Morayfield, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Morayfield is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, around 45 kilometres north of central Brisbane, sitting in the Burpengary Creek catchment with the Bruce Highway and the Caboolture railway line running through it. In 1868 the Brisbane businessman George Raff bought part of the land once held by the failed Caboolture Cotton Company and named it Moray Field, after his native Morayshire in Scotland; the spelling settled as Morayfield from the 1880s. A school opened in the district in 1873, changing names more than once before becoming Morayfield State School, and its original building survives as a heritage-listed landmark, as does the nearby Oaklands Sugar Mill. Morayfield stayed a rural area of dairy and crop farms until the mid-1980s, when the rapid spread of greater Brisbane brought heavy residential development and quick population growth. Today it is a largely residential suburb whose shops gather along Morayfield Road around the Morayfield Shopping Centre, well connected by rail and bus.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Morayfield is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 903, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Morayfield at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 24,898
- Median age
- 34
- Median weekly household income
- $1,442
- SEIFA score
- 903
- Coordinates
- -27.1337, 152.9334
Morayfield demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Morayfield using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27%, 44% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 5,368 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3,479 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6,845 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 5,760 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,456 | 14% |
Share of the 24,908 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,690 | 20% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,873 | 34% |
| Rented | 3,760 | 44% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6,992 | 82% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,436 | 17% |
| Flats & apartments | 128 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 8,566 occupied private dwellings in Morayfield.
- Median weekly rent
- $345
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,560
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,619
- Median weekly personal income
- $708
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,263 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,614 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 1,363 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8,805 (47%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Employed full-time
- 6,192
- Employed part-time
- 3,742
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Morayfield
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Morayfield is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 1046 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6°C | 21.6°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 28.3°C | 21.4°C | 193 mm |
| Mar | 27.6°C | 20.8°C | 147 mm |
| Apr | 25.3°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm |
| May | 22.9°C | 14.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 12.4°C | 46 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 11.3°C | 38 mm |
| Aug | 21.9°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm |
| Sep | 24°C | 14.1°C | 37 mm |
| Oct | 25.7°C | 16.7°C | 108 mm |
| Nov | 27.4°C | 18.7°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 113 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Morayfield
Where is Morayfield?
Morayfield is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Morayfield?
At the 2021 Census, Morayfield had a population of about 24,898.
Is Morayfield an advantaged area?
Morayfield has an ABS SEIFA score of 903, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 13 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Morayfield?
Morayfield has average daytime highs of about 25.1°C and overnight lows of about 16.8°C, with roughly 1,046 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Morayfield?
Morayfield is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 7th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 24,898 usual residents).
Where Morayfield ranks
Morayfield appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#7 of 25
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