Morningside - Seven Hills is well-off
Morningside - Seven Hills 4170 · Brisbane Inner - East, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Morningside - Seven Hills is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 9 of 10); still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $430 a week at the 2021 Census, and the ABS figures show little working against it.
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 34 and households on a median $2,323 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
Morningside - Seven Hills against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Morningside - Seven Hills population grew from 13,249 in 2016 to 16,055 in 2025, a change of 21.2% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Morningside - Seven Hills | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,249 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 13,555 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 13,859 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 14,205 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 14,477 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 14,573 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 14,872 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 15,331 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 15,811 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 16,055 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Morningside - Seven Hills gained 1,676 residents from internal migration and 490 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 2,046 people moved away — a net addition of 120 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+1,676
- Internal migration out+1,794
- Overseas migration in+490
- Natural increase+124
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,613 | 14,308 | +13% |
| Median age | 32 | 34 | +2 yrs |
| Median household income | $2,009/wk | $2,323/wk | +16% |
| Median weekly rent | $410/wk | $430/wk | +4.9% |
| Born overseas | 25.9% | 24.9% | -1.0 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 16.9%
- Mortgaged 37.0%
- Rented 44.5%
- Other / not stated 1.6%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 9score 1,070
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,093
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 6score 1,014
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 9score 1,107
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
Within the Morningside - Seven Hills SA2, OpenStreetMap records 2 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 21 parks. For families: 1 library and 14 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 5 cafés, 9 restaurants and 2 pubs and bars. Staying active: 3 gyms, 1 public pool and 31 sports fields. The nearest train station, Morningside, is about 850 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 70 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Morningside State School
- Seven Hills State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- Goodstart Early Learning Morningside
- Balmoral Family Day Care
- Goodstart Morningside
- C&K Seven Hills Community Kindergarten
Libraries
- H/Library
Gyms & fitness
- Snap Fitness
- CrossFit CrossAxed
- 9 Degrees Bouldering
GPs & clinics
- Bettersteps Family & Sports Podiatry
- Seven Hills Family Doctors
Supermarkets
- Coles
- Foodworks
Parks
- Mornington Crescent Park
- Algoori Street Park
- Joyce White Park
- Thynne Road Park
- Austin Uhlmann Park
- Keralgerie Park
- Balmoral Park
- Waminda Street Park
Train stations
- Morningside
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Morningside - Seven Hills SA2 contains 2 schools, all government. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Morningside - Seven Hills sits in decile 9 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 82% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Cannon Hill State School (primary), Balmoral State High School (junior secondary), Balmoral State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Seven Hills State School (primary), Mayfield State School (primary), Morningside State School (primary), Norman Park State School (primary), Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School (primary), Murarrie State School (primary), Bulimba State School (primary), Whites Hill State College (junior secondary), Coorparoo Secondary College (junior secondary), Whites Hill State College (senior secondary), Coorparoo Secondary College (senior secondary).
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Show school list
- Morningside State School · State · Prep–6
- Seven Hills State School · State · Prep–6
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Brisbane Inner - East
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereMorningside - Seven Hills+1.5%
- 01East Brisbane+3.0%
- 02Balmoral+1.2%
- 03Norman Park+1.0%
- 04Bulimba+0.8%
- 05Hawthorne+0.4%
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