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Morayfield - East, QLD 4506 — Suburb Profile

Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
11,078
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
32
Median age
Years
19.1%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.7
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$1,482/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$731/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$355/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$1,517/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
84.5%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.6%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
5.7%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
57.8%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
7.4%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
51.5%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 18.2%Mortgaged 36.0%Rented 42.0%Other / not stated 3.8%

Where the growth came from

Morayfield - East gained 1,726 residents from internal migration and 191 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,500 people moved away — a net addition of 417 before natural increase.

Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

Internal migration in+1,726
Internal migration out+1,422
Overseas migration in+191
Natural increase+129
Population (ERP)
13,813
▲ 8,928 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+4.12%
▲ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+417
1,917 in · 1,500 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
22nd
Top 9% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Morayfield - East against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

Morayfield - East population grew from 8,714 in 2016 to 13,813 in 2025, a change of 58.5% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show data table
YearMorayfield - EastQueensland average
20168,7144,845,152
20179,1094,926,380
20189,4895,006,623
20199,9325,088,847
202010,5175,165,613
202111,2625,215,814
202212,0085,310,905
202312,7835,450,235
202413,2675,571,890
202513,8135,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population8,43311,078+31%
Median age3132+1 yr
Median household income$1,326/wk$1,482/wk+12%
Median weekly rent$340/wk$355/wk+4.4%
Born overseas18.6%19.1%+0.5 pts

Facilities & amenities

What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.

SchoolsOSM
2
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
3
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
0
0 hospitals · 0 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
0
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
33
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Morayfield - East SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres and 33 parks. For families: 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés. Staying active: 1 gym and 17 sports fields. The nearest train station, Morayfield, is about 1,250 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 22 bus stops here.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Morayfield East State School
  • Morayfield State High School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • AppleBerries
Parks
  • Devine Court Park
  • Brodies Park
  • Coogera Court Park
  • Lomandra Drive Park
  • Pinegrove Street Park
  • Sutherland Crescent Park
  • Hipwood Street Park
  • Boblor Street Park

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.

Socio-economic indexes

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 2
score 935
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 2
score 903
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 4
score 978
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 1
score 881

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Burpengary - East+6.0%
02Caboolture - West+4.2%
03Caboolture - South+3.0%
04Caboolture - East+2.2%
05Wamuran+1.2%
06Elimbah+1.1%