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.
Is Morayfield a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Morayfield from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
13/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (13/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $345 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
45/100Some mapped nearby
About 9 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Morayfield at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 24,898
- Median age
- 34
- Median weekly household income
- $1,442
- SEIFA score
- 903
- Local government area
- Moreton Bay
- Coordinates
- -27.1337, 152.9334
Map of Morayfield
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Housing & property in Morayfield
What it costs to live in Morayfield and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $345
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,560
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 54%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 44%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Morayfield demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
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% 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.
- 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).
Places in and around Morayfield
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Parks & recreation
7 nearbyShops & groceries
2 nearbyIGA X-press · Sunflower Bakery & Takeaway
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Common questions about Morayfield
Is Morayfield a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Morayfield rates 26/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Morayfield?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Morayfield was $345, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Morayfield?
Morayfield is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Moreton Bay local government area.
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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