Hamilton vs Morningside

Morningside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 40 in Hamilton. In Hamilton, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Morningside, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Hamilton: a median of $2.57 million, against $1.65 million in Morningside. Hamilton is closer to the city centre: 6.4 km, against 8.9 km. On these figures, Hamilton tends to suit people living alone, while Morningside suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Morningside

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (41% vs 21%)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 6)
  • But Hamilton has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Morningside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,650,000 vs $2,570,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Hamilton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (6.4 km vs 8.9 km)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Morningside gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (6% vs 1%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hamilton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 8%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (79% vs 59%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Morningside carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hamilton is growing faster (27.5% vs 12.2%)
  • Morningside returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 1.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Hamilton and Morningside drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Hamilton Morningside
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Hamilton Morningside
Walkability 92 / 83
Hamilton — Walkability: 92/100 Morningside — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 19 / 29
Hamilton — Safety: 19/100 Morningside — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hamilton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Morningside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Morningside has more residents (11,755 vs 8,922); Hamilton skews older (40 vs 34).

Hamilton Morningside
Population 8,922 11,755
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.5% +12.2%
Median age 40 34
Median household income $107,588/yr $118,560/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Morningside
0-4 3.3% / 6.4%
Hamilton — 0-4: 3.3% Morningside — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 6.0% / 10.2%
Hamilton — 5-14: 6.0% Morningside — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 3.9% / 4.3%
Hamilton — 15-19: 3.9% Morningside — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 7.7% / 8.9%
Hamilton — 20-24: 7.7% Morningside — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 20.3% / 22.2%
Hamilton — 25-34: 20.3% Morningside — 25-34: 22.2%
35-44 14.6% / 18.4%
Hamilton — 35-44: 14.6% Morningside — 35-44: 18.4%
45-54 14.4% / 12.7%
Hamilton — 45-54: 14.4% Morningside — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.2% / 8.5%
Hamilton — 55-64: 13.2% Morningside — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 9.3% / 4.9%
Hamilton — 65-74: 9.3% Morningside — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 5.1% / 2.2%
Hamilton — 75-84: 5.1% Morningside — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 2.2% / 1.1%
Hamilton — 85+: 2.2% Morningside — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 59.4% lone person
Hamilton — Lone Person: 59.4% Hamilton — Couple Families: 21.8% Hamilton — One Parent Families: 8.8% Hamilton — Group Household: 8.0% Hamilton — Other Families: 2.0%
Morningside 37.9% lone person
Morningside — Lone Person: 37.9% Morningside — Couple Families: 33.8% Morningside — One Parent Families: 13.2% Morningside — Group Household: 12.6% Morningside — Other Families: 2.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 55.0% renting
Hamilton — Owned Outright: 22.2% Hamilton — Mortgage: 22.8% Hamilton — Renting: 55.0%
Morningside 47.7% renting
Morningside — Owned Outright: 16.3% Morningside — Mortgage: 36.0% Morningside — Renting: 47.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Morningside
Bachelor Degree 25.2% / 23.3%
Hamilton — Bachelor Degree: 25.2% Morningside — Bachelor Degree: 23.3%
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 11.7%
Hamilton — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Morningside — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.7%
Hamilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Morningside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 6.9%
Hamilton — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Morningside — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.8%
Hamilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Morningside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Hamilton Morningside
England 4.3% / 4.1%
Hamilton — England: 4.3% Morningside — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 4.3% / 3.8%
Hamilton — New Zealand: 4.3% Morningside — New Zealand: 3.8%
India 1.5% / 1.7%
Hamilton — India: 1.5% Morningside — India: 1.7%
China 2.0% / 0.6%
Hamilton — China: 2.0% Morningside — China: 0.6%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.4%
Hamilton — South Africa: 1.1% Morningside — South Africa: 1.4%
Ireland — / 0.9%
Hamilton — Ireland: not among its largest Morningside — Ireland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 70.5% flats / apartments
Hamilton — Flats / Apartments: 70.5% Hamilton — Houses: 21.4% Hamilton — Townhouses: 8.1%
Morningside 27.6% flats / apartments
Morningside — Flats / Apartments: 27.6% Morningside — Houses: 40.8% Morningside — Townhouses: 31.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Hamilton Morningside
Median house price $2,570,000 $1,650,000
Median unit price $820,000 $855,000
Median land price $4,675,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 32 sales
 24 days
from 70 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hamilton Morningside
3 bed $1.6M / $1.4M
Hamilton — 3 bed: $1.6M (13 sales) Morningside — 3 bed: $1.4M (53 sales)

13 vs 53 sales

4 bed $3.3M / $1.95M
Hamilton — 4 bed: $3.3M (13 sales) Morningside — 4 bed: $1.95M (33 sales)

13 vs 33 sales

5 bed $2.56M / $2.45M
Hamilton — 5 bed: $2.56M (8 sales) Morningside — 5 bed: $2.45M (25 sales)

8 vs 25 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hamilton Morningside
1 bed $671K / $682K
Hamilton — 1 bed: $671K (82 sales) Morningside — 1 bed: $682K (6 sales)

82 vs 6 sales

2 bed $943K / $830K
Hamilton — 2 bed: $943K (106 sales) Morningside — 2 bed: $830K (54 sales)

106 vs 54 sales

3 bed $1.97M / $968K
Hamilton — 3 bed: $1.97M (25 sales) Morningside — 3 bed: $968K (20 sales)

25 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Hamilton Morningside
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Hamilton Morningside
Houses 1.8%
$770/wk on $2.25M
 3.4%
$850/wk on $1.29M
Units 4.7%
$738/wk on $825K
 4.3%
$690/wk on $839K

Ranking within QLD

Hamilton Morningside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Hamilton is more walkable (92 vs 83).

Hamilton Morningside
Grade A
same for both
Score 76/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hamilton carries more crime risk (81 vs 71).

Hamilton Morningside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
71/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Hamilton Morningside
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 3.8 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 3.0%

Schools in Hamilton

  • Hamilton State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Morningside

  • Morningside State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hamilton Morningside
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 16 11
Parks & reserves 6 11
Childcare 5 10
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Morningside sits further from the CBD (8.9 km vs 6.4 km).

Hamilton Morningside
Walkability score 92/100 83/100
Distance to Brisbane 6.4 km 8.9 km
+39% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 18 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus · Ferry
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 106.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 151.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4007
 2.7%
postcode 4170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 16
postcode 4007
 39
postcode 4170

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Hamilton Morningside
Car (driver) 56.6% / 55.4%
Hamilton — Car (driver): 56.6% Morningside — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 28.0% / 28.0%
Hamilton — Worked from Home: 28.0% Morningside — Worked from Home: 28.0%
Bus 5.0% / 3.2%
Hamilton — Bus: 5.0% Morningside — Bus: 3.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.0%
Hamilton — Car (passenger): 4.1% Morningside — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train 1.4% / 6.5%
Hamilton — Train: 1.4% Morningside — Train: 6.5%
Walked Only 3.6% / 1.6%
Hamilton — Walked Only: 3.6% Morningside — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Hamilton Morningside
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km
4.7 km to a named beach
 5.6 km

NBN connectivity

Hamilton Morningside
Connectivity score 93/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 79%
4,709 premises
 18%
6,277 premises

Climate

Hamilton Morningside
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hamilton Morningside
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.68 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Hamilton Morningside
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Hamilton Morningside
Division Brisbane Griffith
Member Madonna Jarrett Renee Coffey
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hamilton Morningside
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hamilton

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub Urban

Morningside

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses

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