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Morningside - Seven Hills, QLD 4170 — 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
14,308
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
34
Median age
Years
24.9%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.4
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,323/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,194/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$430/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,167/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
45.9%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
24.9%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
6.6%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
73.0%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.1%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
82.1%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 16.9%Mortgaged 37.0%Rented 44.5%Other / not stated 1.6%

Where the growth came 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.

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+1,676
Internal migration out+1,794
Overseas migration in+490
Natural increase+124
Population (ERP)
16,055
▲ 6,720 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.54%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+120
2,166 in · 2,046 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
106th
Top 44% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Morningside - Seven Hills against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

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 data table
YearMorningside - Seven HillsQueensland average
201613,2494,845,152
201713,5554,926,380
201813,8595,006,623
201914,2055,088,847
202014,4775,165,613
202114,5735,215,814
202214,8725,310,905
202315,3315,450,235
202415,8115,571,890
202516,0555,669,764

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
Population12,61314,308+13%
Median age3234+2 yrs
Median household income$2,009/wk$2,323/wk+16%
Median weekly rent$410/wk$430/wk+4.9%
Born overseas25.9%24.9%-1.0 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
5
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
2
0 hospitals · 2 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
21
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

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.

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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

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 9
score 1,070
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 9
score 1,093
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 6
score 1,014
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 9
score 1,107

Nearby suburbs by growth

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

Map module — future phase
01East Brisbane+3.0%
02Balmoral+1.2%
03Norman Park+1.0%
04Bulimba+0.8%
05Hawthorne+0.4%