Suburbs Morphett Vale

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Morphett Vale SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Morphett Vale, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Morphett Vale SA is 24,002 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Morphett Vale is $639 per week ($33,228 per year). Median rent in Morphett Vale is $295 per week ($1,278 per month). Morphett Vale has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Morphett Vale has a population density of 1880.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Morphett Vale is England. The most common religion is No Religion (60% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Morphett Vale is $1,300.

There were 708 recorded offences in Morphett Vale in 2025-26, a rate of 29 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (273 offences).

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📍 Morphett Vale, South Australia — 35.1208°S, 138.5272°E

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Morphett Vale Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Morphett Vale Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$639/wk
$33,228 per year
#6455 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$295/wk
$1,278 per month
#5069 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
40years
2 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.7 per bedroom

Morphett Vale Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.2% (11,805) Female 50.8% (12,199)

Population Density

1880.9
people per km²
24,002 people · 12.8 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,480
Family income/wk

Morphett Vale 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)

Morphett Vale Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
40.1% 2,741 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
59.9% 4,095 dwellings

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

Morphett Vale Country of Birth

Australia
87.7%
England
8.9%
India
1.2%
Germany
0.9%
China
0.4%
Iran
0.3%
Greece
0.2%
Egypt
0.2%
Croatia
0.1%
Fiji
0.1%

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

Morphett Vale Religion

No Religion
59.7%
Catholic
12.6%
Anglican
8.6%
Not stated
8.1%
Uniting Church
4.2%
Christian (other)
3.5%
Baptist
1.9%
Lutheran
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Morphett Vale Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
49.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
22.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
22.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.8%

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

Morphett Vale Languages Spoken at Home

Other
27.1%
Arabic
17.0%
Urdu
12.4%
SAL Tot
10.6%
Mandarin
8.9%
Greek
8.7%
German
7.7%
Polish
7.6%

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

Morphett Vale Employment

💼
Employed full-time
31.6% 5,829 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.9% 4,041 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.1% 753 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.3% 7,797 people

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

Morphett Vale Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
54.2%
Bachelor Degree
17.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.0%
Certificate I/II
4.8%
Postgraduate Degree
3.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.9%

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

Morphett Vale Occupation

Community & Personal Service
21.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.9%
Professionals
17.5%
Clerical & Administrative
13.0%
Managers
8.4%
Labourers
7.9%
Sales Workers
6.3%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.6%

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

Morphett Vale Field of Study

Society & Culture
19.0%
Management & Commerce
18.5%
Engineering
17.6%
Health
12.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.1%
Education
7.0%
Architecture & Building
6.4%
Creative Arts
3.2%
Information Technology
2.8%
Agriculture & Environment
2.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.4%

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

Morphett Vale Dwelling Types

Separate house
85.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
13.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Morphett Vale Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.1%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
3.0%
$400-$499/wk
8.8%
$500-$649/wk
7.0%
$650-$799/wk
9.3%
$800-$999/wk
10.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.6%
$4,000+/wk
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Morphett Vale Marital Status

💍
Married
39.1% 7,838
↔️
Separated
4.2% 832
📋
Divorced
12.6% 2,529
🕊️
Widowed
5.7% 1,132
👤
Never married
38.4% 7,703

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Morphett Vale Ancestry

English
36.4%
Australian
30.3%
Scottish
7.4%
Irish
6.3%
Other
6.2%
German
5.3%
Italian
2.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.8%
Dutch
1.6%
Filipino
1.0%
Polish
0.9%
Indian
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Morphett Vale School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.1%
Secondary — Government
21.6%
Vocational Education
13.1%
Pre-school
8.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.8%
Primary — Catholic
5.4%
Secondary — Catholic
4.2%

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

Morphett Vale Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
9.1% 4,159
✅
No need for assistance
90.9% 41,511

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

Morphett Vale Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
13.3% 2,531
—
Not a volunteer
86.7% 16,454

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Morphett Vale Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.0%
$300-$449/mo
3.0%
$450-$599/mo
3.1%
$600-$799/mo
6.7%
$800-$999/mo
10.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
34.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
24.8%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
10.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
1.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Morphett Vale How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.5%
Did not go to work
12.9%
Car (passenger)
4.8%
Bus
2.6%
Walked only
0.9%
Train
0.8%
Truck
0.7%
Other
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.6%
Bicycle
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Tram/Light Rail
0.0%

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

Morphett Vale Car Ownership

0 vehicles
7.5%
1 vehicle
40.7%
2 vehicles
35.6%
3 vehicles
10.9%
4+ vehicles
5.2%

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

Morphett Vale Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.6%
2 bedrooms
15.2%
3 bedrooms
65.5%
4 bedrooms
15.3%
5 bedrooms
2.0%
6+ bedrooms
0.4%

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

Morphett Vale Population Mobility

10.9%
moved in the last year
34.4%
moved in the last 5 years
6.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
56.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Morphett Vale Indigenous Population

2.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
1,115
Indigenous residents
44,904
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Morphett Vale Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
3,317
Asthma
1,165
Arthritis
1,064
Diabetes
985
Heart disease
824
Lung condition
720
Cancer
403
Stroke
327
Kidney disease
278
Dementia
99

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

Morphett Vale Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.0%
$1-$149/wk
3.9%
$150-$299/wk
8.0%
$300-$399/wk
6.9%
$400-$499/wk
5.6%
$500-$649/wk
5.0%
$650-$799/wk
11.5%
$800-$999/wk
13.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.4%
$3,500+/wk
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Morphett Vale Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
34.6%
Couple — no children
29.3%
Couple — no children under 15
14.7%
One parent — children under 15
11.4%
One parent — no children under 15
10.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Morphett Vale Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 16
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 17
🏅
Previously served
3.7% 711
👤
Never served
96.1% 18,340

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Morphett Vale Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.7% 2,794
—
Did not provide
85.3% 16,156

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Morphett Vale Children Ever Born

No children
29.9%
1 child
14.5%
2 children
31.5%
3 children
16.3%
4 children
5.7%
5+ children
2.1%

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

Morphett Vale When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
83
1951–1960
395
1961–1970
1,051
1971–1980
680
1981–1990
550
1991–2000
427
2001–2010
840
2011–2015
429
2016
71
2017
67
2018
73
2019
59
2020
46
2021
18

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

Morphett Vale Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.8%
5–14 hours
29.4%
15–29 hours
12.6%
30+ hours
9.4%
Did not do domestic work
26.8%

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

Morphett Vale Household Size

1 person
30.8%
2 persons
35.8%
3 persons
15.4%
4 persons
12.2%
5 persons
4.1%
6+ persons
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Morphett Vale Where Residents Moved From

Same address
20,084
Moved from SA
1,921
Moved — same area (SA2)
252
Moved from VIC
58
Moved from overseas
54
Moved from QLD
35
Moved from NSW
31
Moved from TAS
19
Moved from ACT
13
Moved from NT
11
Moved from WA
6

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

Morphett Vale Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
81.1%
Step family — no other children
10.6%
Blended family — no other children
6.3%
Intact family — other children present
0.9%
Other couple — children only
0.8%
Step family — other children present
0.1%
Blended family — other children present
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Morphett Vale Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 708 total

Theft
273
Assault
184
Property Damage
129
Break & Enter
62
Fraud
39
Other Against Person
15
Robbery
6

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Morphett Vale Schools

23
schools nearby
14
government
975
avg ICSEA score
9,926
total students
Woodcroft College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,534 students
1071
ICSEA
Sunrise Christian School Morphett Vale Independent
Primary · R-6 · 151 students
1068
ICSEA
Southern Vales Christian College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 503 students
1038
ICSEA
Prescott College Southern Independent
Combined · R-12 · 707 students
1036
ICSEA
Cardijn College Catholic
Secondary · R-12 · 2,247 students
1019
ICSEA
Antonio Catholic School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 277 students
1008
ICSEA
Woodcroft Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 454 students
1004
ICSEA
Reynella Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 430 students
1001
ICSEA
Pimpala Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 254 students
981
ICSEA
Calvary Lutheran Primary School Independent
Primary · R-6 · 191 students
971
ICSEA
Reynella South Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 150 students
969
ICSEA
Morphett Vale Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 182 students
950
ICSEA
Flaxmill School P-6 Government
Primary · R-6 · 358 students
950
ICSEA
Lonsdale Heights Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 71 students
949
ICSEA
Hackham East Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 217 students
948
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 23 schools

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

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Morphett Vale Rent Prices & Affordability

25%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,199/wk
Median Rent $295/wk
Rent-to-Income 24.6%

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

If you earn X in Morphett Vale

≈ $5,196/month
Median rent $295/wk
Left after rent $904/wk
Rent share 24.6%

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Income: $681/wk Rent: $285/wk Save: $10/wk
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Income: $599/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $5/wk
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Morphett Vale vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Hallett Cove
Pop: 12,512 Income: $838/wk Rent: $380/wk
Mawson Lakes
Pop: 13,794 Income: $915/wk Rent: $360/wk
Port Lincoln
Pop: 14,458 Income: $717/wk Rent: $240/wk
Prospect (SA)
Pop: 14,584 Income: $954/wk Rent: $350/wk
Murray Bridge
Pop: 15,043 Income: $574/wk Rent: $240/wk
Paralowie
Pop: 17,504 Income: $678/wk Rent: $305/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Morphett Vale

What is the population of Morphett Vale SA?

The population of Morphett Vale SA is 24,002 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1880.9 people per km².Morphett Vale is ranked #95 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Morphett Vale?

The median personal income in Morphett Vale SA is $639 per week, or $33,228 per year.The median household income is $1,199 per week.Family income is $1,480 per week.Morphett Vale is ranked #6,455 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Morphett Vale?

Median rent in Morphett Vale SA is $295 per week ($1,278 per month).Rent represents 24.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Morphett Vale ranks #5,069 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Morphett Vale?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Morphett Vale SA is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Morphett Vale?

The median age in Morphett Vale SA is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Morphett Vale a good suburb to live in?

Morphett Vale is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 24,002.The median income is $639/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.6% 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: 40925. All dollar figures in AUD.