Morgan, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Morgan is a historic river town in South Australia's Riverland, perched on the right bank of the Murray River about 161 kilometres north-east of Adelaide. It lies on the traditional lands of the Ngaiawang people. Charles Sturt's party rowed past in 1830, overland expeditions reached the area by 1838, and the town was proclaimed in 1878, taking its name from Sir William Morgan, then chief secretary and later premier of South Australia. With a railway pushed up from Adelaide, Morgan quickly became one of the busiest paddle-steamer ports on the Murray, transferring river cargo to rail. Its riverside wharf, railway station, post office and old store survive from that boom. During the Second World War the Morgan to Whyalla pipeline drew its water from the river here.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Morgan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 816, 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 Morgan 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 2 components we can score for Morgan 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
2/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (2/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
82/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $178 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 82% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- 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.
Morgan at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 509
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $745
- SEIFA score
- 816
- Local government area
- Mid Murray
- Coordinates
- -34.0936, 139.6312
Map of Morgan
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Housing & property in Morgan
What it costs to live in Morgan and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $178
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $780
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 74%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 16%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Morgan demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Morgan demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Morgan 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 mid-life (45–64) at 31% and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 71 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 33 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 86 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 160 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 160 | 31% |
Share of the 510 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 116 | 49% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 59 | 25% |
| Rented | 39 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 213 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 5 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 10 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 240 occupied private dwellings in Morgan.
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,131
- Median weekly personal income
- $482
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 65 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 14 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 8 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 124 (29%)
- Labour-force participation
- 40%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.2%
- Employed full-time
- 79
- Employed part-time
- 60
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.
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Common questions about Morgan
Is Morgan a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Morgan rates 29/100 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 Morgan?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Morgan was $178, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $780. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Morgan?
Morgan is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Mid Murray local government area.
What is the population of Morgan?
At the 2021 Census, Morgan had a population of about 509.
Is Morgan an advantaged area?
Morgan has an ABS SEIFA score of 816, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 2 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of Australian suburbs.
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