Suburbs Morningside

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Morningside QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Morningside, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Morningside QLD is 11,755 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Morningside is $1,202 per week ($62,504 per year). Median rent in Morningside is $430 per week ($1,863 per month). Morningside has a median age of 34 years, younger than the national median of 38. Morningside has a population density of 2281.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Morningside is England. The most common religion is No Religion (51% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Morningside is $2,132.

There were 4,618 recorded offences in Morningside in 2025-26, a rate of 393 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (2,048 offences).

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📍 Morningside, Queensland — 27.4623°S, 153.0766°E

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Morningside Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Morningside Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,202/wk
$62,504 per year
#416 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$430/wk
$1,863 per month
#1360 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
34years
4 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,132/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Morningside Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.3% (5,676) Female 51.7% (6,073)

Population Density

2281.0
people per km²
11,755 people · 5.2 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,864
Family income/wk

Morningside Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Morningside Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
31.2% 771 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
68.8% 1,704 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Morningside Country of Birth

Australia
88.6%
England
6.0%
India
2.4%
Brazil
0.6%
Canada
0.5%
China
0.5%
Iran
0.4%
Germany
0.4%
Fiji
0.3%
Indonesia
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Morningside Religion

No Religion
51.2%
Catholic
24.4%
Anglican
9.3%
Not stated
7.5%
Uniting Church
2.6%
Hinduism
2.0%
Christian (other)
1.7%
Buddhism
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Morningside Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
84.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
10.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Morningside Languages Spoken at Home

Other
26.3%
Spanish
17.1%
Mandarin
12.9%
Portuguese
9.7%
SAL Tot
9.2%
Japan
8.7%
Hindi
8.2%
IAL Punjabi
7.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Morningside Employment

💼
Employed full-time
55.6% 4,833 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.5% 1,865 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.4% 298 people
🏠
Not in labour force
19.5% 1,696 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Morningside Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
43.0%
Certificate III/IV
21.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.0%
Postgraduate Degree
12.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.3%
Certificate I/II
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Morningside Occupation

Professionals
40.6%
Managers
17.6%
Clerical & Administrative
12.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.7%
Community & Personal Service
8.3%
Sales Workers
4.7%
Labourers
3.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Morningside Field of Study

Management & Commerce
28.0%
Society & Culture
14.7%
Engineering
13.1%
Health
12.0%
Creative Arts
7.0%
Education
6.3%
Architecture & Building
5.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.4%
Information Technology
4.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.4%
Agriculture & Environment
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Morningside Dwelling Types

Separate house
56.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
40.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Morningside Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
4.0%
$500-$649/wk
2.9%
$650-$799/wk
2.8%
$800-$999/wk
4.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.6%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.3%
$4,000+/wk
20.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Morningside Marital Status

💍
Married
35.2% 3,443
↔️
Separated
3.2% 315
📋
Divorced
9.1% 890
🕊️
Widowed
2.6% 251
👤
Never married
49.9% 4,888

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Morningside Ancestry

English
30.9%
Australian
24.1%
Irish
11.9%
Other
9.4%
Scottish
8.8%
German
4.5%
Italian
3.3%
Chinese
1.9%
Indian
1.6%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.5%
Dutch
1.2%
New Zealander
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Morningside School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
23.7%
Vocational Education
15.8%
Primary — Catholic
15.6%
Pre-school
12.7%
Secondary — Catholic
11.2%
Secondary — Government
10.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Morningside Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
3.3% 729
✅
No need for assistance
96.7% 21,527

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Morningside Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.9% 1,384
—
Not a volunteer
85.1% 7,879

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Morningside Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
2.6%
$300-$449/mo
1.9%
$450-$599/mo
0.9%
$600-$799/mo
2.0%
$800-$999/mo
2.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
17.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
26.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
16.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Morningside How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
65.2%
Did not go to work
13.2%
Train
6.2%
Car (passenger)
4.7%
Bus
3.3%
Walked only
1.9%
Bicycle
1.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
1.5%
Ferry
1.3%
Other
0.7%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%
Truck
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Morningside Car Ownership

0 vehicles
6.5%
1 vehicle
44.6%
2 vehicles
36.2%
3 vehicles
8.8%
4+ vehicles
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Morningside Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.3%
2 bedrooms
32.3%
3 bedrooms
41.3%
4 bedrooms
14.9%
5 bedrooms
5.4%
6+ bedrooms
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Morningside Population Mobility

26.0%
moved in the last year
60.9%
moved in the last 5 years
4.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
77.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Morningside Indigenous Population

2.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
478
Indigenous residents
21,915
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Morningside Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,246
Asthma
395
Arthritis
183
Diabetes
150
Heart disease
149
Lung condition
124
Cancer
122
Kidney disease
76
Stroke
59
Dementia
11

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Morningside Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
5.5%
$1-$149/wk
2.9%
$150-$299/wk
3.9%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
2.3%
$500-$649/wk
2.2%
$650-$799/wk
6.5%
$800-$999/wk
9.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
14.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.6%
$3,500+/wk
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Morningside Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
44.2%
Couple — no children
31.5%
Couple — no children under 15
10.7%
One parent — children under 15
7.8%
One parent — no children under 15
5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Morningside Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 18
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 18
🏅
Previously served
2.5% 232
👤
Never served
97.1% 9,031

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Morningside Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
9.2% 849
—
Did not provide
90.8% 8,392

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Morningside Children Ever Born

No children
53.9%
1 child
13.9%
2 children
21.8%
3 children
7.8%
4 children
2.0%
5+ children
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Morningside When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
15
1951–1960
46
1961–1970
89
1971–1980
127
1981–1990
314
1991–2000
322
2001–2010
813
2011–2015
525
2016
128
2017
120
2018
110
2019
150
2020
72
2021
11

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Morningside Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
27.4%
5–14 hours
35.6%
15–29 hours
10.7%
30+ hours
5.9%
Did not do domestic work
20.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Morningside Household Size

1 person
28.1%
2 persons
36.1%
3 persons
17.6%
4 persons
13.9%
5 persons
3.3%
6+ persons
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Morningside Where Residents Moved From

Same address
8,141
Moved from QLD
2,038
Moved — same area (SA2)
340
Moved from NSW
131
Moved from overseas
124
Moved from VIC
115
Moved from SA
27
Moved from WA
19
Moved from NT
9
Moved from TAS
8
Moved from ACT
8

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Morningside Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.1%
Step family — no other children
10.1%
Blended family — no other children
1.5%
Other couple — children only
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Morningside Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 4,618 total

Theft
2,048
Break & Enter
647
Drug Offences
570
Assault
420
Property Damage
218
Fraud
218
Domestic Violence
188
Traffic
153
Sexual Offences
84
Weapons
44
Robbery
28

Offence trend by year:

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Morningside Schools

21
schools nearby
13
government
1095
avg ICSEA score
15,426
total students
Cannon Hill Anglican College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,355 students
1174
ICSEA
Anglican Church Grammar School Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,901 students
1170
ICSEA
Sts Peter and Paul's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 548 students
1156
ICSEA
St Thomas' School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 325 students
1156
ICSEA
Ascot State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 631 students
1138
ICSEA
Bulimba State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 612 students
1124
ICSEA
Seven Hills State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 487 students
1123
ICSEA
Lourdes Hill College Catholic
Combined · 5-12 · 1,225 students
1120
ICSEA
Norman Park State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 364 students
1119
ICSEA
St Oliver Plunkett School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 615 students
1112
ICSEA
St Martin's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 627 students
1111
ICSEA
San Sisto College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 805 students
1080
ICSEA
Morningside State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 475 students
1075
ICSEA
Mayfield State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 393 students
1073
ICSEA
Cannon Hill State School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 319 students
1051
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 21 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Morningside Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,280/wk
Median Rent $430/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Morningside

≈ $9,880/month
Median rent $430/wk
Left after rent $1,850/wk
Rent share 18.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $1,246/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $190/wk
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Income: $1,059/wk Rent: $370/wk Save: $60/wk
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Income: $1,131/wk Rent: $395/wk Save: $35/wk
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Income: $1,100/wk Rent: $245/wk Save: $185/wk
Winston
Income: $1,190/wk Rent: $261/wk Save: $169/wk
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Income: $1,033/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $80/wk
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Income: $1,113/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $80/wk
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Income: $965/wk Rent: $360/wk Save: $70/wk

Morningside vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in QLD

Wilsonton
Pop: 5,891 Income: $638/wk Rent: $290/wk
Condon
Pop: 5,894 Income: $670/wk Rent: $310/wk
Beaconsfield (Qld)
Pop: 5,899 Income: $811/wk Rent: $350/wk
Lawnton
Pop: 5,905 Income: $747/wk Rent: $320/wk
East Toowoomba
Pop: 5,953 Income: $838/wk Rent: $300/wk
Newport (Qld)
Pop: 5,964 Income: $1,009/wk Rent: $530/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Morningside

What is the population of Morningside QLD?

The population of Morningside QLD is 11,755 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2281.0 people per km².Morningside is ranked #475 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Morningside?

The median personal income in Morningside QLD is $1,202 per week, or $62,504 per year.The median household income is $2,280 per week.Family income is $2,864 per week.Morningside is ranked #416 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Morningside?

Median rent in Morningside QLD is $430 per week ($1,863 per month).Rent represents 18.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Morningside ranks #1,360 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Morningside?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Morningside QLD is $2,132. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Morningside?

The median age in Morningside QLD is 34 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Morningside a good suburb to live in?

Morningside is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 11,755.The median income is $1,202/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 31922. All dollar figures in AUD.