Median price trend for houses
Based on 57 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,050,000
Up 13.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $820k
- 3 bed
- $1.04m
- 4 bed
- $1.26m
- 5+ bed
- $1.46m
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The quick read on
Morphettville
SA 5043 · Marion
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,050,000
- Median unit
- $673,000
- Population
- 3,686
- Postcode
- 5043
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ABS 2021
Morphettville, South Australia
Property market insights for Morphettville
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Morphettville SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 64 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$700 per week
Up 9.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Morphettville, SA is currently $1,050,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Morphettville has a 12-month growth rate of 13.8% for houses and 12.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $820,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,040,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,260,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,460,000 in Morphettville.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Morphettville is $700 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Morphettville is $673,000, which has increased 12.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $570,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $746,000 in Morphettville. The median rent for units and apartments in Morphettville is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Morphettville safe?
The overall rate for Morphettville is 1,783 offences per 100,000 residents — 53% below the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Morphettville.
Overall crime rate
1,783
offences per 100,000 residents
53% belowGreater Adelaide
MorphettvilleGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Morphettville?
Morphettville SA 5043 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,686 people call Morphettville home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,414 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,686
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,667 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.3%Below
15–3428.8%Above
35–5423.6%Below
55–7420.8%Below
75 and over12.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses55.2%Below
Townhouses25.4%Above
Apartments19.5%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright25.0%Below
Paying a mortgage36.0%Below
Renting38.9%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car11.0%Above
One car42.7%Above
Two cars34.2%Below
Three or more11.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.4%Below
Drove to work62.0%Below
Train, tram or bus6.5%Above
Walked or cycled3.0%In line
What stands out in Morphettville
8.4% of workers in Morphettville worked from home on Census day.
3.6% of Morphettville residents were born in India.
43.8% of people in Morphettville described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Morphettville
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Morphettville SA 5043.
Is Morphettville family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.3% of Morphettville's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
916 family households lived in Morphettville; 37.1% were couple families and 20.5% were one-parent families.
36.9% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Morphettville?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Morphettville had 3,686 residents at the 2021 Census.
31.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.3% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Morphettville?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 55.2% of occupied private dwellings in Morphettville.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 25.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 19.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Morphettville?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
25.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
36.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
38.9% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Morphettville?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Morphettville had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 36.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 32.3%, while 15.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Morphettville?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
62.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
6.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Morphettville?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
11.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 42.7% of the total.
46.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Morphettville, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
48.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 51.9% reported a different address.
26.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Morphettville?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
76.4% of residents used only English at home.
20.6% used a language other than English at home.
1.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 1.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Morphettville residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
26.4% of Morphettville's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.6% was born in Australia.
1.8% of residents were born in China.
3.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Morphettville?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.8% of ancestry responses in Morphettville.
Australian ancestry made up 31.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Morphettville?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Managers accounted for 11.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 21.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Morphettville?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
32.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Morphettville show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.4% reported asthma, 10.4% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Morphettville?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
31.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Morphettville?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,414 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,667.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Morphettville compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.4% in Morphettville, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 25.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 38.9% in Morphettville, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Morphettville
Is Morphettville expensive?
The median house price is $1,050,000, while units and apartments sit at $673,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Morphettville good for families?
The Census counted 916 local families, and 14.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Morphettville?
Larger houses have a median around $1,460,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Morphettville
77 streets in Morphettville
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Agars Ave
- Alua Gr
- Ambleside Pl
- Ambrose Ave
- Appleby Road
- Austral Tce
- Ayers Ct
- Baker Ave
- Barham Ave
- Bessey Ave
- Bray St
- Carlisle Ave
- Charlick Pl
- Chatswood
- Chittleborough Cct
- Claines Ave
- Clifton Ave
- Cobham Ave
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- Coventry Ln
- Cracknell Cl
- Croker Rd
- Cungena Ave
- Cygnet Ct
- Dalby Ave
- Dartford Road
- Denham Ave
- Dennis St
- Don Tce
- Dunbar Ave
- Ellis Ave
- Eltham Ave
- Emmerton Pde
- Empire Rose Ct
- Everest Ave
- Filmore Ave
- Finlay
- Gilmore Cr
- Gordon Tce
- Grafton Ave
- Hamley St
- Hendrie St
- Hillary Ave
- Houston St
- Hunt Ave
- Hurst Street
- Kendall Tce
- Lawson Ave
- Le Cornu Ave
- Lloyd St
- Mckellar Tce
- Morphett Rd
- Morphett Road
- Mulcra Ave
- Na Botto Ct
- Natski Ct
- Newberry Ave
- Nilpena Ave
- Ninnid Ave
- Nunyah Ave
- Oaklands Rd
- Owen St
- Park Terrace
- Paterson Cr
- Plew Ave
- Quinn St
- Quirke Ave
- Radstock St
- Regan Ave
- Rosedale Ave
- Sanderson Tce
- Stephens Pl
- Storkey Way
- Tarranna Ave
- Tensing Ave
- Wallage Ave
- Wallala Ave
- Wilcox Ave
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