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Morphettville SA 5043

2,286 addresses · 79 streets

Boothby Electorate › Marion LGA › Morphettville · 8 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Morphettville is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,686 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,414 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,061,000.

3,686Population
39Median age
$1,414Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Marion, 1.5 km south-east · Tram stop: Glengowrie, 1.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: Marion Centre Interchange, 3.3 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 5.2 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,061,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Morphettville

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

Tree cover measures, Morphettville SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Population by age in Morphettville
Population by age, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4199
5-14327
15-19162
20-24249
25-34651
35-44518
45-54352
55-64393
65-74374
75-84247
85+212
Dwelling types in Morphettville
Dwelling types, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
House855
Townhouse394
Apartment302
Other0
Households by weekly income in Morphettville
Households by weekly income, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650346
$650-1,499417
$1,500-2,999442
$3,000+244
Top ancestries in Morphettville
Top ancestries, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,355
Australian1,141
Other494
Irish351
Scottish281
German267
Housing tenure in Morphettville
Housing tenure, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned379
Mortgage545
Rented589
Other20
Cars per household in Morphettville
Cars per household, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
0169
1654
2523
3130
4+52
Commute to work in Morphettville
Commute to work, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,175
Train13
Bus71
Tram/ferry32
Walked28
Bicycle25
Home150
Top countries of birth in Morphettville
Top countries of birth, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
India134
England125
Nepal83
China66
Philippines45
New Zealand32
Languages used at home in Morphettville
Languages used at home, Morphettville SA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi81
Nepali77
Mandarin68
Hindi53
Arabic45
Cantonese40

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

25,601 bird observations recorded near Morphettville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Morphettville

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.