadell (7.8 km)
• Stuart (8.4 km)

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